im looking for a fly press of some sort preferrably near scotland.
im looking for a fly press of some sort preferrably near scotland.
I don't know if this is helpful but I've seen a bottle jack set in an angle iron frame that was used as a press, probably in a Jinks Mcgrath book
sarah
What you saw Sarah, was a hydraulic press, as in the famous Bonny Doon. What Susan wants, God help her, is a thing with a heavy ball at one end, that you swing round. It frightens the daylights out of me, because with a moment’s inattention it can hit you on the back of the head and crack your skull.
There are lots about and no doubt the members will come up with a site, but they are frantically selling their stock before Christmas. Dennis.
2nd Dennis' caution! Having used one they are frightening and have a long history of nasty injuries!
There's a sort of rhythm in using them as you send the ball back while you move the target and you can easily find that now-and-again you're not quite as quick at getting the fingers out of the way!
They are, however, the bees-knees for pressing and come up very cheaply on Ebay in the "Collect only" category. 100Kg to 250Kg will fit in the back of a family car! They are very robust devices, ideally bought when rusty and thoroughly used!
May I ask what jobs you need the fly press for. I have one that is not used much these days as I now use an arbour press, which seems to suit most of my small pressing and cut out jobs. I bought mine from Warco and it was dispached to me by courier: http://www.warco.co.uk/Arbor-Press-063856E178.aspx
Also if you just search Google/shopping for "arbor press" you may find one that suits, available closer to home.
James
Which model do you have James? By Googling I found quite a few but their info isn't that informative!
I bought a 2 ton arbour press from Axminster a long while ago (with free shipping). It's a lump, but it has proven to be very useful for all sorts of jobs - I probably ought to see about applying it to jewellery too.
Well Axminster is a short drive away so I'd better get over there! Thanks Peter.
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