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From: "Jim Wilkins" <muratlanne@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Do I really need an arbor press ?
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2025 19:49:29 -0400
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"Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:vtepvd$1fud7$1@dont-email.me...

On 4/12/2025 3:20 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
> "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:vtea79$120nh$1@dont-email.me...
>
> On 4/11/2025 8:35 PM, Snag wrote:
>>    Well , the point is moot now cuz I got one ...
>
> I have three hydraulic shop presses, but for many small jobs my arbor
> press is much faster and more convenient.  I easily use the arbor press
> hundreds of times more often than all the hydraulic presses combined.
> ---------------------------
>
> I tend to use the milling vise as a light duty press because alignment on 
> parallels etc is easier. The handle force isn't excessive for 1000 Lbs of 
> clamping pressure.
>
Did I mentioned I have a 6 ton (supposedly) arbor press.
-- 
Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff

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My equipment is meant for the relatively light work typical of electronics 
and consists of machines appropriate to industrial model, tool makers or 
prototyping shops, i.e. in the space between hobby and production where I 
operated. An ad for the Heavy 10 lathe recommends it for short production, 
tool-room and maintenance. The collection would have been an inventor's 
dream in the 1960s when it was all new and tight, now it shows its 60+ year 
age.

It is NOT money-making production machinery which is why it was available 
and affordable. It's probably too small for practical ore processing 
projects, the machines I've made with it challenged its capacity. Segway had 
a 15" lathe and 12x48(?) Bridgeport, both CNC, which accommodated larger 
projects. Both were more awkward to use than my machines for my usually 
cut-and-try small parts and off-sized repairs.