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| Bob La Londe to Jim Wilkins |
| Re: Do I really need an arbor press ? |
| 12 Apr 25 15:37:33 |
From: none@none.com99 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 -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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