[TheForge] Flypress

[Chris Worsley]

> Rick,

> If you are considering making anything larger than 1" square candle
> holders that look like the squashed boxes that Brad used to make, I
> would advise getting the largest flypress available and anchoring it to
> the floor. I worked with him in the late 80's when he started making
> those beautiful things, and the big flypress was used with a 200+ pound
> helper swinging the overhead wheel (guess who).

It took several heats to achieve the finished product.  Definitely not a
one heat job.

Chris
Alexandria VA

> The fly press is something I've been looking for since I saw photos of
> the vessels that Brad Silberberg (I think) did a couple of years ago.
> One of the things I will like about the press is that it is quiet.
> The interesting thing about the one on my trailer is that the top die
> holder is  held to the base plate of the screw with a large dovetail
> key way not unlike the LG die slots.
>
> Rick Korinek
> Emerald City Forge
> Framingham, MA