[TheForge] fly press stop nuts

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There was some talk over on the keenjunk site a while back about 
damaging/jamming the threads on a screw press/fly press. I see that 
there is an online "demo" of the new fly presses no being sold by Kayne 
at http://www.anvilfire.com/iForge/tutor/press_tools/top_index0.htm

A little way down in the demo is a picture of a wood stop block in use 
to "hold the screw up when not in use. This can also act as a cushion 
to reduce wear and tear on the screw and stop nut."

If you can't use the "stop nut" as a stop what good is it? I suppose 
that you might like to use the stop nut when chiseling a line so that 
the depth would be the same all the way and other uses.

This is a nice demo and it sure looks like a lot of stuff could be done 
with one of these presses. Does anyone here have one? If so how does it 
work?

Bob




On Friday, December 12, 2003, at 10:14 AM, David E. Smucker wrote:

> Ralph makes a really good point -- and may bring us to understand the
> jamming problem Dan Tull talked about.  Dave Smucker
>