[TheForge] fly press stop nuts

Sat Dec 13 19:02:00 2003

Bruce,

yes, on my press anyway.  You spin the screw one way for down the other for up.  There is a tremendous amount of power generated.  The threads are both course & fine.  The course is for the press and the fine threads are only for the adjustment of the check nut.  The nut must be tightened with the locking bolt & then there is no damage to the threads from the pressure.

John

-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Freeman <[email protected]>
Sent: Dec 12, 2003 2:33 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [TheForge] fly press stop nuts

Interesting.  I have no answers, but another question for those in the
know:
In operating one of these fly presses, I take it that you spin the
wheel to screw it down, and then spin it in reverse to raise it again. 
Is that correct?
Bruce
NJ

>>> [email protected] 12/12/2003 3:58:08 PM >>>

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
>

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