[TheForge] Fly Press

[Chris Worsley]

You are correct about the coarse threads. The fine threads inside the adjustable
stop block just beneath the bar or wheel are there strictly for positioning the
stop.
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Chris
Alexandria VA

Shannell Sugrue wrote:

> Yeah I thought a fly press used the weights as momentum and when the dies
> hit the work the coarse thread "toggles" to a fine thread and presses the
> work, then you can use the leverage of the arms to press some more with your
> own muscle.