[TheForge] Re: Fly Press

[Roger R Degner]

umbaonline.org has a tape of Brad Silberberg using a fly press.  It is not
listed yet I believe tape #RD79.  Email the librarian and he would send the
info but not this week as he is going to OK to a demo
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From: "GHS" <ghs@execpc.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Fly Press


> Those are screw presses.
> Did you get the chance to watch him
> demonstrate his wares at ABANA/
> LaCrosse?
> It his good for any number of things
> that you might be tempted to do with a
> treadle or power hammer as far as
> marking chiseling bending go.
> As with so many tools it is not a cure
> all.
> When I bought mine it was with simple
> die forming of sheet metal in mind. I
> found that a hand operated hydraulic
> press was better suited. The screw press
> is about to be moved from the sheet
> metal shop into the smithy.
>
>