[TheForge] Re: Fly Press

Tue Mar 18 17:50:01 2003

I think thats #78, I ordered that one.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger R Degner" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: 20 March, 2003 7:35 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Fly Press

> 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
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "GHS" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> 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.
> >
> >
>
>
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