[TheForge] press vs power hammer/fly press

[Justin Fellenz]

As a sidebar to this discussion, here's a question for the sages...why
a *fly* press? To me they look like a little obsolete. I have been
thinking about a big ol' arbor press, cause the ram drops to the iron
immediately and they give great feel and never break (thinking damascus
billets here and all the hammering you can can save yourself with one
good squish). And they're cheap. Then there's any number of hydraulic
presses, some air, some electric, some manual, most not so cheap, that
have pretty good unladen ram speed and boatloads of power and lots of
size....but I hear lots of people who love fly presses. Can someone
enlighten me?

Thanks,

Justin


--- John Switzer <switz at mindspring.com> wrote:

> A press is a great tool for bending and contouring stock to shape,
> but for 
> general forging I would go with the power hammer.  I do have a fly
> press 
> and love it, I just think if you can only have one or the other most
> people 
> would get more use from a power hammer.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> >hello, i have a question on wheather to build a power hammer or a 
> >hydhaulic press. the hammer in question would be dusty or rusty from
> one 
> >of the abana groups.
> >or would my money be better spent in turning the log splitter into a
> 
> >press. i do alot of knife work but i do dink around with ornimental
> stuff too
> >
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