[TheForge] press vs power hammer/fly press

[Andrew Vida]

Fly presses are simpler and there is a lot less the go wrong and less to 
maintain.  You have a bige screw and that's about it.  There is virtue 
in simplicity.

Justin Fellenz wrote:
> 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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>>John Switzer
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