[TheForge] Re: TheForge Digest, Vol 12, Issue 79

[Thomas A. Troszak]

> From: Ries Niemi <rniemi at fidalgo.net>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] press vs power hammer/fly press
> Ries wrote:
> But the advantage to a fly press is simple- manual feedback. It is
> essentially a hand tool, not a power tool, and it allows a much finer
> degree of control, since you are feeling directly with your own hands
> the amount of springback, or resistance.
Amen, brother!  Fly presses are fantastic tools.

Ries, I note that your responses are always right on the money, and I 
can tell you are writing from your personal experience, which is great. 
I always appreciate reading your posts to The Forge.

> In addition to that, there are a variety of situations where you want
> to apply a little bit of force, repeatedly. The power hammer and press
> are pretty much on/off machines.

> With a fly press, you can chisel a groove in aluminum flat bar, or
> lightly bend a piece, with a degree of finesse that would only be
> possible with a CNC hydraulic press.

I am not going to argue with you, but I am simply going to encourage 
you to please visit my web site, http://phoenixhammer.com and please 
take the time to view the my promo videos completely , and read all of 
the material that I have written about my machines. If you can't 
download the videos off the web site, I can send you a copy of the 
promo video on a DVD. My hammers actually have the control that you 
would get from a fly press, single blows, the repeatable action, the 
feathering, AND the speed and power of a power hammer, all in one tool. 
Perhaps the " best kept secret" in the light forging industry, I have 
been building these machine since 1996, and they are in use in the U.S 
and ten other countries. Please check it out, and tell me what you 
think. I am always eager to hear ways to promote my products better.

Thanks for your time, and your contribution to The Forge.

Tom Troszak