[TheForge] Hammers Blow

[John Switzer]

>I have a #6 fly press from Old World Anvils.  It has a 4 start screw which 
>works out to be roughly 6" of travel in one full revolution.  Even a 
>course threaded acme thread would be way to slor to use like a fly 
>press.  And, yes I really like the fly press.  It's use is oly liited by 
>you imagination to create tooling. A fly press is great for any type of 
>repetitive bending and chisling striaght lines.  I am currently working on 
>tooling for punching an H shaped hole for the cheek pieces on a Norfolk 
>latch. Once completed it should save an hour or more per latch in drilling 
>and filing the hole.  A fly press however is not a substitute for a power 
>hammer or a treadle hammer.


John



>There is a good article in the current Hammers Blow on building
>a fly press. I wondered if anyone here has one of the new fly
>presses that are being sold by Kayne? If so
>how do you like it? It seems like a fly press would do just about
>everything a treadle hammer does and take up less space.
>
>Thanks for any comments.
>
>There is also a short article by Gene Chapman on a clever fly press
>toolholder that used the ID of the holder for one size tool and the
>OD for another size tool.
>
>Also does anyone have any idea for a source for a large screw and
>nut (2"D) with a multiple start (4) acme thread?
>
>Bob
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John Switzer
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