[TheForge] Kick Press

[Jay Hayes]

Bob, If you look in the forth picture in this link: 
http://users.comnett.net/~jryells/machinepics1.htm 
<http://users.comnett.net/%7Ejryells/machinepics1.htm> you will see two 
holes behind the ram. One has a pin with a cotter pin in it. That is the 
fulcrum pivot point. By moving the pin to the other hole, it changes the 
lever ratio. The press shown in the link is a different brand than mine. 
There were quite a few manufactures of kick presses over the years. Some 
models don't have any adjustment to the pivot point . My #20 has three 
if I remember correctly.

The above link also shows some nice examples of tooling that can be made 
for the press.
Jay

Bob Ehrenberger wrote:
> Jay,
> There are so many layers of green enamel paint the Make and model are 
> hidden.  I'll have to take a closer look and see if it's there some place. 
> There is a nice brass plate that shows it's internal inventory number, it 
> must have come out of a pretty big factory, it has a pretty high number.
>
> I haven't seen the fulcrum adjustment, it'll be easier to examine once I get 
> it on a base.  The stroke length adjustment is there and pretty easy to use.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
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