[TheForge] Kick Press

[Bob Ehrenberger]

Jay,

A wire brush cleaned off the maker's name. "The Manville Bro & Co. Waterbury 
Conn" The only number I found was on that brass plate which could be it 
model number 300.

I found the fulcrum pin and it only has one setting so no adjustment there.

Thanks for the web link, it gives a nice look at some of the things that are 
possible, at least form a manufacturing point of view.  I guess with the 
right dies it could be like a mini iron worker.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jay Hayes" <xmas4lites at earthlink.net>
To: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>; "Blacksmithing List Sponsored 
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Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 1:15 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Kick Press


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
>
>