Arbour Press

[Parm]

I've just rescued a couple of Edgwick arbour presses marked as No 00 from a skip at a factory I'm working at this week. Can anyone help me find out what capacity these are

 

[rtbcomp]

Pictures please!

 

[Parm]

Pictures please!

Oh, that didn't work loading pictures from phone, I'll have another go

 

[Parm]

 

[Parm]

Pictures please!

Picture uploaded now

 

[rtbcomp]

Where's the coffee mug so we know how big it is?

 

[Parm]

Here we go

 

[Paul.]

I have one the same size as that, pretty lightweight tool often found in shoe factories etc. used for punching, eyletting and riveting leather and the like, I broke mine pressing some swages in 2mm ally sheet, mind you the tube extension on the handle and 12 stone leaning on it might have been a contributory factor there .

 

[brewdexta]

I was looking for a small press for the missus, she put eyelets in fabrics and leather with a die and hammer and its a bit hit and miss. The presses designed for the job are crap but expensive.

if you want to get rid of one, give me a shout

 

[Cobs]

Edgwick was a division of Alfred Herbert Ltd which collapsed in the 1980s. Capacity is probably around 1/2 ton.

http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Alfred_Herbert

 

[Parm]

I was looking for a small press for the missus, she put eyelets in fabrics and leather with a die and hammer and its a bit hit and miss. The presses designed for the job are crap but expensive.

if you want to get rid of one, give me a shout

I had two Edgwick presses but my brother kept one on the way home today. You can have the one in this picture if you want?

 

[Parm]

I was looking for a small press for the missus, she put eyelets in fabrics and leather with a die and hammer and its a bit hit and miss. The presses designed for the job are crap but expensive.

if you want to get rid of one, give me a shout

See the picture below, you can have that if you want

 

[Parm]

I have one the same size as that, pretty lightweight tool often found in shoe factories etc. used for punching, eyletting and riveting leather and the like, I broke mine pressing some swages in 2mm ally sheet, mind you the tube extension on the handle and 12 stone leaning on it might have been a contributory factor there .

These were at an aerospace factory in Basignstoke. They must of had about 30 of them just gathering rust

 

[Parm]

They also had four 20 ton bottle jacks in the skip, looked in perfect nick. I would of had those too but got embarrassed to ask client

 

[roofman]

They also had four 20 ton bottle jacks in the skip, looked in perfect nick. I would of had those too but got embarrassed to ask client

never be too embarrassed to scrounge...every animal on the planet does it without question

 

[Parm]

never be too embarrassed to scrounge...every animal on the planet does it without question

It gets a little complicated when your charging em £800 for a day then start acting like a pikey

 

[CRB]

I never see anything like this......and all that is in our skip is scrap plastic, surprise, surprise.

 

[brewdexta]

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I had two Edgwick presses but my brother kept one on the way home today. You can have the one in this picture if you want?

Looks good to me, I shall send a PM

 

[Parm]

Here we go

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I had two Edgwick presses but my brother kept one on the way home today. You can have the one in this picture if you want?

ok this is going to a good home now care of Brewdexta

 

[brewdexta]

Many thanks, the missus can make me that leather suit with the eyelets in now



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