Fly press.

[123hotchef]

not sure where this will live yet! probably not near a wall though as the top arm is well over 1m wide!

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

not sure where this will live yet! probably not near a wall though as the top arm is well over 1m wide!

Mounted on the edge of a 800 bench would give clearance.

 

[123hotchef]

Mounted on the edge of a 800 bench would give clearance.

I was thinking much smaller

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

I was thinking much smaller

Center of your press needs to be half the handle span away from the wall.
By the time your have taken the body into account bet it's not far off that

 

[Screwdriver]

The throw of the top arm is not the issue, it's the handle you need to be wary of. The bottom of the handle sweeps around the whole area of the base, eating up valuable horizontal space. In an ideal world you would design that area so that it would be impossible to just pop something down "for a minute". A minute later you'll be launching it across the workshop! Easy to forget because the lowest point of the handle changes as the flypress is operated, plus what was once safely below the launch path of the handle might come into reach as you change tooling.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

The throw of the top arm is not the issue, it's the handle you need to be wary of. The bottom of the handle sweeps around the whole area of the base, eating up valuable horizontal space. In an ideal world you would design that area so that it would be impossible to just pop something down "for a minute". A minute later you'll be launching it across the workshop! Easy to forget because the lowest point of the handle changes as the flypress is operated, plus what was once safely below the launch path of the handle might come into reach as you change tooling.

Takes me longer clearing the path than it usually gets used for.

Gonna be having a garage redesign this summer now I've stopped buying lathes.

 

[Arc Tourist]

My current model is a Norton DB6. Made my own balls from steel spheres filled with molten lead.

But the most important thing is tooling. You can never have enough....

Tooling ! I'm drooling.

 

[Screwdriver]

Tooling ! I'm drooling.

i really ought to produce a video, there’s some seriously whacky tooling in that lot.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Having a tidy up is good..as you find more space for goodies

Thus speaks The Master

 

[Matchless]

I gave away a Denbeigh no.6 deep, well I swopped it for building a pair of motorcycle wheels, it took up tooooooo much room and I had never really used it, I do have the 60 ton press, I have a load of flypress tooling that I may sell one day when / if I am allowed to list it, or maybe the next £1.00 ebay offer, whatever comes first!

 

[Arc Tourist]

…………………………. I have a load of flypress tooling that I may sell one day when / if I am allowed to list it, or maybe the next £1.00 ebay offer, whatever comes first!

I'm sure others here, including myself would be interested to know what you might have.

 

[123hotchef]

well this fly press is still living in the horse trailer! on the same wheels! do i sell it or get it out and use it,

 

[steviec_lj]

Be interested if you do decide to sell it.

Putting a forge together over the next few months, and I believe one would be ideal

 

[123hotchef]

Be interested if you do decide to sell it.

Putting a forge together over the next few months, and I believe one would be ideal

ok then u get first dibs! TBH i aint used it yet i have a hydralic press i use for the 4x4 bits