Flypress

[Barking Mat]

I've been offered a no' 2 Flypress, for about thirty pounds, I've just been googling flypresses to figure out what they are used for, punching, shaping and pressing things together. I do a fairly wide and varied variety of stuff in my workshop as a marine and general mechanic, welding and general fixer of most things. I also like many of us have a compulsion to buy interesting looking things especially tool wise and workshop related as it could be useful....

I've seen flypresses in workshops, but never used one and never seen anyone use one, are these things now defunct replaced by hydraulic presses? Does anyone have one and find it useful? Is it a useful piece of kit or is it just 30 quid spuffed as it looks pretty and will just clutter up my already cluttered workshop?

Every now and then I need to remove bearing races and replace them but generally a lump hammer and a drift works well enough for me? Any thought much appreciated as ever, thanks, Mat.

 

[rtbcomp]

I'd sooner use a press than a drift for removing bearings, no shock and you can press the bearing uniformly.

 

[Paul.]

A number 2 is quite small, nominally 2 tons force, I have a number 4, its probably one of the most useful things I have, dead easy to make tools for bending and forming metal, punching, flattening, even used it for rolling bars with simple shop made tooling.

 

[Barking Mat]

Just found them on youtube, look great for doing sculptural sheet metal stuff, will go and see what it's like. Thanks folks.

 

[Lawnmowerboy]

I would bite someones arm off for a flypress at £30! Been looking for one for a while now.

 

[brewdexta]

I've got a couple in the workshop - only had them a while, not used them much yet

 

[Rrunnach]

I had a four, got rid off, wish now I hadn't.....says it all really!!

 

[robwizard]

£30? Buy it. So long as it's not ****ed.. we have one in work that is pretty ****ed but it's still amazing. So maybe just definitely buy it!

 

[MaxRPM]

I had to give mine away a few years back, couldn't find any buyers when I advertised it.

 

[chunkolini]

Great bits of kit.
Just watch your head.