Hydraulic press or fly press

[Pete.Participant @pete-2]

Well it looks better than some of the slightly cheaper alternatives, something to think about is something like a simple job of pressing a bearing off a spindle, you need to hang it below the 2 black blocks, so you'd need to raise it up on something, or have a hole in your workbench below, I find these blocks have a tendency to move while in use sometimes, so making something to hold them in place while using is something to consider, I like being able feel the feedback you get on an Arbour press when putting small bearings on a spindle, Hydraulics can damage small parts quite easily without realising it.

Edited By Peter F on 29/04/2019 20:21:23

[Adam HarrisParticipant @adamharris13683]

Obviously Peter you need to create height when dropping a long workpiece below jaws, and with this you can easily raise a support base cross-member by drilling higher holes in the frame, something not possible with an arbour. The more expensive 10 tonne presses do already have holes drilled in the frame for raising the cross member

[Pete.Participant @pete-2]

Posted by Adam Harris on 29/04/2019 21:15:35:

Obviously Peter you need to create height when dropping a long workpiece below jaws, and with this you can easily raise a support base cross-member by drilling higher holes in the frame, something not possible with an arbour. The more expensive 10 tonne presses do already have holes drilled in the frame for raising the cross member

An Arbour press press hangs several inches over the edge of a workbench, so you can put in any length until it touches the floor.

[Adam HarrisParticipant @adamharris13683]

And when you pull that lever watch out for your toes!

[Pete.Participant @pete-2]

Posted by Adam Harris on 29/04/2019 21:47:10:

And when you pull that lever watch out for your toes!

That's the beauty of an Arbour Press, your left hand is free to hold the part, while it is held rigid in the support that doesn't slide about, try that with a Hydraulic press, you need one hand to hold the part, one hand to hold blocks from sliding about, and a third hand to pump the lever.

[Adam HarrisParticipant @adamharris13683]

I was going to pump with the foot , that is, the one that escaped the falling Arbour !

Edited By Adam Harris on 29/04/2019 23:18:30

[Pete.Participant @pete-2]

If a Hydraulic Press is what you really want then that's your choice, I was just trying offer some advice, I own all three kinds, and it's my least favourite, I find it awkward to use for anything small.

But if you're willing to spend some time modifying it, i'm sure you can make it work for what you want, if you have a lathe and milling machine you'll be able to make fixtures to make it do what you need it to do.

[Adam HarrisParticipant @adamharris13683]

Peter I do appreciate advice – I'm only larking about! I hear what you're saying. Thanks

[Pete.Participant @pete-2]

No worries, there's no reason you can't have both, I saw a small Arbour press on Gumtree for £15 not long ago, I picked up my Jones and Shipman for £25 from an old gent shutting up shop for health reasons I think, you can put them away when not in use, and use 2 of these flush fit wood inserts to bolt it to your bench in under a minute when you want to use it,

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