Arbor Press and punches

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Dominick: Thanks for the advice but when I get a little better at this, then I will hang a shingle, as far as Ruth brewing root Beer. Remember Stuarts Root Beer on RT. 9 & Georgia Tavern Rd. in Freewood Acres. Ruth used to work there as a car hop. 


Fred: You are exactly rite, I have checkered and finished a lot of gun stocks, but that involved hand rubbed finished. The benches I just sanded stained and applied three coats of Varnish, sanding between between coats W/ 320 & 600 I finished with Mothers Carnuba wax. But professional is a label that I don't think Ive ever achieved.   

Joe 

[Dominick]

Dominick: Thanks for the advice but when I get a little better at this, then I will hang a shingle, as far as Ruth brewing root Beer. Remember Stuarts Root Beer on RT. 9 & Georgia Tavern Rd. in Freewood Acres. Ruth used to work there as a car hop. 
Joe 

Joe, Ruth, I absolutely remember Stuarts.  You know that means I knew Ruth before you did.  I was served root beers and burgers from there many times.  Hey Ruth remember my Olds 98 convertible?    Dominick

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Dominick: Thanks for the advice but when I get a little better at this, then I will hang a shingle, as far as Ruth brewing root Beer. Remember Stuarts Root Beer on RT. 9 & Georgia Tavern Rd. in Freewood Acres. Ruth used to work there as a car hop. 
Joe 

Joe, Ruth, I absolutely remember Stuarts.  You know that means I knew Ruth before you did.  I was served root beers and burgers from there many times.  Hey Ruth remember my Olds 98 convertible?    Dominick

Ruth: Said she worked at Stuarts in 62 for one summer, But she remembers your family coming down for the summers, but you were younger then.

Joe

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Getting back to the punches that I purchased and are pictured. Today I had to do some alterations to the punch set so I could accommodate the length of the arbor press shaft and the length of the punch shaft, I had to cut of close to an 1" of the punch shaft. The cutters had to be touched up with my belt sander and Dermal Tool so I could make a clean cut.

Joe
     

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I have some pictures of what was necessary to get the punches to work for me.

Joe

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And 1 more.

joe

[foakes]

Clever, Joe!

Best,

Fred

[David Hall]

Joe are you planning on punching Delrin washers with that set up?
Just curious I haven't had any luck with hand punches, the material keeps fracturing when I try the inside punch.

[Alto Mare]

Very nice Joe, looks like you are ready for action . Now get yourself a 2' piece of pipe to extend the handle on that press, it would really help.

Dave, it that Delrin Black or Brown? Also, are you using a press or hammer?

Sal

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Very nice Joe, looks like you are ready for action . Now get yourself a 2' piece of pipe to extend the handle on that press, it would really help.

Dave, it that Delrin Black or Brown? Also, are you using a press or hammer?

Sal

Sal:  I went threw an 1/8" piece of leather with that punch after sharping without bolting the press down and using only the handle that came with the press. When I get the unit bolted down on the bench in the cellar and try CF material I know better. Dave I haven't try and material other then the leather I mentioned.

Joe

[David Hall]

Very nice Joe, looks like you are ready for action . Now get yourself a 2' piece of pipe to extend the handle on that press, it would really help.

Dave, it that Delrin Black or Brown? Also, are you using a press or hammer?

Sal
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I been using a mallet outside diameter does fine, inside stamp wants to break the washer, maybe punching it part way through from each side and finishing with a knife, I don't know I'm having about a 20% success to 80% failure.
Cutting outside first.  I'm open for any tips.

Have to go look but I believe it's brown.

[oc1]

You have a nice set-up going there Joe.
David, before using the inside and outside punch, try drilling a hole in the center.  It will relieve some of the stress and help prevent fracturing.
They make hole saws for drilling ceramics and glass that have a diamond dust abrasive cutting edge.  They're good for any brittle material.  Keep it wet to avoid heat build-up.
-steve

[Tiddlerbasher]

Joe - here's how I modified my arbor press and punch set

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=10172.0

Bottom of 1st page

[Reel 224]

Joe - here's how I modified my arbor press and punch set

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=10172.0

Bottom of 1st page

Very nice Idea, My press has the hole in the center for various heads that came with the press, the shaft is reversible so you can use it either way.


Joe