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Thread: Kick Press
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26th June 2014, 05:37 PM #1
Kick Press
Hi Guys,
I've moved into the new place and now have a shed……..Not close to set up or worked out where anything is going. One of the many items to have come out of long forgotten storage is a kick press.
I think I originally bought it for the cast iron base with the intention of turning it into a table…. Being much older and wiser..or not..I think I'd rather keep it whole and use it as a press. Having said that it has no tooling with it or plates..
I am aware you can shear, broach, punch, bend, crimp, stake, rivet, etc. but all with the right tooling. So any ideas on how to make it useful without spending much??…..Live a Quiet Life & Work with your Hands
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26th June 2014, 05:48 PM #2
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26th June 2014, 06:34 PM #3
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I use to have several small fly presses, that I made tooling for from mild steel to bend Z brackets for. Hole punches (from proper punches/dies for press machinery) adapted to hold the dies and punch from mild steel also. If making hole punches make sure you fit a stripper to it, Not the type from Kings X.
. Depending on the size of the unit 8mm, holes in 3mm metal should be handled with little effort.
KrynLast edited by KBs PensNmore; 26th June 2014 at 06:35 PM. Reason: Granma
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26th June 2014, 11:18 PM #4
So this is what the press looks like.
IMG_5755.jpgIMG_5756.jpgIMG_5759.jpgIMG_5760.jpgIMG_5767.jpgIMG_5768.jpgIMG_5771.jpgIMG_5772.jpg
I also finally got this swapmeet find, little linisher running.
IMG_5774.jpg…..Live a Quiet Life & Work with your Hands
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27th June 2014, 06:40 PM #5
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Nice find with the linisher, looks like your shed mate is trying to tell you he needs a drink
The attachment of tooling for the fly press is similar to your kick press. You just need to work out what you are going to do with it.
Kryn
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27th June 2014, 06:54 PM #6
The linisher is a home made job (not by me) Which was a bit bent up and worse for wear but now running. My shed mate is just a pup, although he already hits the scales at 26kg and eats 2kg raw meat plus veggies and 2 cups of dried food a day!! He is also a tool, glove, and wood thief.I gave him my empty water bottle to save some of the latter from those jaws.
…..Live a Quiet Life & Work with your Hands