Flanker6

Thanks for the replies guys- it seems I've overlooked some of the other, non-blacksmithing tasks that a fly press was used for. Regarding the price, they are asking $175, might take a bit less. I suppose at that price it might still be tempting to play around with it despite its limitations.

I came across this somewhat unusual looking fly press for sale near me. Does anyone have any input on if it might be worth picking up? There doesn't seem to be a hole in the base to punch through other than the slotted plate in one of the pictures, there is no ram guide, no T-slots for tooling, and the ram/top die/tool holder part looks like it probably spins along with the screw. It looks like it would make a great can crusher, but I'm trying to figure out if it would be useful for anything else since it seems to lack features commonly found on English and Indian fly presses. Anybody have any info on these?

Hi everyone- been lurking for awhile, and figured I should introduce myself here since I've got a fly press question that needs asking (which I will post in the appropriate section). I've been tinkering out in the garage when I have spare time, which isn't terribly often since I have young kids and a full time job- but thanks to all the info from many of the fine folks here I built a forge a year or two ago after managing to get an old Peter Wright for a fair price. Mostly I've just been making fun simple stuff like bottle openers, a couple knives, coat hooks, etc. Anyway, hello, and thanks again for all the info on these forums!