HWHII Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 So the dowel pin/rivet holes are drilled in advance and act as a spacing guide ?? Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Well got around to making my first tools for the fly press today. Managed to get some bolts at a cost of $1 per kg so walked away with 24kgs which was all they had. Should keep me well stocked for a bit! They are also self coloured as well meaning I don't have to worry about removing any coatings. Made up a butcher and some flat dies for making up tenons. Both made using an old tractor tine from a front loader then made use of an old tractor weight to set the bottom tools in with a holding screw. So far extremely impressed with the whole set up. There is something extremely satisfying in squishing hot metal with relatively low amount of input. Tomorrow I will hopefully make up some punches and slitters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinculo Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Nice Tools Curly. The possibilities are vast with what you can do. Bending and straightening are so easy with the fly press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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