Arbor press

[El Cazador]

O.K., let's try this again.

I've seen plenty of adds for an arbor press. Uh, but I've never seen them used or talked to anyone who even mentioned it. So what are they used to press exactly. I have some ideas but I've already demonstrated my ignorance enough for one post.

 

[haystax]

I use ours like once a year but it is the handiest tool for one thing - U-joints

I suppose you could press small bearings in/out or seriously smash someones finger but really they suck compared to hydraulic presses IMO

 

[Pin_Head]

So what are they used to press exactly. .

They are used to press arbors.

 

[AJP]

"precision" reloaders use arbor presses as well

 

[RHINO]

back in the day they were also called a mandrel press, they were specifically used for pressing in a collar, (mandrel,arbor,ect...) to hold two pieces together, kinda like a hot rivet, but a very tight press fit and the piece was then machined to what would seem a solid single piece with no head like a rivet would have,,, i think they have pretty much been replaced with those rolled pins that keep some spring tension in the bore to hold them tight,,, make sense?

 

[El Cazador]

Rhino, love your location description. Having hunted Gambel's quail down there in early October it brings to mind a lot of memories.

As for your reply, you lost me about 7 words in. But it's me, not you. But I think I got it figured out for my plans. Thanks.