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Atlas 3A/5ton Arbor Press Rebuild
As we finalize packing to visit our daughter I thought I'd put out a thank you to everyone here at HM.
I started here a couple years ago with a 10inch hobby lathe and a trip to Tennessee to retrieve a Cincy Toolmaster 1b.
You've all encouraged me to improve and not belittled me as I struggled, and asked silly questions. Thank you.
One of our members Dave Smith in Rochester MN. Sold me a rusty arbor press at far less than scrap price.
He challenged me to make something of it.
As I've seldom been able to refuse a dare, here it is.
I'd hoped to complete the platen before I posted these pics. But, as I look at the calendar, it may be a ways out.
Thus, here you go... Thank you all for the many contributions you make here!!
Have a great year!!
I don't pretend that this is good documentation of a project.
Or, that it is perfect.
However, it does reflect a progression in my skills.
When I got her from Dave Smith. She'd had her rack, handwheel, and bar cut off with a torch. The pawl was missing and the spindle was rusted solid.
Took alot of soaking in Evaporust and some carefully sprayed Kroil. I milled a rack on the Cincy Mill, turned and then slotted a handwheel, drilled out the stub of the old lever and replaced it with a pre-stressed. The band saw pic, is loading a 400pound piece of 10inch round stock for the platen.
![Atlas Arbor Press Ad 1916.jpg Atlas Arbor Press Ad 1916.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/48/48559-a3ea2e5987e28665f3f11180f5aea202.jpg)
As we finalize packing to visit our daughter I thought I'd put out a thank you to everyone here at HM.
I started here a couple years ago with a 10inch hobby lathe and a trip to Tennessee to retrieve a Cincy Toolmaster 1b.
You've all encouraged me to improve and not belittled me as I struggled, and asked silly questions. Thank you.
One of our members Dave Smith in Rochester MN. Sold me a rusty arbor press at far less than scrap price.
He challenged me to make something of it.
As I've seldom been able to refuse a dare, here it is.
I'd hoped to complete the platen before I posted these pics. But, as I look at the calendar, it may be a ways out.
Thus, here you go... Thank you all for the many contributions you make here!!
Have a great year!!
I don't pretend that this is good documentation of a project.
Or, that it is perfect.
However, it does reflect a progression in my skills.
When I got her from Dave Smith. She'd had her rack, handwheel, and bar cut off with a torch. The pawl was missing and the spindle was rusted solid.
Took alot of soaking in Evaporust and some carefully sprayed Kroil. I milled a rack on the Cincy Mill, turned and then slotted a handwheel, drilled out the stub of the old lever and replaced it with a pre-stressed. The band saw pic, is loading a 400pound piece of 10inch round stock for the platen.
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