Famco Arbor Press

[LJP]

Bought this Famco 3R Arbor Press from CL a few weeks ago. Decent Shape, needs some cleaning. $150 for a 4 ton ratcheting press seemed like a deal.
I had picked up a cast iron base at the scrap yard last summer for $50, a match made in heaven.
Made a 3/4" top (scrap yard find as well) to fit the press and got the base painted up today. Gave a good scrubbing with Simple Green Degreaser. Then a Rustoleum grey primer and top coat.
More pictures to come as I get the press cleaned up.
Larry

 

[RandyM]

GREAT press, cool project, and a fantastic score. Good post, keep 'em coming.

 

[Phils69]

Score. Top of the line press. Could eat my #1 Dake

 

[Dave Smith]

Larry--good find--am looking for pictures when you finish ---I am working on two 4 ton famco presses---Dave

 

[LJP]

Finally got the Famco Arbor Press finished.
I took it all apart and cleaned everything with simple green. Used Rustoleum spray paint and primer.
The ram had been pounded on a bit, and so "mushroomed" the top surface. I put the ram on the Bridgeport, milled it clean and re-squared both ends. The ratchet needed some clean up work as well, did that with a file by hand. Everything oiled up, back together and adjusted.
Mounted on the found cast base, with the 3/4" thick steel top, this press has some good heft to it.
Pleased with the results, it will serve me well.
Larry

 

[Kevinb71]

Looks like a nice repair job and another tool put back to it's "intended" purpose! Nice work.

 

[itsme_Bernie]

Wow! Beautiful job!

It fantastic taking parts that would be junk, and putting them together to be many times better than they were apart... and so inexpensively.. Perfect stand, wow



Bernie

 

[CoopVA]

Great job!


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[Dave Smith]

good job Larry!!!--makes me want to get mine finished---Dave

 

[Shadowdog500]

That came out gorgeous!

Chris