Arbor Press is a Must Have

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So...……...I made lunch the other day.

Forgot about the pot being on the stove

  Boiled it dry

K'kins got home, and took one look, and it was out to the shop.  The pot no longer was able to sit flat on the burner grate because the heat had warped the bottom, and bowed it.  She decided this was unacceptable, this bein' a nice Revere Ware pot.

Gently "bumped" it back to shape, and all's good again.  I got to sleep in the house



Reply:That is one of my mom's favorite pots...if I had damaged it as a child, at age 49 I still wouldn't be allowed in the house.Excellent save

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Reply:Best to stick with the barbecue Sammm, safer, works for me.  Bob
Reply:i have a set or should i say my wife has a set of revere ware that was a wedding present from my parents going on 33 year's ago. pots (and marriage) still going strong.i.u.o.e. # 15queens, ny and sunny fla
Reply:My mom & mother-in law both had a set of those copper bottom pots & pans, the big saucepan got a hole in it several years ago, I think it was the last surviving piece.IMPEACH BIDEN!NRA LIFE MEMBERUNITWELD 175 AMP 3 IN1 DCMIDSTATES 300 AMP AC MACHINEGOD HELP AMERICA!“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream".RONALD REAGAN
Reply:My wife would have bumped it back using my skull


Reply:Time to switch to cast iron. ha haI can't imagine not having an arbor press. I used mine the other day to break the bead on a lawn mower tire.
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Originally Posted by forhire

I can't imagine not having an arbor press. I used mine the other day to break the bead on a lawn mower tire.
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Originally Posted by John T

Yep nice to have tools.... The neighbors like me too...

.used my hyd press  to remove the "lifetime" spicer U joints in my 280k mile jeep yesterday.... fronts went OK but the rear shaft gave me big balls....  finally convinced it with the angle grinder/thin wheel....



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Originally Posted by farmersammm

I hope your neighbors reciprocate...…..around here, they generally don't, so I don't do the work.
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Originally Posted by Bls repair

My wife would have bumped it back using my skull


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Originally Posted by docwelder

i have a set or should i say my wife has a set of revere ware that was a wedding present from my parents going on 33 year's ago. pots (and marriage) still going strong.
Reply:Had to do the same with a Farberware pan (30 + year wedding gift) and my hydraulic press.  Bead blasted the inside of another after boiling it dry.  Fine material followed with 1500 wet sanding and it was good as new.
Reply:I never used and arbor press, so I don't know how useful they are, But, I guess I will add one to the list of shop equipment to buy.Oh, by the way sammm, my grandmother had a set of those same pots. My brother, being the kinda person that will not leave the past, still has them in mint condition. And I'm sure he went on ebay to purchase one or more of the same sets, just in case a piece gets ruined. lolLast edited by Stick-man; 10-25-2020 at 09:18 PM."Where's Stick man????????" - 7A749"SHHHHHH!! I sent him over to snag that MIC-4 while tbone wasn't looking!

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Reply:Just asking... what is so special about those pots? Maybe I am missing something...Mikel
Reply:Distributes the heat better as copper being a better conductor of it.  Bob
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Originally Posted by rhunt

Distributes the heat better as copper being a better conductor of it.  Bob
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Originally Posted by rhunt

Distributes the heat better as copper being a better conductor of it.  Bob
Reply:Not to mention that the extra thickness helps when using cookware as a wheel chock.
Reply:LOL.... reminds me of a time my wife was working nights and I came home from the bar about the time she was leaving. I won't say what she did when I asked what was for supper, but I did find some frozen perogies I tossed in a wok full of oil just before I sat down at the computer and put on the headset. A few minutes later (yes, I forgot) I thought I could see something flying around in the kitchen. Apparently the perogies had started "popping" and had been for a while. I ran towards the stove only to find out the floor was now covered in canola oil which I slipped in. I went sliding into the stove on my back with both feet in the air and hit it with my butt... looking up in horror I saw the wok tipping towards my crotch as perogies continued to stick to the ceiling. You can't imagine the relief I felt when it dropped back to the burner, but now hot oil and gotten on the stove top and ignited... putting 3 ft of flames up. Long story short, I got everything cleaned up, and once you pop the guts out of a perogy, it's kinda like a really cool potato chip.... very tasty, but a lot of work.250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
Reply:Gawd that is funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply:Is now, but it wasn't when I saw that wok full of hot oil tipping towards my crotch.250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
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Originally Posted by whtbaron

Is now, but it wasn't when I saw that wok full of hot oil tipping towards my crotch.
Reply:That was hot candle wax...250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
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Originally Posted by whtbaron

That was hot candle wax...I've got one of those little 1-ton Dake presses and it's not worth diddly!  Don't know if it'd actually flatten a pan bottom without a 4' cheater bar and a whole lot of cussing!!  


Reply:I use mine for forming and bending parts too.Handy to have in the shopDave

Originally Posted by farmersammm

So...……...I made lunch the other day.Attachment 1702544Forgot about the pot being on the stove

  Boiled it dry

K'kins got home, and took one look, and it was out to the shop.  The pot no longer was able to sit flat on the burner grate because the heat had warped the bottom, and bowed it.  She decided this was unacceptable, this bein' a nice Revere Ware pot.Attachment 1702545Gently "bumped" it back to shape, and all's good again.  I got to sleep in the house



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Originally Posted by farmersammm

Arbor Press is a Must Have
Reply:The new pick is a much better arbor press.  The ratcheting mechanism is a nice upgrade.Miller Syncrowave 300(s)Miller 330 A/BPMiller CP-200 Haas / Kamp'd / CP-300 in processMiller Radiator 1Miller 30A /S-52E feedersHobart GR-303
Reply:That is good around arbor pressI have one amount the same size since around 1975. Great for lot of work , ratcheting mechanism is greatDave

Originally Posted by dwall174

I'm new to the forum, But I agree they come in handy! I had one several years ago & I made the mistake of selling it.I recently picked up another one & this time it's staying here.



It needs a good cleaning & a new paint job! But I got it cheap due to it's condition & it needed the arm repaired.Doug
Reply:I'd prefer a ratchet setup too.
Reply:Any idea what the ton capacity would be of the new ratcheting setup?250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
Reply:The one I have is 4½ Ton made LA From Mcmastastercarr from 3 ton to 12 ton.https://www.mcmaster.com/2442A25/Dave

Originally Posted by whtbaron

Any idea what the ton capacity would be of the new ratcheting setup?
Reply:Here is photo of mine in uses.Dave


Originally Posted by whtbaron

Any idea what the ton capacity would be of the new ratcheting setup?