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Offline V 45

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New small addition to the shop
« on: April 04, 2016, 10:52:00 PM »
This little gem was offered to me last week. I couldn't turn it down since I need one !! Besides the price was ridiculous... ZERO !!! I really like those prices !! The only thing I can see wrong with it is no hole through the base. Even though it's really not an issue...I could make plates to fit whatever I needed to press out or in. It just was unusual to see no cut out. But I'm still tickled it has a new home...mine !! :)

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Re: New small addition to the shop
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2016, 11:05:09 PM »
Nice, were they giving away any others?  I have been looking for one of those myself.

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Re: New small addition to the shop
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2016, 11:09:57 PM »
Mike ... unfortunately it was the only one. Glad it made my way !
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Re: New small addition to the shop
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2016, 11:47:24 PM »
It does seem odd that there is no hole in the base, but hey...the price was right. You can always drill your own hole  :D

Bill

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Re: New small addition to the shop
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2016, 12:53:31 AM »
Nice Score!

I have a baby Dake on my bench at work (about the same size as yours) and it doesn't have a hole either. It is very handy and we have a larger one in the shop so the lack of a hole isn't much of a problem.

You will enjoy it.
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Re: New small addition to the shop
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2016, 01:07:18 AM »
If you need a hole or two...you can find them in my thread.  :lolb:
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Re: New small addition to the shop
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2016, 01:09:54 AM »
Yeah but Zee's holes are very fuzzy...especially the latest ones :)

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Re: New small addition to the shop
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2016, 01:12:55 AM »
Yeah but Zee's holes are very fuzzy...especially the latest ones :)

That's a lie. The holes are crisp and perfectly round. Camera just doesn't do them justice.  ;D
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Re: New small addition to the shop
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2016, 01:16:13 AM »
Camera worked fine on the family shots though didn't it :) Sorry V, its all Zee's fault  :lolb: Nice find on the press BTW!!

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Re: New small addition to the shop
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2016, 01:17:01 AM »
My 4 year old grandson said they were there after he asked what I was looking at !!! He's got a great imagination !!!
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Re: New small addition to the shop
« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2016, 02:37:48 AM »
My 4 year old grandson said they were there after he asked what I was looking at !!! He's got a great imagination !!!

See? Bring out the inner kid and you'll see things no adult (and some forum members) can't.  :Lol:
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Re: New small addition to the shop
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2016, 03:07:34 AM »
This little gem was offered to me last week. I couldn't turn it down since I need one !! Besides the price was ridiculous... ZERO !!! I really like those prices !! The only thing I can see wrong with it is no hole through the base. Even though it's really not an issue...I could make plates to fit whatever I needed to press out or in. It just was unusual to see no cut out. But I'm still tickled it has a new home...mine !! :)



OK Newby question here................what do you use it for? Looks like some sort of press.

I need to know................. so I'll know whether to be jealous or not that I don't have one of my own.  :shrug:

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Re: New small addition to the shop
« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2016, 03:14:27 AM »
I've been thinking of getting one myself.

All I know about them is they're handy to press things like bearings into bearing blocks.
Better control and more power than trying to use an old drill press.  :-[
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Offline Flyboy Jim

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Re: New small addition to the shop
« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2016, 03:50:32 AM »
I've been thinking of getting one myself.

All I know about them is they're handy to press things like bearings into bearing blocks.
Better control and more power than trying to use an old drill press.  :-[

And here all this time I thought you just got a bigger hammer!    :hammerbash: 

Jim
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