Glad to see you're finally posting some pictures of your projects Jerry. We’ve
heard a lot about them over the years but never get to see them. Remember that
saying that the Pharaoh’s coined? “A picture is worth a thousand words.”
That press looks like it will be a handy addition to your shop, whether you’re
wearing your mechanics hat or your gunsmith hat. .
Me dear old Pop passed away thirty years ago but I acquired a lot of his shop at
the time to supplement my own. One of the things that he made for his shop and
that I use a lot is his version of the "mini-press".
http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/image/147787953 It's just a length of 3"-5lb A-36 channel iron with some holes drilled thru it and a
small bottle jack. He mounted a small bottle jack he had laying around the shop
inverted, drilled a hole in the base into the sump and added a small reservoir for
the fluid.
I also built a full size press using 4" channel some years later.
We drilled (mill cutter) the holes in a Bridgeport Milling machine to keep the
table square but with care you could drill them with a twist drill.
Denny Graham
Somewhere north of Sandwich, IL
