I'm about to start a pin press build

Bama

Bama

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Can you guy's that have built one post up some pics I have a design in mind but would like to see whats out there . I'm gonna put interchangeable heads on it to use as a regular press for other things as well.
Thanks Anthony
 
Here's one I built a few years ago. The anvils can be changed to fit the job. Works very well once you get past the learning curve.PIn Press.JPG
 
That looks very much like what I to make , so do the rods coming down with the springs do they hold it pretty steady, are they 3/4" ?
 
The rods are 1/2 inch. I bored the upper and lower blocks together and have only a couple of thousands clearance to the rods. I used stud locking compound to hold the rods in the lower block. They could just as easily be secured to the upper block but I preferred having them rise above the top rather than protruding through the bottom. In use, the anvils come together as close to exactly as I can measure and there is really no noticeable lateral motion, even when loaded. You do need to take care in drilling or boring all holes together, even the ones for the studs holding the anvils. Also, the anvils need to be made so that the mounting holes and working surface are on the same axis. Easy on a lathe although I managed to do it without one. The anvils themselves are heat treated A2: tempered, not full hard.
 
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