Famco Arbor Press

[Jeff357]

I just acquired a Famco 3 1/2 lever type arbor press. It is missing the brake spacer and brake handle, not having any luck getting feedback from Famco for replacement parts. Anyone know where I might find one???

 

[Roberts210]

That's a great arbor press.
Make your own brake!
I used a brass doorknob. I drilled a hole a little smaller than the square part of a 5/16ths carriage bolt, then filed the hole square. After I drove the bolt home, I secured it to the doorknob with a nut and used a small cast-iron ****** as a spacer.

 

[Roberts210]

I had to drill out the ****** as I recall. Your ram has not been mushroomed--that's good.
Do you have a daisy wheel?

 

[lis2323]

That's a great arbor press.
Make your own brake!
I used a brass doorknob.

Good thinking[emoji481]

 

[Jeff357]

No daisy wheel either, on the watch for one of those! I’ll give the door knob solution a shot!

 

[Roberts210]

There's a guy on the OWWM who is going to be making up a bunch using a water jet on steel blanks.

 

[Jeff357]

What is OWWM?