DaveT
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Lonestar: Nice find. I know the nice arbor presses don’t come up often. I watched Facebook and Craigslist for about 8 months before I found one for a price that I wanted to pay.
Show us your arbor press!
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RTM
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Nice find Lonestar, was looking into a similar mod for mine, trying to see what people did.
drivesitfar
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I picked up this press on a shop made stand a couple months ago when I was buying a job box from a guy moving his shop.
it's pretty big and still working on a permanent spot for it.
it's got a custom made plate, but i'll need to pick up a slotted one too.
it's pretty big and still working on a permanent spot for it.
it's got a custom made plate, but i'll need to pick up a slotted one too.
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The hole in the ram is actually really nice. Dad added one for interchangeable tooling, I use it a lot.
LonestarLando
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Agreed. Shortly after I got this one...another Dake 1 1/2 popped up on CL in my area. Feast or famine I guess. Think it's still available if anyone around Houston area needs one.
Thank you sir. I think I'll see how the mod works out as time goes on....but I think it's a good thing to do since you can always turn the ram around if you need the flat face.
LonestarLando
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The grommet installation kit came in.
Did a quick test on a shop rag. All make sense now.
Only comment would be that these grommets are best suited to be installed on something 1/4" thick. Anything thinner and the grommet has some extra metal that crushed down and could cause a sharp edge inside the hole. Anyway....I can install grommets now, so that's cool.
Did a quick test on a shop rag. All make sense now.
Only comment would be that these grommets are best suited to be installed on something 1/4" thick. Anything thinner and the grommet has some extra metal that crushed down and could cause a sharp edge inside the hole. Anyway....I can install grommets now, so that's cool.
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jeffmoss26
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we use one of these at work: https://www.lockpicks.com/i-core-capping-press-plus.html
D45
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Here is my project, all done
I wish it wasn't missing the ratcheting assembly
The solid steel lever is NICE!! Made from 1144, it is 7/8" diameter and 32" long. Both ends are drilled and tapped 1/2-20, about 1-1/2" deep
I sold it on CL to a small brother owned machine shop in Wisconsin
I am going to pick up another press to rehab this week
DaveT
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Nice! Look forward to see what you get next.
D45
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OK well here is the newest addition:
Greenerd #3 Armature?...…….with stand
The press plate was obviously added and its a solid 1" thick
Came with this huge old clamp too:
Greenerd #3 Armature?...…….with stand
The press plate was obviously added and its a solid 1" thick
Came with this huge old clamp too:
DaveT
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Very cool. The round arbors are not as common as the square ones. Are you going to restore it a sell it? I don’t see many arbor presses come up on Marketplace or Craig’s list in my area. I felt pretty fortunate to find mine.
D45
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Not sure yet what the plan is for it......want to learn more about the press
No 3 means 3 ton?
Why Is it a Greenerd labeled "Armature"? As in the coils in an electric motor?
No 3 means 3 ton?
Why Is it a Greenerd labeled "Armature"? As in the coils in an electric motor?
Yes, 3 ton with that handle config. And yes to give more clearance / arbor diameter for pressing bearings off of armature shafts, which can sometimes be very close to the windings, windings being large in diameter. I think you will find it a bit cumbersome compared to a standard press table. But servicable, especially for the home shop.
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Oregon rock crusher
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Here are a few pics of my Weaver motor service press. It still has the original cast stand and a four station brake lining punch and rivet set attachment. Also it has a screw running up the ram which is quite unusual that increases press capacity to 5 tons and will hold pressure on the work without you needing to hold the handle. It's also the only press I've seen with a swivel base....a feature I've never yet needed. Ed.
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DaveT
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O R C: That’s a pretty cool piece of equipment and history. Thanks for sharing
D45
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I wish I could get a decade or date narrowed down on mine
bubinga
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ram had a hole drilled in it with a grub screw. I couldn't find any evidence that Dakes ever came this way?
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I had a Dake that had the hole and setscrew just like yours so it may have been a factory option. I made quite a few ends for pressing bushings and bearings that would fit the arbor. Very handy. I made a square one that was just the size of the ram to use daily to protect the hole from getting damaged.
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DaveT
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That’s a beast! Nice find
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dr_clyde
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Here's mine. Auction find from a while back. Came from Amstore, a point of sale display manufacturer here in MI that went out of business.
Its a 5/15 ton compound mandrel press. In "direct" it pushed 5 tons, and when you swap the pin over to "compound" it squashes down 15 tons.
To quote myself from the "new machine day" thread:
"Did a little googling, Dake corp purchased the Atlas Press Co. in 1945. I don't know how long they kept the "Atlas" branding, but I would put this press in the 40's for age.
The Dake catalog's picture from then shows this exact press in the literature. In 1946 they used the code name "Percy" for the model 5 on the shop floor. I guess we'll have to call this press Percy now.
They list the weight at 1780 lbs, and a list price of $453.00, which adjusted for inflation puts it at $6265.14.
Anyone curious just look at toolarchives.com and they have an excellent scan of a 1946 Dake catalog."
We use it mostly for broaching keyways and pressing bearings. Occasionally straightening stuff and general pressing tasks.
The daisy wheel was missing when I originally purchased this press, so I had a few laser cut from 1" plate. The ram stops a tad under 3" short of the table without them, so when they are all there stacked up the press won't bottom out.
I cut a variety of different profiles and cutouts, and they can stack interchangeably so you easily change the shape of the pressing surface.
Its a 5/15 ton compound mandrel press. In "direct" it pushed 5 tons, and when you swap the pin over to "compound" it squashes down 15 tons.
To quote myself from the "new machine day" thread:
"Did a little googling, Dake corp purchased the Atlas Press Co. in 1945. I don't know how long they kept the "Atlas" branding, but I would put this press in the 40's for age.
The Dake catalog's picture from then shows this exact press in the literature. In 1946 they used the code name "Percy" for the model 5 on the shop floor. I guess we'll have to call this press Percy now.
They list the weight at 1780 lbs, and a list price of $453.00, which adjusted for inflation puts it at $6265.14.
Anyone curious just look at toolarchives.com and they have an excellent scan of a 1946 Dake catalog."
We use it mostly for broaching keyways and pressing bearings. Occasionally straightening stuff and general pressing tasks.
The daisy wheel was missing when I originally purchased this press, so I had a few laser cut from 1" plate. The ram stops a tad under 3" short of the table without them, so when they are all there stacked up the press won't bottom out.
I cut a variety of different profiles and cutouts, and they can stack interchangeably so you easily change the shape of the pressing surface.
D45
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^^^^^ nice press
I love the huge working area
I love the huge working area
jeffmoss26
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here is a new one coming out for locksmithing. A1 Manufacturing went out of business and LAB has improved an item that A1 previously made.
https://www.labpins.com/locksmiths/p/ic-pro-150-sfic-capping-press/
https://www.labpins.com/locksmiths/p/ic-pro-150-sfic-capping-press/
Oregon rock crusher
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Really nice big 5/15 Atlas dr clyde. I passed on a big Atlas several years ago and another last summer. Both had pretty significant casting breaks but seldom as I see them I may have to settle for the next one that comes along.
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Here is a sad Greenerd No.3 that I got for $50.
Worked on it a week, as it was jammed. Finally removed the pinion and...
I got screwed. Oh well. Knew it was a pig in a poke, and all I got was the poke.
Peter
Worked on it a week, as it was jammed. Finally removed the pinion and...
I got screwed. Oh well. Knew it was a pig in a poke, and all I got was the poke.
Peter
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Holy smokes. I've never seen one broke across the back. That would not be my first guess for breakage. Bummer about it being junk. 
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Holy smokes. I've never seen one broke across the back. That would not be my first guess for breakage. Bummer about it being junk.
I could be wrong, but that doesn't look like a break, looks more like a high water mark?
I think he's more concerned about the trashed rack and pinion?
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PeterPeter
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Correct. I started electrolyzing just the head, then bought a 35 gal trash barrel. The casting is fine. The rack and pinion are thrashed. The pinion has one tooth gone, and the ones one either side are very thin. I am a feared there’s no coming back. Though the PO has another with a broken head casting that I hope to buy.
Some cool stuff on this page
Hopefully he passes it along at an apologetic price...
Hopefully he passes it along at an apologetic price...
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Location dependent. That doesn't seem like a bad price at all though.
Yeah, it also the first one I've seen that doesn't look like it sat outside in the rain for 20 years. Would a 3R be useable for pressing out control arm bushings and ball joints?
I'd rather pick this up instead of the C clamp type presses.
I'd rather pick this up instead of the C clamp type presses.
Got this Greenerd from a local company; price was right since I only had to transport it. Excellent condition once I got it apart. I used a roller for the lettering as my freehand leaves a lot to be desired.
I've been looking for a plate for it but they are hard to find.
I've been looking for a plate for it but they are hard to find.
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+1 on paint rollers. A lot easier than using grease. The daisy wheel is hard to come by. Of course, you can still buy them from Greenerd, but you might need a bank loan. A gentleman over at OWWM had some made a couple of years ago. Not sure if he has more. They are 7.5” wide. I have located one two hours away, and it is for sale, but the owner is selling a bunch of his deceased dads stuff for mom, and can’t get there and won’t send pictures and can’t ever seem to answer even the simplest questions. Gotta love on line sales.
On a lighter note, I got the arbor press with the broken casting for $100, and the parts were all good. Bought a fan from the PO for $10 while I was there, and sold it on the bay for $85. Love this trade.
Peter