Stamping With An Arbor Press

[Rayban]

Rayban, nice work.

I can squirrel together a piece of 1/2" square stock and some strap(no machinist nearby). Can you show how the magnets are placed under there?

This is good stuff yall. Looks like I might be able to do some stamping afterall

Here ya be....these magnets are 3/8" in dia. and 1/16" thick....and they are STRONG!!

[Shorts]

Thanks!

[LilRay]

This would be perfect for me. I have a hard time holding stamps straight.(Disabled). Especially if the guide fence could be made movable for things like basket stamps. No more crooked half impressions or twisted stamps between strikes.

I'd like to know if your friend might make another of these for profit.

Let me know;).

God Bless, Ray

[leathervan]

I have a 3/8 chuck that I can use on my press and it works well.

I need a 1/2 inch for the larger leather punches.

These normally have a single left hand thread screw that locks them onto the shaft.

http://www.google.co...ed=0CDMQ8wIwAg#

How do you attack the chuck to arbor steel square piece(the piece where a hole would be drilled to fit the stamp handle)

[Half Goat]

How do you attack the chuck to arbor steel square piece(the piece where a hole would be drilled to fit the stamp handle)

I'd like to ressurrect this, anyone know how to fit a chuck to an arbor press?

[Tree Reaper]

You can buy the chuck if you don't have a spare one kicking around, they have a threaded hole in the back and this one happens to be a Jacobs 3/8 chuck with a 3/8-24 right hand threaded hole.

A 3/8-24 bolt with the head cut off or 3/8-24 threaded rod is cut to length and then turned into the 3/8-24 hole in the ram, add a flat washer and screw the chuck onto the threaded portion of the rod protruding from the bottom of the ram.

I also have the short adapters for the stamps where I can take the chuck out and screw in the adapter that I had threaded to 3/8-24.

[Half Goat]

You can buy the chuck if you don't have a spare one kicking around, they have a threaded hole in the back and this one happens to be a Jacobs 3/8 chuck with a 3/8-24 right hand threaded hole.

A 3/8-24 bolt with the head cut off or 3/8-24 threaded rod is cut to length and then turned into the 3/8-24 hole in the ram, add a flat washer and screw the chuck onto the threaded portion of the rod protruding from the bottom of the ram.

I also have the short adapters for the stamps where I can take the chuck out and screw in the adapter that I had threaded to 3/8-24.

Thanks that's really helpful! I'll be buying an arbor press soon and this is a must-do for me

[Tree Reaper]

You will lose some height with a smaller press when using a chuck so keep that in mind when choosing a press.It's also worthwhile having the adapter for the stamps if you still find one.

[TinkerTailor]

Thanks that's really helpful! I'll be buying an arbor press soon and this is a must-do for me

Pawn shops usually have lots of drills to choose from. You are looking for big as possible, as beat up as possible but with the nicest chuck, preferably jacobs. I once got a 1/2 inch milwaulkee drill for 30 bux with concrete splatters all over it but with perfect chuck. I bought it to replace the chuck on my own drill which had chowdered its guts. A new jacobs chuck was probably 10 times that.

[rjqhall]

Do you think you could use an Arbor press with cutting dies? Almost like a manual clicker press? Is there such a thing?

[Rayban]

Do you think you could use an Arbor press with cutting dies? Almost like a manual clicker press? Is there such a thing?

Yes, but it has to be in the 6-12 ton range....depending on the size of the die. There's an old thread on here somewhere showing some.