GaryB Report post Posted November 17, 2016 Modified one ton harbor freight arbor press which will accept most all crafttools with a shaft diameter of 7/16" with auxiliary fence attachment. Not my design, seen it on youtube and had to make one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Double Daddy Report post Posted November 17, 2016 Very nice! And nice tool holders and work bench, as well...from what I can see :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GaryB Report post Posted November 17, 2016 Thanks DD, the leather press works beyond expectation, the ability to do border stamping is quick and painless. I also made another fence for the ability to border stamp round and odd shaped leather projects. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheModifier Report post Posted November 17, 2016 Did you grind the bottom 2 teeth off to make it adjustable? We did and love the fact you can reposition the handle to something comfortable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybopp Report post Posted November 17, 2016 There is a thread on here somewhere which shows a useful spring modification to pull the handle and ram back up ... Haven't modified mine but will eventually since it looks useful!. Bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GaryB Report post Posted November 17, 2016 No Themodifier I did not remove the 2 teeth wasn't sure if I wanted to do that but am now reconsidering the idea. The other thing that I wanted to do is to find a machinist and have brass bushings made with a O.D of 7/16" and a I.D in 4 different sizes to accommodate the different sizes handles on the craftools. They still fit in the 7/16" hole in the ram but felt the bushings would be a added feature. Billybopp, I have looked at several ideas for a spring return but not sure if I want to add that as of yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheModifier Report post Posted November 18, 2016 drilling a hole with a set screw may also be useful to assist holding the tools in the ram. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garypl Report post Posted November 18, 2016 I bought bushings at Lowes to fit in my arbor press - they have several inner diameter sizes that should work for you and will be much less expensive than having brass bushings machined! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GaryB Report post Posted November 18, 2016 That is exactly how I accomplished that Themodifier, drilled a 7/16" hole in the bottom of the ram 1" deep and then crossed drilled and tapped 10/32 hole with allen screw. Garypl, very interesting about the bushings at lowes, I never even thought about trying lowes, thanks for the heads up! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garypl Report post Posted November 19, 2016 Let me know if you find what you need - I think I drilled a 3/8" hole in the ram and I know they have 3/8" bushings at Lowes. Good luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wladams Report post Posted November 22, 2016 That is really nice. Do you have a pic of the fence for odd shaped projects? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
