picked up this we beasty

[pete23]

ello. bit of a long shot, but I got hold of this little loverly a few days back.

 

just wondering if any of you chaps have any tools knocking about for one of them or some pics you have of home made tooling???

 

cheers, pete,

 

its a Norton NO.6

[mendiplogs]

ello. bit of a long shot, but I got hold of this little loverly a few days back.

 

just wondering if any of you chaps have any tools knocking about for one of them or some pics you have of home made tooling???

 

cheers, pete,

 

its a Norton NO.6

 

HI PETE i will ask my mate he will no mate thanks jon

[Brushcutter]

Nice press. You'll never have a bent guide bar again.

[pete23]

HI PETE i will ask my mate he will no mate thanks jon

 

cheers jon, theres a few nice ones come up on fleabay but fetch good money, not a prob to make my own just after a few ideas or a cheap buy haha:biggrin:

[pete23]

Nice press. You'll never have a bent guide bar again.

 

lol, be good for all sorts once I get a bench made for it,

[log on tommy]

lol, be good for all sorts once I get a bench made for it,

 

bet you find yourself very short of offers to lift it onto said bench. looks like theres a bit of weight to it

[Stubby]

One of the most useful tools is the fly press . Back in the day I was putting new " ring gears " on fly wheels for people . ( before the pre engaged starter )

[openspaceman]

One of the most useful tools is the fly press .

 

What advantages over a pump up hydraulic press apart from speed?

[PeteB]

There must be two or three of these at GreenMech factory!

[peatff]

I used to work on these at a boiler factory years ago, it was looked on as an instrument of torture when you were punching holes in boiler frames on piece work. If you were really going for it sometimes the counterweight flew off and it was like a bowling ball running down the shop floor.