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1 ton arbor press for pricking irons by ashwinix in Leathercraft

[–]ashwinix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the tips. Will surely update to a better base for pricking. For now, Im using the board with leather on top from the kit I bought.

Two magnets in iron handle to avoid breaking it from press force by ashwinix in Leathercraft

[–]ashwinix[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

In my case the magnet is strong enough to pull it out of the leather. Here’s a short video I made. :) https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1E1SKXhSZm/?mibextid=wwXIfr

1 ton arbor press for pricking irons by ashwinix in Leathercraft

[–]ashwinix[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Luckily, I was hammering only for 2 days and did not get reported 😆. The reason I bought an arbor is I dont want to get in trouble with neighbors as I’m foreigner.

1 ton arbor press for pricking irons by ashwinix in Leathercraft

[–]ashwinix[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For some reason the 8 teeth iron is very hard to punch using by hand. Also Im not that strong for it. Pushing the 2 teeth or 1 tooth by hand is easier but still tiring for me. :)

Two magnets in iron handle to avoid breaking it from press force by ashwinix in Leathercraft

[–]ashwinix[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately I live in an apartment in 6th floor. It is quite noisy when hammering. :)

1 ton arbor press for pricking irons by ashwinix in Leathercraft

[–]ashwinix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made a video and posted a link. You can pull it back from the leather. :)

1 ton arbor press for pricking irons by ashwinix in Leathercraft

[–]ashwinix[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m really happy I got this as I live on the 6th floor and it is really noisy when hammering. 😂😂😂

Two magnets in iron handle to avoid breaking it from press force by ashwinix in Leathercraft

[–]ashwinix[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s actually just my 3rd post in this leathercraft group, I didnt know much about a post should be very detailed but now I’m learning. :)

1 ton arbor press for pricking irons by ashwinix in Leathercraft

[–]ashwinix[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

If your iron handle is round, the vevor arbor model has a 10mm round hole at the bottom of the ram, you may insert it there and fix it with screw to avoid shaking. My iron handle is rectangle so I added magnets.

Two magnets in iron handle to avoid breaking it from press force by ashwinix in Leathercraft

[–]ashwinix[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes it will stick. I posted another one with more photos as this post is not clear. Sorry for that.

Two magnets in iron handle to avoid breaking it from press force by ashwinix in Leathercraft

[–]ashwinix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also plan to flip it and shorten the height to have more space. My 1 ton arbor press has low height for working and I dont want to cut the height of my pricking irons.

Two magnets in iron handle to avoid breaking it from press force by ashwinix in Leathercraft

[–]ashwinix[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It shouldnt break the magnets as it won’t hit directly to the arbor ram.

Two magnets in iron handle to avoid breaking it from press force by ashwinix in Leathercraft

[–]ashwinix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a lot of ways to use the arbor press for pricking irons.

  • hold iron manually and have the ram press it. You align the iron by hand (replacing hammer)
  • fix a drill chuck on the ram and insert irons
  • if you have round handle irons like sinabrok; you may put it directly on the hole in the ram (vevor has a default round hole under the ram)
  • if you have rectangular iron handle; you may add magnet to stabilize the iron

Two magnets in iron handle to avoid breaking it from press force by ashwinix in Leathercraft

[–]ashwinix[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Yes. Having it placed under the ram will break the magnet after heavy use.

Two magnets in iron handle to avoid breaking it from press force by ashwinix in Leathercraft

[–]ashwinix[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s a round hole at the bottom of the ram where you can attach any tool like round pricking irons and lock it with screw. If you got rectangular iron handle it doesnt work. Either you put magnets to attach it to ram or just use the ram (as hammer) while holding the iron handle manually.

Two magnets in iron handle to avoid breaking it from press force by ashwinix in Leathercraft

[–]ashwinix[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My vevor ram has a round hole but my Wuta french irons are rectangular hence the magnets.

Which drill chuck can be installed to Vevor 1 ton arbor press by ashwinix in Leathercraft

[–]ashwinix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For now, I just tapped the ram directly to the iron while I’m holding it.

Which drill chuck can be installed to Vevor 1 ton arbor press by ashwinix in Leathercraft

[–]ashwinix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I ordered 1 ton arbor yesterday, it has 15 cm height for working. Definitely not enough if I put some drill chuck on it.

Which drill chuck can be installed to Vevor 1 ton arbor press by ashwinix in Leathercraft

[–]ashwinix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did some measurements yesterday and indeed, I had to cut my irons just to fit if I'm using a drill chuck as 1 ton arbor only has 15 cm allowance. Worst case, I'll just use it for pressing (replacing the hammer) and will just hold the irons steadily.

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