I'dG84that
Plastic
- Joined
- May 24, 2020
- Location
- Kansas City
I thought you guys might be interested in seeing my lightly restored Weaver press. It's a purely mechanical system that uses a large hand wheel riding on ball bearings to drive a giant ACME lead screw. The lever arm drops down and ratchets along the hand wheel to get to it's full 28-ton rating. Additionally the entire screw/wheel system can be moved with a rack and pinon similar to an arbor press. This one appears to have lived a long life as shown by the amount of wear present on the casting pivoting around a steel pin. Luckily it'll live out an easy retirement in my home shop. The round press plates are the original cast iron pieces.