Robert Hayward
01-26-2024, 1:32 PM
I do the occasional segmented turning and have long thought I wanted a ring press. Even went so far as buying an acme threaded rod to build a ring press. The rod still sits against the wall in the tube it shipped in.
I do some metal work and needed a piece of aluminum flat stock this morning. The close by steel supply house also has a scrap metal side. In the back of where they buy scrap they have two 50' trailers they put useable scrap in to sell. Before going to the new metal side I walked out back to check the trailers for cheaper than new and spotted the pictured press. Spent less on the entire press than I did on the acme rod with shipping. They told me its intended use was as an apple press. No apples growing around Tampa that I have ever heard of. So this must have come down here with one of our snowbirds. Thanks for bringing it. If it does not work out I am not out much $ so I consider it a good find.
I do some metal work and needed a piece of aluminum flat stock this morning. The close by steel supply house also has a scrap metal side. In the back of where they buy scrap they have two 50' trailers they put useable scrap in to sell. Before going to the new metal side I walked out back to check the trailers for cheaper than new and spotted the pictured press. Spent less on the entire press than I did on the acme rod with shipping. They told me its intended use was as an apple press. No apples growing around Tampa that I have ever heard of. So this must have come down here with one of our snowbirds. Thanks for bringing it. If it does not work out I am not out much $ so I consider it a good find.