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06-04-2024, 12:24 AM
Alright, I checked with the machine shop and they said that to make a tool for the cambion would cost $100 in heat-treating alone if I wanted hardened steel like the cambion tool I showed them. Soft steel, $150 at least because of the time to measure and program a CNC machine to make the part. Basically, while they are entirely capable of making it, it's not economical for me to do a one-off. Ebay's $100 price tags are looking a bit better now...
I checked out the 1 1/2 ton press, and it's in pretty good nick so I bought that and returned the other one with the off-center hole. I appreciate the seller offering to take it back, it's helping me stretch my project funds further. The old press was a Model 00, the "new" one is a 1990's Model Y. No missing parts that I can tell, and the ram is much more stable then the Model 00 I just returned (probably due to missing parts?). It also has a solid table under the ram instead of a cutout, and it's square. The ram face has some light wear on the sides making it not square on the edges, but the majority (and center) of the face is square. Now, I decide whether I buy a tool for the cambion on ebay or the magnet chuck for the arbor press.
I checked out the 1 1/2 ton press, and it's in pretty good nick so I bought that and returned the other one with the off-center hole. I appreciate the seller offering to take it back, it's helping me stretch my project funds further. The old press was a Model 00, the "new" one is a 1990's Model Y. No missing parts that I can tell, and the ram is much more stable then the Model 00 I just returned (probably due to missing parts?). It also has a solid table under the ram instead of a cutout, and it's square. The ram face has some light wear on the sides making it not square on the edges, but the majority (and center) of the face is square. Now, I decide whether I buy a tool for the cambion on ebay or the magnet chuck for the arbor press.
