Building a Wad Punch Arbor Press Adaptor
Olly from @ollysworkshop has been in touch to ask if I'd like to be part of this year's advent calendar series of workshop videos, by contributing a little film of my own to his new guest channel feature. I was flattered to be asked, and was only too pleased to support the project!
If you’re any sort of home machinist, maker, DIYer, inventor, hacker, repairer or general tinkerer be sure to pay him a visit and see what else is on offer this year (and if you don't celebrate Christmas, fear not as any association is minimal -it's just an excuse for a bunch of workshop videos!)
In this film I make an experimental arbor press adaptor for my @maunindustries metric wad punch set. It’s not intended to replace the hammer driven handle, but to be an alternative to play with when the need arises for a different application method.
00:00 ~ Ollsworkshop 2023 Advent Calendar
00:15 ~ Wad Punch Kit
01:27 ~ An Idea to Try Something Different
01:54 ~ A Touch of TIG?
01:40 ~ Making the Attachment Box
03:00 ~ The Only Critical Part?
04:07 ~ Single Pointing Left and Right Handed Threads
05:09 ~ Making the Spring Loaded Plunger Part
08:14 ~ Tailstock Die Holder
09:20 ~ Rotary Broaching a 6 Sided Hole
10:10 ~ Final Assembly and Testing
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Post Upload Update:
At the start of this project I contacted the manufacturer of the wad punches to see what the handle thread actually was. Their reply was both quick and helpful, but found its way into the spam folder and I've only just found it! In case you were wondering, this was their response:
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All our wad punches, all sizes, are tapped 5/8” BSF (this is 14TPI).
The handle has a 5/8” BSF thread in a truncated form turned to 0.595” diameter, + or - 0.005” (14.97mm-15.24mm).
The truncated form allows for easier and quicker changing between punches.
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So if you were to embark on a similar project, I've proven a metric thread is close enough, but if you want to do it properly it's actually imperial!
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Nicely done Cheers
British tool companies remind me of the fire extinguisher from the IT crowd
Very nice!
Thank you Matt for supporting Olly and for posting such an inspiring build. 👏👏👍😀
Ollie has encouraged a new RM video! Its christmas boyos!
Excellent video.
Nice simple but useful and well documented video as always. Well done and thank you.
Great job mate
Two mods to consider for your arbor press: 1) Remove the crank arm and add a 1/2" or larger square drive hole for a ratchet. 2) Add a short crank wheel to the left side.
@TheRecreationalMachinist
6 ай бұрын
Good plan. Thanks!
That was great! 👏🏼
Well done as always - we miss you lad !
Enjoyed the video, as always. I use a press to cut discs and washers from nitrile etc. I've found a toggle press to work so much better than the arbor press. 😊
nice filming of the welding part
Hello Matt, Excellent addon to your arbor press... Enjoyable viewing, thank you. Take care. Paul,,
Nice! I acquired a Boehm punch set, I think it was made in France. Did similar, machined an adapter but made mine to fit in an impact press. Allows more control on cutting force than an arbor press when making quantity. My Boehm set can hold pairs of punches so didn't need a center pin. Your adapter is far more advanced than mine.
great video Matt👍👍 Nice to see the lathe threading opposite way to normal, not many show that unless doing left hand threads, yours truly included.!!! I need a decent set of punches the ones i use are usually one off hand made or a cheapo far eastern set thats about as much use as a chocolate teapot, however they do eventually help me on my away when needed.🤣🤣👍👍 I'm on the look out for a decent set now and the adaptor is on my ever increasing lists of to do!🤔🤔 merry xmas🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅 atb Kev
@TheRecreationalMachinist
6 ай бұрын
Cheers Kev. Thanks for watching 👍 🇬🇧
Nicely done Matt. I like the idea of using the arbor press for wad punches, and I've only ever seen the simple wad punches, never a set like yours. Looks like a handy thing to have!
Good idea to use the arbor press. After all, it's made to press things :)
Interesting build. Many years ago we had a similar press in the shop that we used to assemble press fit knobs and shafts. We bored a 1/2" hole in the end of the ram an inch or so deep with tapped holes in the front for set screws. Then we could make simple tools that fit in the end and were held by the set screws. On the press we had the ram would work from either end so if needed we could turn the ram over to have a solid end to push with. Thanks for sharing, enjoy the season and all the best for the new year.
Christmas came early, thx for sharing!
Good morning!! Very well presented video and enjoyable to watch, A great addition to your workshop, well done!!. Have a great Christmas
It is an elegant solution, thank you for sharing. Happy holidays!
Brilliant solution I reckon, incredibly satisfying spin when winding the chuck type part on, well done! 👏 But wait, the Hex broach... there lies witchcraft! Still can't get my head round that black magic! 🤯
Well modified Matt, and a very well produced video as always! Merry Christmas to you and your family from Scotland 🏴
@TheRecreationalMachinist
6 ай бұрын
Cheers Jon. Wishing you all the best!
As a founding member, Welcome to the Gentleman’s club of bloody awful TIG welders.
@TheRecreationalMachinist
6 ай бұрын
Brilliant 😂