"Let me move this camera back. I'm tired of buying cameras" hahahaha!! I relate to that so much
@Robinson-Homestead4 жыл бұрын
it does't take long to ruin one.
@cranegantry868 Жыл бұрын
Now I get why those two teeth are ground off, nice modification and thank you for the complete explanation.
@Robinson-Homestead Жыл бұрын
Glad to help
@smhs126210 ай бұрын
i can smell the WD from here, nice work
@Robinson-Homestead10 ай бұрын
Lol thanks for the comment.
@Sandstorm95623 жыл бұрын
Didn't even have to check the "About" to know you're from the great state of PA. That "yins" was a dead giveaway.🤣 Great video man - keep her lit!
@Robinson-Homestead3 жыл бұрын
Lol thanks for the comment Sandstorm.
@bernardopena96653 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate your expertise and your time to show all of your skills and knowledge, I recently become interested in working with leather and I bought the same Arbor press you have, I been modifying mine just like yours and I want to thank you for all the information on your channel.
@Robinson-Homestead3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much glad I could help if you need anything else let me know.
@bernardofernandez61383 жыл бұрын
@@Robinson-Homestead I think I'm good for now, I modified a 3/8 drill chuck last weekend too, I will be trying my stamps in the next few days and try to make some small projects, I'm pretty new working with leather and I have a lot to learn, But I really appreciate you sharing
@TomokosEnterprize6 жыл бұрын
Needing to modify new tools irritates the daylights out of me. I have seen it far too many times. A fine job here by you my friend !
@Robinson-Homestead6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Tomoko's.
@jmgraydz4 жыл бұрын
I mean getting a harbor freight press. Paying 5 percent of what you would a good manufacturer. Then complaining seems really whiny. I'd rather get it dirt cheap then spend a day cleaning it up then pay 20 times the price.
@TomokosEnterprize4 жыл бұрын
@@jmgraydz For those of us that can do it is great. Unfortunately there are soooo many that are just plain ignorant of being able to do that.
@stevanrose7439 Жыл бұрын
I took mine back to harbor freight because I couldn’t get the handle in position to press on anything. I may go get another press from them now that I know how to adjust the handle. Thanks for the mod video.
@Robinson-Homestead Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment glad to help Merry Christmas.
@micrometalworks98443 жыл бұрын
Just ordered one and this is the first thing I'm gonna do when mine arrives
@Robinson-Homestead3 жыл бұрын
It's working great thank you for the comment.
@jeffsmith18303 жыл бұрын
Just got mine. You were right about the crap in the blind holes. Wow.
@Robinson-Homestead3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment Jeff good luck.
@OrionsAnvil3 жыл бұрын
I just got one for Christmas. Now I finally get to tryout some of these mods.😊
@Robinson-Homestead3 жыл бұрын
cool let me know how it goes.
@XTL_prime6 жыл бұрын
I've got to do this. If I'd seen this or thought of it earlier I could have done it today. It's such an obvious idea once you see it.
@Robinson-Homestead6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Harri.
@alexgoodfellow68283 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your mods. I can’t wait for my press to come in and to start working leather with it.
@Robinson-Homestead3 жыл бұрын
Have fun! Alex thanks for the comment.
@sheilabowers75326 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Can’t wait to see the rest of your modifications your friend G-man
@Robinson-Homestead6 жыл бұрын
Thanks G-man.
@redflag19645 жыл бұрын
Will definetly give mine a good clean after seeing this.
@Robinson-Homestead5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching my video.
@ArcticFlies562 жыл бұрын
Good idea passed along. Thank you.
@jmstew6426 жыл бұрын
Right on, did the tooth mode to mine. Works great!
@bentnickel74876 жыл бұрын
Liked this one Kevin, even more than the Unicorn Hair Bow Holder. (-:
@PaulDGreen-bu4iz6 жыл бұрын
Nice modifications! Thank you for sharing!
@beauxtx19594 ай бұрын
EXCELLENT!
@Robinson-Homestead4 ай бұрын
Many thanks!
@bunyanforgings78495 жыл бұрын
Interesting about the grinder gearbox. I bought a grinder from Princess Auto (Canada's equivilant to Harbour Freight) which had a problem getting up to speed. You found no grease? mine the guy must have figured that if a little is good, a lot is better. Literally the gearbox was filled to the rim with grease. I scooped about half of it out after which it started running properly. Really, if you embrace it, buying tools from these companies is kind of like a surprise party with every purchase. Cheers.
@Robinson-Homestead5 жыл бұрын
You are right for sure Axel.
@Pratapushine10 ай бұрын
Nice 👍 innovation
@Robinson-Homestead10 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@garywills56824 жыл бұрын
Gona add a 4 or 5inch machine handle on my opposite side of the handle for easier up stroke to change tools out. Think ill pin it so if needed to clean just pull pin n replace.
@ThePwcj6 жыл бұрын
Good info! Get well.. Thank you and take care.. Paul.
@Leib333 жыл бұрын
I'm helping a friend set up a machine like this, but all your work was completely unnecessary if you're using this machine for only one particular job. If you are doing many different kind of thicknesses of jobs I could see doing this, but all you need to do is remove the pinion shaft and handle and rotate it to the position you want for maximum tension on your part and reinsert it into the arbor in it's new position. No machining necessary. I was shocked at the lack of clean up done when they manufactured these!
@Robinson-Homestead3 жыл бұрын
thanks for watching
@OGRH3 ай бұрын
Why not remove equal material behind the teeth you want remove so you can still skip without losing any press height?!? PS great video!!! Thanks!
@Robinson-Homestead3 ай бұрын
May work thanks for the comment.
@poppadragon20065 жыл бұрын
Great idea. Thanks for sharing.
@gmoose7775 жыл бұрын
Nice modifications, why mess with orins to hold the punches on just get a couple of spare handles off ebay only cost a few dollars and turn the handles down to fit the arbor. for the little one sleeve it up to fit the arbor. don't forget to use the domed out anvil under the snap caps as well as the rivets
@fredir3596 Жыл бұрын
I just finished watching the series. Thanks for all the info. What lube did you use before you put it back together?
@Robinson-Homestead Жыл бұрын
Just a light layer of motor oil.
@garyvolkmann36474 жыл бұрын
I left the retaining collar off so I could move the handle to a better position. I'm going to grind the first 2 teeth off and put the collar back On! Mo betta!
@Robinson-Homestead4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment Gary.
@neffk3 жыл бұрын
...when you buy stuff from Harbor Freight, for some reason they don't take the time to clean up the metal and stuff... Yeah, dude, the reason is price. That's why everything there is so cheap. Think of HF as a place to buy an arbor kit.
@Robinson-Homestead3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@KE4YAL6 жыл бұрын
Great mod thanks for sharing
@Robinson-Homestead6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jerry.
@frankcarrerejr6 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you have a cold. I hope you feel better soon.
@Robinson-Homestead6 жыл бұрын
Feel better Frank thank you my friend.
@williammcguire3rd6 жыл бұрын
Very cool!!
@countrysideshop91184 жыл бұрын
Instead of grinding the teeth off you could grind the flat part of the shaft so you still have full stroke
@Robinson-Homestead4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment Brad.
@TicketTim4 жыл бұрын
@@Robinson-Homestead Brad Valkenburg said "Instead of grinding the teeth off you could grind the flat part of the shaft so you still have full stroke" What do you think Mr. Robinson, would that work?
@Robinson-Homestead4 жыл бұрын
@@TicketTim I'm not sure the rod would go up far enough to skip.
@wallaceknifeworkshomestead5 жыл бұрын
Great video! Im doing the same to mine!
@denniscliff20713 жыл бұрын
I think that these presses were manufactured in a cave in China. I would love to hear a comment on this machine's lack of mechanical advantage with the lever arm provided. This is basically a rack and pinion arrangement.
@Robinson-Homestead3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment Dennis.
@w.scottsherman13589 ай бұрын
Why would it make any difference where they were manufactured in China? Their still from China. Also they only cost at the time of this video 40 bucks! What can you produce equal to this press for 40 bucks and make money? Also if you cannot figure out how to manipulate the force bar then you should probably refrain from your mechanical adventures! Ever heard of a cheater? It's a pipe, a length of your choosing, which is slipped over the force bar to enable more force to be applied. Usually called a force multiplyer. 😚😁
@dianeharrell8175 жыл бұрын
Kevin, would you please tell me what the throat distance is on this arbor with the ram raised all the way up and the base plate removed? I need one that will allow at least 8” clearance for a particular use, but it doesn’t have to be super heavy duty, so I don’t want to have to buy a 2-ton or larger.
@Robinson-Homestead5 жыл бұрын
5 to 6 inchs thank you for the comment Diane.
@mten89656 жыл бұрын
I like that WD-40 good for wasp nest to👍😎
@perroblanco494 жыл бұрын
Kevin Robinson, are both ends of the ram the same?
@Robinson-Homestead4 жыл бұрын
I think so.
@JustinAlexanderBell3 жыл бұрын
Instead of cutting the teeth, why not cut above them?
@Robinson-Homestead3 жыл бұрын
It may work out not sure
@paulrward5 жыл бұрын
OK, at 10:58 you are 'scrubbing' back and forth with the file. A file only cuts in ONE direction - when you scrub it back and forth, you are dulling the teeth on the back stroke, and ruining the file. There are a couple of good filing videos on You Tube that are worth watching.
@Robinson-Homestead5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Paul.
@honeycuttracing3 жыл бұрын
Typical Chinessium, rushed to make it, dirty as hell and usually never symmetrical-parrell machining