C W Burfle posted:So it sounds like the point of having the HH-1004 and the HH-1062 is really to provide better clearance of body parts, .
Not really. They close down the throat. Without them, the cups would be too far apart.
My arbor press' ram goes all the way down flush with the base, so closing down the throat would never be an issue. But pressing a steamer wheel back on while the engine is still mounted in the body might require some extra clearance that the extensions would provide. Haven't done that yet, just surmising......
I am asking my machinist friend to build a staking anvil that will sit under the 601-101, and 200 series ALCO motors to provide support to allow me to re-splay the top plate of the aluminum frame.
I use a rectangular block of steel that fits between the wheels. Works fine on postwar motors.
Agreed on postwar - on my MPC truck, the little plastic protrusions I am dodging by milling out the block are pockets for the hinging of the collector arms.Thanks! Good to hear from someone who has actually used his press - I'm getting there!!!
