Palmgren’s Ratcheting Arbor Press
The press offers more clearance over the table to press large items.
Posted: March 8, 2022
Made from sturdy, cast iron construction, the Ratcheting Arbor Press from Palmgren features a removable machined steel anvil with four slot positions. The arm provides an optimal leverage position with a consistent application of force. It also offers more clearance over the table for broaching and pressing large items. It is counterweighted for rapid handle return. The rugged steel ram, driven by a machined pinion, is reversable with one end solid and the other end has a hole and magnet to hold bits and tools. The 100-year-old Palmgren is a C.H. Hanson® brand.
- Sturdy, cast-iron construction
- Rugged steel ram is driven by a machined pinion
- Base drilled for mounting on a bench or pedestal
- Includes three piece bit set – 1 pointed, 1 round and 1 square end bit, and a removable steel anvil
- The base is machine to hold the three bit set
Delivers the heavy force needed for riveting, squeezing, punching, bending, and other pressing applications. Removable machined steel anvil provides accurate work support in four slot positions. Depth stop securely clamps to the ram and withstands full pressure. A lockable fine adjustment adjusting screw accurately limits the depth of the ram stroke.
Punches or tools may be added to the end of the ram with the aid of a magnetic insert. The ram is reversible with one end solid and the other end with a hole and magnet to hold bits and tools.
