0.5 Ton Arbor Press

This arbor press is a real good press for the price. This is not a precision instrument by an means. But I did not expect super high quality. I hoped for a serviceable small arbor press and that's what I got. The machining was much better than I expected. It was heavily covered in grease for shipping and had to be cleaned thoroughly. There was no debris found in the machined threads on the body of the press, but I cleaned them out anyway. There was no shim between the ram and the adjustment screws through the body so I made one from a scrap of thin sheet metal. (The shim keeps the screws from directly contacting the ram so the they don't gauge the ram.) The base was ever so slightly uneven on the bench. About three passes with a file and it now sits flat on my work bench. I also did the ram "ratchet" mod as seen on YouTube so I can get the handle in position for best leverage. I spent about an hour and a half cleaning up and modding the press. Now it's ready to be used as a fret press in my gutiar building shop. I rated it five stars because this arbor press is better than I expected for $50. In my opinion, any craftsman needs to know how to tweak his tools for best performance. This press is a great basic press for a low price ready to be put to good use with a few tweaks. Spend way more money if you want a high quality press that will still require some user setup. But, if you need a serviceable press that you only use occasionaly than I recommend this one. BTW, the first press arrived broken with obvious shipping damage to the packaging. The vendor shipped this replacement within the same day I reported the return.

The VEVOR 1-Ton Arbor Press punches way above its weight. Solid steel, smooth leverage, and zero wobble—this thing means business. Perfect for pressing bearings, punching, riveting—you name it. Setup took minutes, and it’s been rock-steady ever since. If you want real force without breaking the bank (or your arm), this press is a no-brainer.

Ordered on May 2 and received May 10. VEVOR Arbor Press, 1 Ton Manual Arbor Press, 5.9" Maximum Height, Cast Iron Heavy-duty Manual Desktop Arbor Press, Precision Hand Press for Stamping, Bending, Stretching, Forming ($53.99) Shipping box intact which is impressive for such a heavy-pointy item. Some plywood panels lined the inside of the box and that explains why it arrived in good condition. Very greasy and oily, which is EXPECTED for budget cast iron import. Oil and grease are not only REQUIRED for operation but they prevent corrosion (rust). No rust on the press I received. ALL parts present, nothing missing. First thing I did was disassemble to inspect the parts. Splines on the shaft were cut clean and so were teeth on the ram shaft. No "gibs", just bare adjustment screws to tune out slop. Not unexpected but I didn't want to use the press that way. A little too grindy. I chopped up a few scraps of UHMWPE to make 2 gibs, front and side, for the screws to press on. Cleaned up factory lube and added some "quality heavy bearing grease" to all the moving parts. Installed my UHMWPE gibs and reassembled. NOW the adjustment screws push on the UHMWPE and the ram shaft glides on the UHMWPE. No mechanical slop at all and no more grinding. Press appears to be well built and now operates very smoothly. My only complaint (-1 star) is the press ram-to-base alignment is a little off-center. Another customer has a photo showing the misalignment. Many of the castings are likely to have the same offset. Not a show-stopper here and not bad enough to return. This press will work for me. I'm just disappointed it wasn't a little more centered. It was the CHEAPEST 1-Ton arbor press I could find so imperfections are not a surprise. -1 star from 5 because ram alignment to base is a little off-center. 4 stars overall.

Super and very useful 👌

I bought this as a used item, but it was in newish condition... It is packaged in a box that has internal wood sleeves to protect it during shipping. Also, it's not a big deal, but it definitely has a lot of Grease in certain exposed metal areas. And that's for preserving it from rust and such so it makes total sense and totally appropriate. If I had to do it all over again I would buy this again. One thing is the handle is adequate but I wish it was a little bit more robust. I don't have complete confidence when I try to press it at maximum pressure. Perhaps I may be overdoing it so I'm not really taking off any stars for that. Also, this may not apply to this type of press, but I do wish it came with a type of plate that you could put on there to make the base nice and flat instead of just that little star spinning thing that has holes in it. That would be my only wish is that it came with the metal plate.

I was really skeptical of buying this since some other reviews stated some pretty big issues. However after researching other options I decided to take a gamble. I'm actually pleasantly surprised, this arbor press came shipped in a small wooden crate and there was no damage upon opening it. Assembled easily and have been using it for a month or so now with no issues. Fits great on my teardown table and has been functioning perfectly.

fonctionne très bien 👍

its solid and does the job

It’s a very good product for the money. Perhaps i should have choosen a bigger size

Günstiger Preis für ein starkes Stück!

Works great for a fret press