1 Ton Leather Clicker Press for LESS than $100 

Thanks for sharing this. Not sure if you know this already but... When using various height dies/stamps with the same press... you sometimes need to reposition the working arm to get the angle correct for the best leverage when making the cut/stamp. This will also help to keep your arm and shoulder healthy by pulling from the best angle and reaching the bottom of your throw without straining your body. . What I learned and have done with my arbor press is this... -Grind/machine out two teeth on the toothed pressing bar (take your time, keep the heat low, perhaps using a cooling fluid also). -Load the end of the presser bar so that space you created by removing the two teeth, is at the bottom. . -To adjust the handle starting point for your best leverage and starting angle... rotate your working arm to drive the pressing bar upwards until the toothed gear of the arm starts skipping due to the space you created when you removed the two teeth from the bar. -Rotate the working arm until it's at the best starting point so when you reach your die, you are pulling downward from an angle that gives you the best leverage without putting your arm and shoulder into a poor position and losing efficiency of your press/cut while saving the health of your shoulder, arm and wrist. . Hope that came out making sense! lol

*Works perfectly for my use as a heated press **MyBest.Tools** Space between the ram jack and the base is a little tight. Make sure you set the ram jack arm so that it's in a position for you to get maximum leverage on whatever you're pressing. You may have to unbolt the front plate of the press and realign the ram in the teeth so that the arm is not at an awkward angle when fully cranked down.Other than aligning the ram in the teeth with the crank arm this .5 ton arbor press comes out of the box pretty much ready to use.*

Great how-to video. Thank you for sharing your experience.

Thanks for this video. I just got this set up. Works wonders with the dies!

Outstanding !! I will absolutely get one of these. The only thing I think I will go with cheaper pre made dies to start with. Thank you so much for your help!! You do amazing work!

Holy crap! Such awesomeness! Brilliant! Thank you for posting!!

Well this is gon help me out so much on time cutting! Thanks for the video!!

LIFESAVER!!! I'll be following your lead on this one for sure!

I love this creative solution! Thank you very much for the detailed explanation!

Thank You so much for the vid!! Genius absolutely!!! But I can’t find the 20 ton Harbor freight press conversion vid that you’re talking about. I know this is very old vid but it’s still would really help me out since I have a 20 ton harbor freight press. Thanks again have a great one.

Awesome video man! I already have a 1 ton press for stamping but I'm sure I can make it do both

Thanks for another great video... Keep up the good work...

Thanks for showing the cutting capacity. I've seen some videos where all they do is a couple small hole punches or setting rivets.

Awesome. Just got this arbor press about a month ago and was researching ways to make a bigger base/cutting area for dies. This is what ill do until i can afford the mighty wonder clicker press.

Exactly what I’m looking to do for my press thanks for the tips man !!!

That pop is so satisfying 😂 Very clever idea, Thank you so much!

Very useful video, as you stated clicker presses are incredibly expensive.

Just ordered a press. Gonna set it up just like this. Thank you!

Wow. Great video. Thanks

Thanks a Lot... Clicker press, stamping press, 🙏🙏🙏.... Rivet & hole punch also will do with modifications in Ram...

Well, well well, A $60 press huh, my wife gets my belts from Tandy leather and stamps my name in them along with little wolf Figueres, well were both too old now and a leather press is something liek $400, I need a press for my garage anyway so why not, thanks for eth video, my wife forwarded it to me, and, I have been looking at that very press

Thanks for this!. Your amazing!💪🏽🤙🏽

Just started leather working in October, and I got that press for xmas to try just that. Thanks for the video.

Genius.

Very nice! Now a subscriber.

Nice video on the new addition to the shop! My question now is ...... what are you doing with the larger press ?

Thank you sir!

Nice One.

Good!

Great video dude! Any chance you can share the link for the steel plate? I’m having trouble finding it. Thanks!

Thanks for posting. Do you think this machinery combination will work on very thin PVC material? Like the plastic found on cheap 3 ring binders?

Great video and well put together! Can i please know where you bought the extended bar?

Keep the handle and slide a 3 ft length of 1/2 black pipe over it. More rigid and will not flex.

how about a if you a put a big ass tamp under the pressure?

Nice 👍🏻 Where can I find info on how those dies are made?

I have this arbor press already, but do you. Think a setup like this would work for bulk fabric cutting instead of leather?

Can you set rivets, snaps, spots? Hole punch, stamping ? 😀

Did you try it out with the stock handle to see if you could get adequate leverage?

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Can you do a follow up video about that Chinese shoe patcher machine.

could you attach the steel plate directly to the arbor press? either by magnets, weld, etc?

Maybe my die is dull. Using same brand of press and purchased the bar from the provided link. Won't really cut and the bar starts to bend when I pull hard. Best I can do is make an outline in the leather. Easier and deeper than tracing a pattern but not doing what I had hoped.

I know this video is older but hopefully someone can answer my question. Where would I find the steel plates. Idk if any metal shops and how thick should they be? Secondly will any cutting board do?

This unit is no longer available from HF, do you have any other recommendations?

Issue I had was when pressing coasters out with dies… my OEM bar bent.. have you noticed any warp or permanent bowing to your bar from Lowe’s?

Did you try any 8-9oz? I was wondering if it harder to cut.

I'd bought a 1ton press. I'm a jeans maker. I'd like to emboss my logo onto leather patches. Would adding a longer arm/bar work, or would I need a heat press machine? I'm new to the process, obviously. Please advise when you can.

Itemize all materials. As an example, the ram foot is $50.00.

It the press was heavier u think. I can do it in one cut? Instead of multiple

Bolts. Bigger bolts

Those are wider than 1x4 more like 1x4 1/2

you can get steel rule cutting die where the blade are set in wood and will last you forever I would fasten your metal plates to the machine and everything has to be level once your plates are fastened you can use .25 clear plex to cut on but you have to have table level yo can do this with paper under the plex. if you need more explanation get back to me

Just buy a damn clidker!lol