GregD
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I was wondering through a local pawn shop and found this little press.
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Anyone know what it's original use was???
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Anyone know what it's original use was???
My $10 Pen Press
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crash
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yes.. i have one as well.. its a beer bottle capper.. fondly used by many a home brewer..
i'll have to search for mine.. great idea..
i have that same press...
i'll have to search for mine.. great idea..
i have that same press...
jdavis
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Great idea. I have a PSI press. I am an auctioneer and have two of these bottle presses. Great idea. Thanks for sharing.
GregD
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You guys are just tooooo smart!!!!
Fred in NC
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Wow, looks like a good press for pens!
penhead
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WoW..the things I learn on this site..never even knew there was such a thing [:0][
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]dougle40
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Well Crash and Greg beat me to it . I used that quite a bit while I was in the Navy and living in Nova Scotia . Nothing like storing a freshly capped case of beer behind the wood stove and being rudely awakened in the middle of the night to the sound of bottle caps popping !! LOL
KKingery
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Looks like you found a great deal! And, if you ever make your own beer, you have it made with that too!
woodscavenger
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so what were you "wondering" in the pawn shop. Were you wondering how good of a deal you were getting? I love pawn shops. My large drill press cost me $30 from one.
GregD
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I was "wondering" how I was going to make a pen press.
It came with a dozen bottle caps.
Works great for pens.
It came with a dozen bottle caps.
Works great for pens.
esheffield
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You guys must have better pawn shops than the ones I've been in. The last one I went in was WAY expensive. Only halfway decent deal was a big Porter-Cable plunge router for $100 that looked almost unused, just some light surface rust on the metal parts. But otherwise most of the stuff looked very used/abused for prices close to new. Esp. some old computers. Crazy.
Used to make Root beer as a kid.
I knew what that was the first I saw it.
We used different blocks of wood for diffent sized bottles.
The capper I used was a cst iron one my Dad had when he was a kid.
Iwas too busy drinking Beer as an adult to bother making it.
always wanted to. Never did.
Now after being sober for a a couple of 24 hrs.I don't want to bother if I can't be in charge of "quality control".
I knew what that was the first I saw it.
We used different blocks of wood for diffent sized bottles.
The capper I used was a cst iron one my Dad had when he was a kid.
Iwas too busy drinking Beer as an adult to bother making it.
always wanted to. Never did.
Now after being sober for a a couple of 24 hrs.I don't want to bother if I can't be in charge of "quality control".
Gary
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LOL...I haven't seen one of those in 40 years!
jkirkb94
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Fantastic deal! Kirk[8D]
Fleabit
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Sweet! I have a new mission in life....pawn shopping!
GregD
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I'm not all that crazy about pawn shops. You really got to watch what you buy. A lot of it is junk. I hit them once a month or so just to see if they have anything I can use. Every now and then I come away with a deal.
rtgleck
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wow.. that's a crazy great find. I'll have to watch for one of those. The one I have clamps onto the bottle and presses down so wouldn't work for pens. But your certainly will.
Gregory Huey
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I remember them from 40 to 50 years ago. I also remember the belly ache you wood get from the root beer when it was still green and the sound of those caps blowing off bottles. Part of the good ole days.
This is very similar to the capper I use for my homebrew...
I've thought about converting it to a pen press, but I need to keep the bottle capping functionality, so I've stuck with my drill press as a pen press so far.
This one happens to be at a shop local to me, but I'm sure it's available anywhere homebrew supplies are sold. Or you could buy it online here...
[urlhttp://www.morebeer.com/product.html?product_id=15676[/url]
I didn't look for a better price, so it might be available cheaper elsewhere.
I've thought about converting it to a pen press, but I need to keep the bottle capping functionality, so I've stuck with my drill press as a pen press so far.
This one happens to be at a shop local to me, but I'm sure it's available anywhere homebrew supplies are sold. Or you could buy it online here...
[urlhttp://www.morebeer.com/product.html?product_id=15676[/url]
I didn't look for a better price, so it might be available cheaper elsewhere.
NO reason you couldn't do both with it.
Turn an insert for the plunger, have it stand a little "proud".Use a rare earth magnet top keep it seated in the plunger section while pressing pens.
Block of wood on the bottom when pressing pens.
The holes in the colum look like it has maore than enough adjustability.
Turn an insert for the plunger, have it stand a little "proud".Use a rare earth magnet top keep it seated in the plunger section while pressing pens.
Block of wood on the bottom when pressing pens.
The holes in the colum look like it has maore than enough adjustability.
Thumbs
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<b>Rolf</b>, that price doesn't seem that bad for a device that can be so easily modified for special use as <b>Eagle</b> has described. I got one of the last presses* from Grizzly that is like the one in jwoodwright's (Oh,I hate to say this![B)]) <b><u>album</u></b>. And even though it was discontinued, I think I paid a bit more than that. This looks like a good solution for someone looking for this type of press.
* <b>I guess they were originally supposed to be paper punches but they work great for pen presses!</b>
* <b>I guess they were originally supposed to be paper punches but they work great for pen presses!</b>
For anyone else who is looking for a ($10.00) press,I ahve seen them at flea markets quite often.
Even if they are not as adjustable as the one pictured, a riser could easily be made to elevate the lower section.
(Thumbs, IIRC I paid $20.00 delivered for my grizz press)
Even if they are not as adjustable as the one pictured, a riser could easily be made to elevate the lower section.
(Thumbs, IIRC I paid $20.00 delivered for my grizz press)
Thumbs
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Urk! That ticks me off! I went to the local store picked up the only one there and said, "How much?" They said they said they couldn't sell it because it was discontinued and to be returned to their main distribution center for disposal with all the other odds and ends. Duh?
Well, I finally got them to sell it to me, only took about a half hour. Memory strikes me that it was in the thirty dollar range though! [!] I still can't complain, I paid for it and thought it was a good deal at the time![]
Well, I finally got them to sell it to me, only took about a half hour. Memory strikes me that it was in the thirty dollar range though! [
!] I still can't complain, I paid for it and thought it was a good deal at the time![]wee willie
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darn ,think I sold mine at a yard sale a couple of years ago when I went to a draft system.
Fangar
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Hmmm. Here's mine...
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