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Old 01-29-2018, 08:03 AM
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of this press please


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Old 01-29-2018, 08:29 AM
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I use a press similar to that for metal I.D tags. The one we use presses a lead collar around thin wire rope.
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Old 01-29-2018, 08:30 AM
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Nutcracker
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Old 01-29-2018, 08:42 AM
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I think my wife just ordered one from wife.com.
I think it is called a "ball buster"!!
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Old 01-29-2018, 09:58 AM
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reload press

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Old 01-29-2018, 10:34 AM
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Looks like a standard press for rivets, either aluminum or copper. The threaded end changes the length of pull as the rivet stem is domed over a washer with each pull.

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Old 01-29-2018, 10:49 AM
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Its a Duke's pecan cracker.

https://www.amazon.com/Nut-Cracker-D.../dp/B000FNK8JK
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Old 01-29-2018, 11:03 AM
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Another mystery solved .
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Old 01-29-2018, 11:07 AM
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Hope you don't mind, but I copied your pic and pasted it on another site....in the U.S.....and had the answer in 5 minutes.
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