Press to metal

[The Veneer Guy]

hi, there, is there anyone doing any press to metal? If so please pm me I have some questions.
Thank you!

 

[2thm8kr]

hi, there, is there anyone doing any press to metal? If so please pm me I have some questions.
Thank you!

Hey, we already know who you are. Why don't you just ask the questions here?

 

[wwcanoer]

I do- oops I mean I did until I retired, Jensen's Pulse system

 

[doug]

Just can't give it up, can you. At least post retirement pics

 

[wwcanoer]

Just taking a break, it's been nothing but house repairs and not all deferred either. First old family home in Minnesota so it can be sold, now ours : redoing all the water lines to & in our house, installing flashing that turns out weren't installed when it was re-roofed, on the eaves hoping that will slow down the leaks until the walls can be opened up ( perils of an eave-less house in rain country) to replace rotten siding and extending new eaves. Let's not get into issues with contractors who were lined up this spring who flaked and too late for proper repairs this fall and trying to find a new contractor, and being told by a couple that the job is "too small", having the furnace serviced and told that the heater exchange is showing old age signs and no more replacement parts available, dealing with a very hyper active apple tree, and trying to can 40 lbs of tuna and having 2 pressure cookers fail, gaskets were ok day before . . .who says retirement is fun! But yeah, retirement is grand!!

Ask me again in 6 month

 

[CreDes]

Uh...I don't want to retire. It seems tough!

 

[CatamountRob]

Ready to go back to work yet?

 

[Doris A]

Everyone I know who's retired says the same thing... they're busier now than when they were working...hmm

 

[Tayebdental]

The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.

 

[The Veneer Guy]

Hey, we already know who you are. Why don't you just ask the questions here?

Don't really wanna waste people's time. But I guess I was wondering what systems people are using, what percentage of work they do this way and what is their success rates and manufacturer reccomendations?

 

[CatamountRob]

Don't really wanna waste people's time. But I guess I was wondering what systems people are using, what percentage.......

Waste people's time?
It wouldn't be a very interesting forum for the lurkers if everything happened if everything happened via PM.

 

[adl]

I don't use any press to metal system. For some reason I find them redundant and not practical. By the time you complete all those steps I'm done building a PFM butt joints included and it looks better. Nowadays I don't do that many either.

 

[sidesh0wb0b]

i use press over metal from GC for the bulk of my PFMs....though thats not much any more.
works great, no complaints.

 

[sidesh0wb0b]

I don't use any press to metal system. For some reason I find them redundant and not practical. By the time you complete all those steps I'm done building a PFM butt joints included and it looks better. Nowadays I don't do that many either.

i bet scanning and designing a split file 3 unit bridge can be done FAR faster than your building and butt margins. just sayin. no steam tears, shrinkage, etc to contend with. just because you dont see the use, doesnt mean there isnt one.
not to mention, while my mill is going to town on the split files, i can do something else. which means more productivity.

 

[adl]

i bet scanning and designing a split file 3 unit bridge can be done FAR faster than your building and butt margins. just sayin. no steam tears, shrinkage, etc to contend with. just because you dont see the use, doesnt mean there isnt one.
not to mention, while my mill is going to town on the split files, i can do something else. which means more productivity.

Well, we all work within systems and this system allows me to create the best looking restaurantions and be the most efficient .

 

[sidesh0wb0b]

Well, we all work within systems and this system allows me to create the best looking restaurantions and be the most efficient .

how many PFMs are you doing? mine have dropped so drastically that it might not be cost effective to keep doing them

 

[adl]

how many PFMs are you doing? mine have dropped so drastically that it might not be cost effective to keep doing them

Not that many, they come in spurts though. 25 a month give or take

 

[user name]

they come in spurts though

When it comes to metal, just say no. Abstinence is the best policy.

 

[2thm8kr]

When it comes to metal, just say no. Abstinence is the best policy.

Unless you would like a communicable disease, then give it a try.