fly press
noun
a hand-operated press in which a horizontal beam with heavy steel balls attached to the ends gives additional momentum to the descending member used to punch or compress material
Words nearby fly press
fly line, fly net, fly off the handle, fly on the wall, fly orchid, fly press, fly rail, fly river, fly rod, fly sheet, fly spray
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Examples from the Web for fly press
Plated buttons are stamped by the fly-press, out of copper-plate, covered on one side with silver at the flatting-mill.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew UreThe stamp is urged by a fly-press, which cuts them out at one stroke.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure