bottle capper for corking.

[RalphEd]

I have an old bottle capper that I'd like to use to set corks.

It's made of cast metal and shaped like an arbor press with a rack gear on the top. There's one like it on ebay under "vintage bottle capper made in usa" if anyone is interested enough.

Anyone ever try one of these?

I have been using it as an arbor press, so I'm pretty sure it's strong enough.

Thanks all,
Ralph

 

[Brew and Wine Supply]

The problem with using a capper to set corks is that it does not compress the corks to fit into the bottle.
There are corkers that have capper attachments (Italian floor corker is one) for them but I have not seen one the other way around (not saying its not out there, I have not seen one).

 

[RalphEd]

Thanks,

It works well enough as a light duty arbor press, a corker would have been a bonus.

I'll be borrowing a corker for the first couple batches then.

Ralph

 

[Duster]

I am a big fan of this one http://www.midwestsupplies.com/colonna-bottle-capper-and-corker.html
It does leave a dimple it the caps but nothing serious and seem to do a great job on corks.