John,
Got it, thx
Gigem,
Lol...I bet it has compressed a few rings in its time....it's an "old school" tool, guess that makes us old schoolers....

....I had to smile at your description of "tapping it down with the wooden end of your trusty ball pein hammer"...amazing how nostalgic and sentimental you can get over something as basic as a ring compressor....sorry for going off topic, but my tool and I need a moment to collect ourselves....
Mike...