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20? Ton shop press

Jswain

Joe
Found a reason to start another project.

Picked this guy up for $75. Didn't come with any plates but I have 4 pieces of 3/4" that'll work. I believe it's 20t, unsure about the bottle jack but it works & holds pressure. Top beam has a very slight curve to it, may weld in a piece of 3/4" plate where the bottle jack pushes but we'll see.

Might upgrade to an air - hydraulic jack, will definitely build a new press brake for it(maybe swag finger style). And have to flip the right leg around. I have my 12t on wheels but I may leave this one without.

I really like that the press pin is threaded, gives me some things to machine.
 

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Hard to go wrong for $75!

IIRC, I paid a bit under $200 for mine, new, from a now defunct tool supplier in Kamloops BC, and the work I was able to do with it essentially paid for it about three times over in saving that I no longer had to spend on Italian made Agricultural parts, after a wreck while haying.

Keep your eyes open for sections of dimensional bar stock suitable for adding a thicker or thinner spacer under the work, it's much more convenient than pumping the ram down all the way to the next adjustment hole below...

And either weld on a lever to the release screw, or dedicate a small set of vice-Grips to the job, it makes easing off the pressure ever so much easier!
 
Hard to go wrong for $75!

IIRC, I paid a bit under $200 for mine, new, from a now defunct tool supplier in Kamloops BC, and the work I was able to do with it essentially paid for it about three times over in saving that I no longer had to spend on Italian made Agricultural parts, after a wreck while haying.

Keep your eyes open for sections of dimensional bar stock suitable for adding a thicker or thinner spacer under the work, it's much more convenient than pumping the ram down all the way to the next adjustment hole below...

And either weld on a lever to the release screw, or dedicate a small set of vice-Grips to the job, it makes easing off the pressure ever so much easier!
Went with a 3d printed knob this time. Last one I welded up a square T handle but I think I prefer this one.
 

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That's the same as a Princess auto 20 T press they used to sell . I have one , about 20 years old . I found it was too low and added some 8" channel riser's to put it at a more comfortable height .
 
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