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RE: Shop Press - tackit - 05-25-2014
Thank you Ed. It doesn't get moved much.. it takes a come along and the tractor to move it.
RE: Shop Press - DaveH - 05-25-2014
It is very nice, I especially like the separate pump
DaveH
RE: Shop Press - tackit - 05-25-2014
Thanks Dave. I think I paid around $275 to the house for the pump and cylinder. I believe the steel came to $240, couldn't come close to buying it for that price now.
RE: Shop Press - starlight_tools - 05-25-2014
(05-25-2014, 01:42 PM)tackit Wrote: Thank you Ed. It doesn't get moved much.. it takes a come along and the tractor to move it.
tackit, nicely made press.
I put my 50 Ton press on footmaster castors and that makes it easliy moved and then I can level it once in place for ease of use. I have not found any stability issues whatsoever with the extra height of the press with the castors under it.
Walter
RE: Shop Press - tackit - 05-26-2014
(05-25-2014, 11:06 PM)starlight_tools Wrote:(05-25-2014, 01:42 PM)tackit Wrote: Thank you Ed. It doesn't get moved much.. it takes a come along and the tractor to move it.
tackit, nicely made press.
I put my 50 Ton press on footmaster castors and that makes it easliy moved and then I can level it once in place for ease of use. I have not found any stability issues whatsoever with the extra height of the press with the castors under it.
Walter
Walter thanks for brining that to my attention, I'll have to check out footmasters, what size caster did you use? I like the idea a lot. Walter I just checked them out, very nice, where did you buy yours and what style did you buy? Thanks
http://www.gilmorekramer.com/more_info/gd_series_leveling_casters/gd_series_leveling_casters.shtml
RE: Shop Press - starlight_tools - 05-26-2014
(05-26-2014, 08:47 AM)tackit Wrote:(05-25-2014, 11:06 PM)starlight_tools Wrote:(05-25-2014, 01:42 PM)tackit Wrote: Thank you Ed. It doesn't get moved much.. it takes a come along and the tractor to move it.
tackit, nicely made press.
I put my 50 Ton press on footmaster castors and that makes it easliy moved and then I can level it once in place for ease of use. I have not found any stability issues whatsoever with the extra height of the press with the castors under it.
Walter
Walter thanks for brining that to my attention, I'll have to check out footmasters, what size caster did you use? I like the idea a lot. Walter I just checked them out, very nice, where did you buy yours and what style did you buy? Thanks
http://www.gilmorekramer.com/more_info/gd_series_leveling_casters/gd_series_leveling_casters.shtml
tackit.
We are set up as a distributor for Footmaster Castors in Canada. They can be very pricey up here, mostly due to the shipping costs of them.
I used the GD-100F castors for most of my tools and machines, but would probably have used the GD-120's if I had them in at the time. The 100 has a 10 mm jack screw and NBR pads, while the 120 has a 16 mm jack screw and diecast aluminium pads so the lifting mechanism is that much stronger for heavy loads. The NBR is about the same durometer as hockey pucks, about 92 on the Shore C scale and have a good vibration dampening feature.
As there are spots on my floor that are sloped I used hockey pucks under some of the castor pads to add extra lift to them.
You can see that under the castor on the press.
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Walter
RE: Shop Press - tackit - 05-26-2014
Very nice press Walter, someday I would like to have a portable hydraulic unit and cylinder to power mine. The hand pump on mine is OK, I haven't swore at it yet anyway.
I like the 120s too. Are the pull out crank handles as strong as the nut adjusting type? BTW, thanks for the pic too.
RE: Shop Press - starlight_tools - 05-26-2014
tackit
The press is not that bad. It had been advertized on Craigslist for quite a while and I replied to see if it was still available. When I found out it was a PowerFist, by Princess Auto, Canadian Equiv to Horrible Freight, I almost did not even go and look at it. Turns out it was Canadian made so I went ahead and bought it. I prefer the arbor press for most of what I do, but every so often, I need the extra force of the big press. The Hydraulic unit is noisy, so keep a set of ear muffs handy! LOL
I do not think that the 120's have ratchet handles available. I use the ones with either the adjusting wheels, which occasionally get pin spanners uses for extra control, or the ones with the nuts which require an open end wrench.
Walter
RE: Shop Press - tackit - 05-26-2014
(05-26-2014, 01:27 PM)starlight_tools Wrote: tackit
The press is not that bad. It had been advertized on Craigslist for quite a while and I replied to see if it was still available. When I found out it was a PowerFist, by Princess Auto, Canadian Equiv to Horrible Freight, I almost did not even go and look at it. Turns out it was Canadian made so I went ahead and bought it. I prefer the arbor press for most of what I do, but every so often, I need the extra force of the big press. The Hydraulic unit is noisy, so keep a set of ear muffs handy! LOL
I do not think that the 120's have ratchet handles available. I use the ones with either the adjusting wheels, which occasionally get pin spanners uses for extra control, or the ones with the nuts which require an open end wrench.
Walter
You did a nice job on mounting them.
The wheels are going to have to wait for now but at least I know about them, thank you Walter. I'm waiting on parts for two projects I have going and then I have to replace the heater core and flush the cooling system in in my Ford van. Then, if all goes well, I'll be ready for the wheels.
RE: Shop Press - Highpower - 05-28-2014
(05-10-2014, 05:51 PM)EdK Wrote: Based on how much I had to pump the hydraulic press to press a 1/2" long aluminum piece into a hole, I'm already thinking the air over hydraulic is going to be worth it. There's very little downward movement per stroke with the hydraulic press, but you already know that.
Ed
You guys are killing me with the equipment you have. A $99.99 coupon showed up in the mail yesterday. I'm blaming Ed on this one.
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