Shop Press

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(04-23-2013, 06:10 PM)EdK Wrote: This weekend my brother and I are going to make a trip to HF to pick up a shop press. Arvid kindly sent me a link from another forum showing the three models of 20 ton shop presses that they currently sell.

http://www.harborfreight.com/20-ton-shop...32879.html

http://www.harborfreight.com/20-ton-h-fr...97022.html

http://www.harborfreight.com/20-ton-shop...60603.html

I'll get the last one if they have it since it's a bolt together rather than a welded frame and would probably fit into my car better than the others. If they don't have that one then I'll get first one since I can get it for $160 where the second one would cost me $199. Either way, I'm going to finally have a shop press next Saturday. I need to clear out a spot in the garage for it but it will be nice to finally have a shop press.

Ed

Hi Ed,

Too bad you weren't around the bend, I'd sell you mine cheap!

I have a 12 Ton I bought years ago, same design. It is very rickety to say the least and getting anything to press in straight is going to be a challenge!

I bought mine to broach parts rather than send them out. The press paid for itself the very first job, but we had to shim it seven ways to Sunday to get any sort of use out of it, and even then it was difficult.

I eventually bought a 5 ton ratcheting arbor press and now the hydraulic just collects dust.




Well, wait a minute......I take that back.....we use it as a stand for our magnifying light!!





Best Regards,
Russ