Homemade 20 ton hydraulic press
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(04-09-2012, 02:17 PM)EdAK Wrote:
(03-21-2012, 11:02 AM)TOM REED Wrote: I will take a better pic when i8 get home to show the top of the press....

Tom,

When you get a chance, could you please post a picture of the top of the press? I need to make or buy one soon and could use all of the ideas I can get.

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Ed
Here are thi pics of the top end of my press, it is now about 25 yrs old and has never let me down. I like this design it is very stable under pressure, I have used it with lots of pressure and things let go with loud bang as the bearing or piece lets go. I or my staff in the towing company never managed to hurt it. I would copy it or buy another in a heartbeat. tom

Excuse the dust the top bar is 2 inch square, the vertical rods are 3/4 inch in dia, the plate the jack sits on is 3/8 inch, the shaft under the jack is 2 inch dia with a hardened foot, the springs are about 2.5 or 3 inch and could be rescued from coil over shocks and I think all the channel is 5 inch. The moveable support that you place the workpiece on is reinforced with what appears to be 3/8 x5 flat for about 3/4 of the way across, this is welded on one side to the inside bottom of the channel and the other side on a diagonal is just below top surface. Hope this helps. tom


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Nice design Tom.
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(04-09-2012, 09:51 PM)f350ca Wrote: Nice design Tom.
Greg

It is a commercial design I think made by HEIN WERNER. tom
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Tom,

That is a clever one, someone put quite a bit of thought in to it.SmileSmileSmile
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Tom,

Sorry about the late response, I didn't see your post until this evening. What is the jack for that sits on top to the left of the working jack?

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Ed
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That is one of 2 20 ton air operated bottle jacks I use when lifting my truck, also handy when doing heavy pushes with the press. tom
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SIEG 12x40" lathe
RongFU 45 clone mill
6" import band saw
Baldor Grinder
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    Here's mine I built it a few years back , used it often.
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Can you say BEEFY???

Wow, very nice! I like the press brake sitting on the floor as well. Thumbsup

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(07-27-2012, 11:19 PM)Highpower Wrote: Can you say BEEFY???

Wow, very nice! I like the press brake sitting on the floor as well. Thumbsup

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Thanks I just joined this site , lots of good ideas here to add to my never ending list of things to build
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Nice press, like your guide system ThumbsupThumbsupThumbsup
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