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Bob W.

01-19-2004 10:27:15




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I've read that a shop press is very useful, even in a small shop, but I haven't seen a list of what it's used for. What do you use your's for? What "attachments" are needed?




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Ralph

01-19-2004 18:36:23




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 Re: Shop Press uses in reply to Bob W., 01-19-2004 10:27:15  
I recently used my Harbor Freight 12 ton press to reshape the knife hold down clips while re-building my sickle bar mower.

Also used it to straighten a bowed 4 ft. piece of about 2" X 6" channel iron used for a snow plow mount.

I've even straightened bent hitch pins.



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Dirtrocker

01-19-2004 13:51:54




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 Re: Shop Press uses in reply to Bob W., 01-19-2004 10:27:15  
The uses of a shop press are only limited to your imagination.
I use mine for pressing bearings, piston wrist pins, valve guides and I have a metal brake, that I use the press to bend metal into forms I want.

How big a prss you need will depend on what you want to do. I have 12, 20 and 50 ton presses.
Thte 12 ton will do quite a few automotive things, such as the wrist pins, axle bearings and such, but the 20 ton is better.
The 50 ton, I use for things like Kenworth suspension bushings.

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edwinb

01-19-2004 13:41:30




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 Re: Shop Press uses in reply to Bob W., 01-19-2004 10:27:15  
I just made one over christmas, a friend got me a hydraulic ram .First trial was an old baler notter shaft extracted from its working bits . very impressed and proud of my work . It now has a logsplitter attachment and is saving sweat only it is temporarly out of the shop .I am looking forward to reading your uses and attachments. Edwin



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ShepFL

01-19-2004 11:54:40




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 Re: Shop Press uses in reply to Bob W., 01-19-2004 10:27:15  
Straightening bent plow beams (don't ask :), remove and install bearings, gears, U-joints, bushings, ball joints etc.



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EIL

01-19-2004 11:33:52




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 Re: Shop Press uses in reply to Bob W., 01-19-2004 10:27:15  
Removing stuck pistons, straightening shafts, disassembling water pumps. Just be careful with it cause I saw one guy put a foot long stud in it that was about 5/8" diameter and that stud bent a good bit before shooting 20 feet. The only that stopped the stud was the steel beam that it hit. It did come withit two feet of hitting a guy in the face, luckily he ducked fast enough!!!!! !!



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Davis In SC

01-19-2004 15:33:56




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 Re: Re: Shop Press uses in reply to EIL, 01-19-2004 11:33:52  
EIL, there is a good lesson learned there, about the guy nearly getting hit by the flying object. That is why I try to avoid having spectators at my machine shop while I am working. It is hard enough to look out for your own safety, much less that of someone else. Plus the distraction of a visitor can cause you to hurt yourself. Some may think I am unfriendly, but I do still have both eyes, all my fingers & toes, & part of my hair. Regards, Davis

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Yikes!

01-20-2004 21:00:38




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 Re: Re: Re: Shop Press uses in reply to Davis In SC, 01-19-2004 15:33:56  
We have a 100 ton manually operated hydraulic press at work. We have a chain curtain around it, offering some protection for the operator. We had a few near misses too.



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goofus fr L.A.

01-19-2004 10:40:18




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 Re: Shop Press uses in reply to Bob W., 01-19-2004 10:27:15  
Bob, if its a Sears you could chain it to your mother n law, so she would stay at home more. If you enjoyed this post, Help support this website by becoming a [Voluntary Subscriber]only $8.00 just click on the link at the bottom of the page.
Yours truly, goofus fr LA (lower Al. down home)



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