Re: making a hydraulic press

[Mark Denovich <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

MVICTOR448@domain.elided wrote:
> Does anyone have plans for making a small press; one that could be used for 
> pressing wheel bearings, as an example?  Seems to me some angle iron and a 
> small hydraulic jack would be the key components.  Thanks!
For a cadillac hydralic press check out these plans:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=hydraulic+press+group:sci.engr.joining.welding&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&group=sci.engr.joining.welding&safe=off&selm=120420030243559673%25ernie%40stagesmith.com&rnum=2

Ernie Leimkuhler is _the_ man, a first rate 
welder/blacksmith/teacher/fabricator...    anyone in the pacific NW 
looking to learn something about these topics should look him up.  I 
think he teaches at a community college in the Seattle area.  He's 
extremely generous with his time/help.  I wish it wasn't a 3k mile 
commute to take his classes.

For something simple, you might also want to consider an Arbor press. 
More controlled than a hydralic press.   I got a 2 ton arbor press 
(about 80lbs of cast iron) for about $70 delivered from Enco.   Even if 
you want a hydraulic unit, I'd check their prices first, before Harbor 
Freight.  Their customer support is loads better, and the average 
quality of what they supply is much higher too.   I got a very nice set 
of digital micrometers from them a few months ago for about $50.   I was 
surprised to find they were in perfect agreement with my grandfather's 
prized Starett mic and one of my fancy fully electronic mics.

Their catalog is pretty nice (and free too.) http://www.use-enco.com/

	--Mark
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