20 Ton Shop Press

[Superburban]

Great job. I would not have thought of yellow, but I like it. A project you should be dam proud of.

 

[markba633csi]

Looks nice and strong, great design. Like the footies too, and the star-pins

 

[Buffalo21]

nice job, Ihave mine on heavy duty casters, pull it out to use it, push it in the corner when done.

 

[extropic]

Very nice build Bill.

I'm not sure I understand how you have the winch cable routed.
Is the winch winding two cables (one for each side) or ???

 

[Billh51]

Very nice job! A couple weeks ago I picked up a 20 ton press from Harbor Freight that was on sale for $149. Want to trade?

Ted

I might have to think about that for a while.

 

[Billh51]

Very nice build Bill.

I'm not sure I understand how you have the winch cable routed.
Is the winch winding two cables (one for each side) or ???

I will attach another picture that may show the cable routing a little clearer. It is one cable attached in the middle of the drum and split to each side of the bed.

 

[markba633csi]

So a single cable folded in half? Two ends coming off the drum?

 

[Billh51]

So a single cable folded in half? Two ends coming off the drum?

Yes, that is correct.

 

[markba633csi]

I vote this for "project of the month" !
Mark

 

[Billh51]

Wow, thank you all so much for all the kind comments, I didn’t think this would generate this kind of interest. I did work on a few things today to help finish it off. The handle that is supplied with the jack is pretty pathetic, so I made another one. It was a shift handle off a riding lawnmower that I modified a little bit to work on the jack. I had a little stub of aluminum shaft, so I also made a holder to keep it close by when not using the air assist. Now I need to scrounge up some steel for press plates. I guess things are never really quite done.