Shop Press Jack Location

[RandyM]

For those with small shops, have you considered arbor presses? They seem to be available used on Craig's List and E-bay. They are small and compact and can be moved to a shelf under the bench when not in use. Maybe another option for you.

 

[C-Bag]

For those with small shops, have you considered arbor presses? They seem to be available used on Craig's List and E-bay. They are small and compact and can be moved to a shelf under the bench when not in use. Maybe another option for you.

I'm also one of those folks with a small cramped shop and found an old 3ton arbor press off CL for $35. I don't use a press very much and so it has done enough stuff to warrant being permanently mounted on a work station. But it's still not a hydrolic press....

 

[kvt]

I do not have an arbor press, but at times that seems like it would be easier than a full size 20ton press. But some of the ones I have had to do the arbor press would not have made it happen.

 

[Bob Korves]

I do not have an arbor press, but at times that seems like it would be easier than a full size 20ton press. But some of the ones I have had to do the arbor press would not have made it happen.

You clearly need "the both."

 

[kd4gij]

If I where to build a shop press I would use a ram not a jack.

 

[whitmore]

If I where to build a shop press I would use a ram not a jack.

Yes, pressing down to a table or other (vise, birdsmouth, anvil, die) stationary setup is the
most convenient approach.

This design
<http://www.grizzly.com/products/50-Ton-Air-Hydraulic-Shop-Press/T27978>
for instance, if money and space allowed.

 

[Susan_in_SF]

I've used both of the designs and neither is as good as I guess you would call it the direct ram style. Tony Foale on Homemadetools.net did a real interesting thing, taking a common bottle Jack and modding it to become inverted to be a direct ram type. Much simpler and less likely to bind like either the over or under design. He has a pretty good write up Here

Thanks, uh, Cbag. I appreciate the link