What Did You Buy Today?

[wachuko]

Local buy… and cheap enough that I do not mind is a HF… Later on, I will be replacing the jack for the one driven by air…

20-Ton press



Picking it up in a few hours

 

[erikmannie]

Scratch and Dent Kurt 8” Vise:

Kurt Manual VersatileLock Vise, 8" - 3800V-SD

Manual VersatileLock Vise, 8"

www.kurtworkholding.com

This vise weighs 148 pounds & differs from the standard Kurt 8” vise in that it can either be mounted on it’s bottom or side.



This is their old (i.e. “non-DX”) style, but this model has not (yet?) been discontinued.

In other words, if Kurt ever makes a DX style of this vise, the model that I just bought will be discontinued.

 

[woodchucker]

one thing about the HF press is how small they are. There was a USA company, and they shipped theirs by pickup truck. I was traveling across to Indiana, we started late, so we stopped for the night. Saw a bunch of trucks with presses and other equip.. was talking to the guys, got up in the truck and they were much bigger.. They were also way more expensive. I don't remember the brand.. but it was $$$... RED of course... I can't remember what the other equip was.

I think I would put a HF on wheels, and mount a piece of ply underneath to prevent a hard landing on the concrete floor. The idea of a shaft dropping out and hitting concrete... not so nice.

 

[Jim F]

one thing about the HF press is how small they are. There was a USA company, and they shipped theirs by pickup truck. I was traveling across to Indiana, we started late, so we stopped for the night. Saw a bunch of trucks with presses and other equip.. was talking to the guys, got up in the truck and they were much bigger.. They were also way more expensive. I don't remember the brand.. but it was $$$... RED of course... I can't remember what the other equip was.

I think I would put a HF on wheels, and mount a piece of ply underneath to prevent a hard landing on the concrete floor. The idea of a shaft dropping out and hitting concrete... not so nice.

If you know what you are doing, this does not happen, unless it is a 50+ ton press.....

 

[Parlo]

what was the temp ?
standards are made at a certain temp, and if you are not at that temp... wellllll you get variation.

I guess the standard was at the same temerature as the gage blocks.

 

[woodchucker]

If you know what you are doing, this does not happen, unless it is a 50+ ton press.....

I have had shafts release suddenly from my little home made bentchop unit... so I can't imagine that a 20 ton won't... especially one so short where you have to bend over to grab the bar..

 

[woodchucker]

Good video... so that you can buy...

I did buy , then cancelled, then bought a different one, now thinking I made the correct decision the first time...

 

[wachuko]

one thing about the HF press is how small they are. There was a USA company, and they shipped theirs by pickup truck. I was traveling across to Indiana, we started late, so we stopped for the night. Saw a bunch of trucks with presses and other equip.. was talking to the guys, got up in the truck and they were much bigger.. They were also way more expensive. I don't remember the brand.. but it was $$$... RED of course... I can't remember what the other equip was.

I think I would put a HF on wheels, and mount a piece of ply underneath to prevent a hard landing on the concrete floor. The idea of a shaft dropping out and hitting concrete... not so nice.

Well… I was the first to reply… told the seller that I would pick up at 3… he was not back until 12 anyway and said it was fine to pick up at 3. Guess what!? Messaged seller before 3 to let him know that I was on my way to pick up and he replied that he had sold it….

Oh well, guess he was in a hurry….

I can keep looking

 

[woodchucker]

Well… I was the first to reply… told the seller that I would pick up at 3… he was not back until 12 anyway and said it was fine to pick up at 3. Guess what!? Messaged seller before 3 to let him know that I was on my way to pick up and he replied that he had sold it….

Oh well, guess he was in a hurry….

I can keep looking

you snooze, you lose..
damn.

 

[WobblyHand]

you snooze, you lose..
damn.

No, that is actually a bad faith seller. The seller accepted the offer, arranged a time, and re-negged on the deal. No fault of @wachuko. Good thing wachuko called first.