shop press needed

[Mpuller12]

What would be a good name brand shop press, aprox. 25 ton? I don't want foreign crap.
 

[Butch(OH)]

Given the cloice I would buy used Dake. I have purchased two from Yoder Machinery in Holland Ohio. We have a 25 and a 50. There are other good ones but Dakes are commonplace, good, amd cheap (after you beat the dealer down to earth). Offering half the asking is a good place to start, hint.

Google used machine tool dealers in your area with keyword "Dake shop press" or here is Yoders link if you are close.
Yoder Machinery

 

[thurlow]

It's not what you axed, but many folks make their own; made mine about 40 years ago from 6 inch channel and stuff scrounged from the scrap iron pile; have used everything from a 5 ton to a 40 ton hydraulic jack on it.
 

[Dick L]

I am a cheap penny pincher. I bought the cheap Twain 50 ton press at least 20 years ago. It has done anything I needed it to do in my tool shop or for machine repair on machine repair in my molding factory as well as tractor repair. I some times use another 30 ton jack to hold parts in place and keep them from slipping to take advantage of the 50 ton press on odd typs of jobs. I pick it up with a fork truck and move it to where the job is if needed.
I have another 30 ton that I bought at about the same time that I use in the part testing area of audit that looks the same except smaller.


 

[marloweg]

i have one of them foreign crap ones and it is 20+ years old and has never failed just a 20 ton with a hand jack but it will push like H use it a lot and would not be with out it. got it from harbor fright but they have made them lighter now but they still make a heavy one
 

[Ken 46]

I bought a used home made one for 10.00 at a sale several years ago.
It does everything I need done so far!!-- Has a 10 ton hydraulic jack.
Is totally adjustable
Make one your self -- ought to be plenty of plans around.

Ken 46