shop press

[Brent Zappe]

Two days ago I had walked in to the Napa Auto parts store and we had went threw some catalogs on shop press. Since I live out in the stick I could not see the reason to drive all the way in to town to press wrist pins and other things that had to be pressed out and then new parts pressed in. So I bought a press 20T Hyd. shop Press the regular price was 1,191.26 the sale price was 695.24. I would like to ask on these press how munch room should have around it? I then bought some wood to make me a work bench which yesterday built the work bench for the shop. Yes I do have to admit it was built a little on the over kill. I have had those day when you put some thing on a bench and the bench almost did not hold the part. I might need some more Husky Shelfs and maybe a nice tool box.

 

[Goose]

$1191.26 regular price, $695.24 sale price on a 20 ton press? Is it power operated or hand pump?

Oerscheln's Farm Store's regular price on a 20 ton hand pump press is $299.99.

That being said, I guess the amount of room you need around it depends on what you plan to do with it.

 

[rrlund]

I bought one about four years ago at a place called Public Warehouse for $199.

 

[Mike M]

Many years ago I bought a Harbor Freight 12 ? ton. The one that stands about 6 foot tall total.
I did make a heavier piece for the ram ,but after that it has done everything asked of it. What are they like $ 120.00 now ? well worth the money.

 

[retired farmer]

Nice looking work bench. You should have shopped around a little on the press. Harbor Freight has one for a hundred and eighty five dollars. I try to keep at least a three foot area clear back from the press on the front and back side.

 

[PJH]

Like Goose said, it depends on what you are gonna do with it. I have mine backed up against a wall, and six feet or so open on each side. I mostly use mine for small stuff, but once in awhile will use it to straighten long items that have been bent. You'll be surprised what your neighbors will think of. If I had something huge, I would just rassle it out from the wall if needed. Mine is not bolted down.

That is a big price for a 20 ton press, but it might have a lot of bells and whistles on it. I can't remember what I gave for mine, but I'm pretty sure it was about half that. Mine came from Northern Hydraulics, or whatever they call themselves now. It was simple, with a common hydraulic jack and no bed lift. I added a bed lift to compensate for my old age/tired body.

Nice job on the workbench!

 

[glennster]

i have a 20 ton here at the shop. normally it sits against the wall but, there are times when we drag it out a ways to get a bigger or odd shaped part in it. a real handy accessorie is a bearing splitter set. i have an otc set , about 330 dollars or so. another handy accessory is a small brake press that works on the press. shoup parts dot com has a nice one for about 325 or so , go to the website and type in part number SB100. i have one and it works good.

 

[JF in MI]

I got one of those HF 20 ton presses back when I could get it for $150 with a 20% coupon. Used it enough and like it. Now they are $140 regular price.

 

[tomturkey]

Your money, your press, as long as your happy with it. Where ever you put it, at some time you'll have a long or odd shaped piece that you'll need to get it away from the wall into the center of the shop, count on it. The work bench is not going to cave under anything you or your lift can put on it. Does not look like it will move when you have something in the vise and your 4 foot cheater on a breaker bar trying to break loose a nut. So good for you. Your getting your shop set up just how you want it today. In a couple years you might change things up as you figure out your workspace. gobble

 

[showcrop]

For the amount that I use one I just drive the 20 minutes to my buddy's place. If I were going to put one in I would have my chop saw and brake on wheels and put them right up against the press. Then maybe once a year roll them away to use the press.

 

[dr sportster]

Keep all short cut offs from your lathe or any pipe work and keep in a box under the press. You need things to press with.

 

[GWIndy]

A set of heavy V blocks are invaluable when straightening shafts. Turn on side a use them to straighten flat stock. Mine are made out of 4" square steel. OTC bearing splitter and a press break brake are much used accessories. I have a 50 ton with air/hydraulic pump. It sets about 4' away from the wall, but can be moved. Don't use every day but when we do it pays for itself.

 

[Hobo,NC]

Most everything you will do will go in from the front I have enoufh room on the sides to adjust the saddle if I need any more move it...

BTW I have a nice OTC bearing splinter OTC 952 heavy duty gear & bearing puller $50 plus shipping... Good ones are expensive cheap ones are garbage...

Post a link to what you brought I usually throw NAPA sales flyers away they are just to high on tools...

 

[coshoo]

20 ton at HF is $140 now with the coupon. If you bend the cross pieces you could get heavier channel iron for far less than the difference in price from the one you are thinking of. Bit I'll make you a side bet of 10 bucks that you'll never bend anything on it.

 

[J. Schwiebert]

Do you have a solid floor? When the boy built the shop I suggested we put apiece of 4 inch PVC pipe in the floor down about 2 + feet. We can move the press over that pipe if we need to press on a long piece.

 

[kencombs]

I recommend putting it on casters and store against the wall unless in use. that's my setup and works fine.

 

[M-MAN]

I would be interested in the 952. My E
mail is open.

 

[Brent Zappe]

I have a solid cement floor in the shop. There is a reason why it is called the building codes for they area I am in. I could not even have a front end aliment pit in the shop. I think it is because they thought I would use it for a oil lube pit. Nice suggestion.

 

[Brent Zappe]

At first I was just going to get me a wet sleeve puller. I had priced them out last year for the market price of 450.00 to 800.00. the cheapest one was on the internet. The nice ones where found on Snap-on, Mac tools, Then other places. Almost bought one last year and till I had Axle bearings that had to be pressed out and good ones pressed back in. That was the hardest thing to find a person with a press to get it done. This year well bought a press I hope I can press out the wet sleeves in the tractor block and then install them with it. the name is Ever craft 20 t0n capacity shop press Item number is 776-1490 . I did want a bench press model because than it would be on the bench the floor model means I could have more use for it and know that having it acorn down would give it more pressing power.

 

[Brent Zappe]

I first was not thinking of buying a press. Till one day I had to get some thing pressed out you might think is funny but where I live finding a press is really hard to do. I fist was just going to buy a wet sleeve puller but after buying three of them and in yet not having any of them. The wet sleeve puller coast in a market of 450 up to 950 dollars. depends on where you buy the tool. Like I said I did have three of them and they all got stolen from me where I use to live. I then thought that I needed some thing bit to hard for them to take so a press came to mind. At 743.73 total sale coast it was cheaper than buying that wet sleeve puller plus it is some thing I could use more than just a wet sleeve puller. This I do know as a given fact. I do more than just tractors as a hobby and it will be interesting to see how often I will use this press. the Napa number for this is 776-1490 look it up on Napa

 

[504]

I found a 12 ton minus the jack for 15.00 at a sale. I have not needed it for ten years but it is still here when I need it

 

[Hobo,NC]

hobo1301@gmail(dot)com

I think I have two extras I don't use... Both no damage treadled shaft not bent with good threads...

 

[David G]

Pits are outlawed now because they tend to fill up with flammable gasses, personally I never liked them.

 

[T.R.K.]

I have my press on casters too.

 

[Jeff NWOH]

Bench looks like it'll handle anything you put on it.

I have a 40 ton press I bought used at a machine shop auction. I use it more than I ever really thought I would. I'd guess 75% of my pressing is straightening stuff. It's so much more controlled than wailing on something with a BFH.