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Gonna bite the bullet and kit myself out with a nice 10t shortly, sick of pikeying bits on/out with the vice/hammer&sockets

Locally they are selling the sealey/yankee 10T badboys for £170 plus vat which seems reasonable compared to the prices online



but for similar money delivered, ive spotted these 'c type' presses:


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BENCH-PRESS-WORKSHOP...=item5ad55696b2



these much cop? look to have alot better access and will take up a bit less space on the bench?
I wont be using it for anything too hardcore, just bearing races, suspension bushes, 2 stroke cranks, etc

Cheers

Joe

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

I bought a cheapy 30T press off ebay a few years ago for under £100

Its basically a big frame with a massive bottle jack lol No pressure gauge.

That said, its big, bulky and seems strong. Only one complaint is that due to the design, the working platform is quite low. So you tend to kneel down when using it.

Ideally it would be mounted on a plinth or frame maybe 18"-24" higher than its own frame stand.

9.85 @ 145mph
202mph standing mile
speed didn't kill me, but taxation probably will

ive got the sealey version of the top one at work, identical just different stickers. not a bad press only down side is that the frame isn't perfectly straight and its leaking like a bitch at the moment. never the less pressed some wheel bearings in the other day and worked a treat

1972 998 TURBO SLEEPER

I've got that 10 ton press. Albeit mines the Clarke badged one. Seems fine for all things mini like pins and bearings etc..

Can any one tell me why they are so expensive?

A press would be incredibly handy but dont want to pay that much for a bottle jack and a few bits of iron

So make one your self ?.

we have the first one - i think its clarke branded. bought it off e-bay for £40 pretty much unused

i have had access to the top one in the past but no longer, makes you appreciate what a difference having the right tools can make.
i would have thought pic 2 would be upto the job

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yeah, i think the 2nd one looks to have miles more access

i can see myself doing second moment calcs for the first time in 6 years tonight lol

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

We have made two now, one for the home workshop and one for the work one. I only have a pic of the home one as i just ran out and took it, pretty simple to make and ours can press 16t if i remeber correctly, although that might be the slightly larger one at the other shop.

Edited by Rich. on 27th Apr, 2010.

Now thats an impressive bit of kit, especially with all the adjustability built in.

I bet it took more than a weekend to make though.

It was probably two weeks of evening work. But things like milling the groves in the press shaft wernt really necaserry, which I learnt on the second one. I'll try and get some pictures of that tomorrow.

Rich