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General => The garage => Topic started by: Cable on 19 April 2010, 00:14

Title: Press
Post by: Cable on 19 April 2010, 00:14

Im looking to get a press, found a 12 tonne for a good price, just wondering if that will be enough pressure for wheel bearings and bushes?

Thanks

Title: Re: Press
Post by: johnson6672 on 19 April 2010, 08:50

Should be enough, i think the one we have a work is 20 and thats plenty.

Title: Re: Press
Post by: moutains on 19 April 2010, 09:02

12 is plenty

Title: Re: Press
Post by: Cable on 19 April 2010, 09:22

ok, thanks  :smiley:

Title: Re: Press
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 20 April 2010, 10:14

12 will be fine.

Title: Re: Press
Post by: Wayne on 20 April 2010, 10:18

Yep will be ok.

Title: Re: Press
Post by: ditchyboy on 20 April 2010, 19:35

what price and where did you find it if you dont mind me asking as i could do with one as well really.

cheers

Title: Re: Press
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 20 April 2010, 20:27

I've got something similar to this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-12-TONNE-HYDRAULIC-SHOP-PRESS-FOR-WORKSHOP-GARAGE_W0QQitemZ320435200542QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_3?hash=item4a9b6d221e

It does the job.

Title: Re: Press
Post by: Cable on 20 April 2010, 23:01

Quote from: AudiA8Quattro on 20 April 2010, 20:27

I've got something similar to this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-12-TONNE-HYDRAULIC-SHOP-PRESS-FOR-WORKSHOP-GARAGE_W0QQitemZ320435200542QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_3?hash=item4a9b6d221e

It does the job.

That was the one i was looking at, but looking, most of them are made from bottle jacks, i was thinking if were to buy metal from so i can make my own press, i can weld, bottle jacks are cheap, just wondering were to get the metal from and how much the metal will cost, but im going to give it a go.

Title: Re: Press
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 21 April 2010, 11:17

To be honest they are so cheap is it really worth make one?