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You guys have done a great job making the tools you need.
It is such a great satisfaction knowing "you made it".
It makes me so glad to see others making things.
Keep up the great work.
It is such a great satisfaction knowing "you made it".
It makes me so glad to see others making things.
Keep up the great work.
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I guess this would go here. Did some up grades on my Harbor Freight 20 ton press. Made it portable, and put a boat wench to lift the press bed. I'm hoping Santa brings me a Stag finger break. I have a couple of more up grades planed.
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A couple of more upgrades to the 20 ton press. Have one more in the works. Add a 1/8 plate under the jack. Bolted the jack to the plate so it doesn't move. Welded some large washers to the deck pins so they don't slide to far. Drilled out the press plates, and hammered in 3/8 roll pins so they don't slide off.
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I have a question if anyone who might know. What are the press plates made of? The reason I ask that, is when I drilled the holes for the roll pins. The holes drilled really easy. I think the hole drilled in a couple of minutes each. Steel doesn't drill that easy if it is solid steel. I'm not sure if I trust 20 tons of pressure on them. I think I'll be looking for replacement plates.
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Can we merge the homemade tools threads? Do we have any more? I enjoy looking at what other people have ceeated to get the job done.It would be cool to have all the home made tools in one spot.
[URL https://www.gmsquarebody.com/threads/homemade-and-modified-tool-thread.32041/
[URL https://www.gmsquarebody.com/threads/homemade-and-modified-tool-thread.32041/
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Yeh, I don't know who started the other one
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Got the other upgrades done on my 20 ton press. Welded a strap on each side of the press plates deck to hold the new press plates from sliding off. Weld on tabs to hold the eccentric bearings to the jack pad. There is no play in it now... need to do some clean up, and paint. Pretty happy with how it turned out.
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