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For those of you who have a shop press, how big (tons) is it and does it do what you want it to or could you use more PSI at times? I'm in the market.
Thanks

i have a10 ton electro hyd sunnen press use it all the time not a big press table top

I'm in the market too. I like the size and power of the 20 ton press. Te 10 ton models seem wimpy.

I never had one for years and years, then bought a cheap Harbor Freight one because it was on sale one day. I bought the 12 ton and so far it has been enough for the jobs we do. I could have bought the 20 ton, but so far it hasn't been needed.

One thing I will say , how did we ever get along without it? First job I did was press some bushings out of a Model T spring. Had been hammering and soaking, no go. Bought the press and they came out like butter. We have also used it to reshape spring leaves, and I just saved myself $ 35 because I pressed out and back in the kingpin bushings on my 40 Ford spindles myself, then took them to the machine shop for honing. Price was half as much because they didn't have to press them out and in.

Very handy piece of equipment.

Don

Had a 12-ton. Sometimes not enough. Would get a 20-ton if I had it to do over. Bigger is better.

20-ton from Harbor Freight, love it! Watch for there sales or discount coupons.

yep mine is just for pushing rod bolts .piston pins .and bushigs you can punch holes in steel and bend 1/4 plate. there very pricey even used. but very fast . has alot to do with what your wanting to do

20-ton from Harbor Freight, like 76 nova said.
Harbor Freight has been havving alot of good sales lately.
They just had the 20 ton on sale about a month or 2 ago.
But like Tech said the smaller ones are not enough.
I was gonna get one too but decided to wait till we get moved
back home to Vegas. I got enough to move allready. Kurt

I have 40 ton Nugier---had 14 hammers before I got it, now down to 3 hammers

I just ordered the 20 ton from HF. $211.00 after shipping. I can't hardly buy a bottle jack & steel to build one at that price let alone the time to build it.