Bench presses?

[lotus_esprit_s1]

Has anyone bought a eBay bench press? The 20 ton ones look a good buy at £160ish delivered, can't be that much to go wrong with them unlike a Chinese built mig etc, or am I mistaken?

Would a 20 ton be enough for replacing suspension bushes etc?

Thanks

 

[grim_d]

For less than £160 I imagine you could build a better one using a bottle jack and some box section.

Not sure how much the dies (?) are though?

 

[Furry Freak]

I bought the Clarke 10t one in the Machine Mart VAT free day recently. I have to say it's man enough for everything I have thrown at it so far. Pressing bearings out and back in plus removing bushes from 4x4 radius arms. Barely raised the needle on the dial so far.

It may be that 20t is overkill for what you need. I make sure that I save anything from jobs that could be used in the press such as old brake pistons, bearing races, bits of tube etc. Once I get a lathe I will be able to produce special bits.

FF