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Homemade Portable Hydraulic Press
Harold Fratzke, Cottonwood, Minn.: “I made a portable hydraulic press that can be used with any hydraulic jack.
“The portable press measures 12 in. wide by 8 in. deep and about 2 ft. high. The base is made from 1/2-in. thick railroad iron and has four legs made from 2 1/2 by 2-in. sq. tubing welded onto it
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Homemade Portable Hydraulic Press FARM SHOP Miscellaneous Harold Fratzke Cottonwood Minn : “I made a portable hydraulic press that can be used with any hydraulic jack “The portable press measures 12 in wide by 8 in deep and about 2 ft high The base is made from 1/2-in thick railroad iron and has four legs made from 2 1/2 by 2-in sq tubing welded onto it at each corner A 1/2-in thick flat railroad plate is welded on top of the legs and has a 2-in dia hole drilled into it at the center “It’s built strong and works great with standard 10 to 20-ton hydraulic jacks It weighs only about 20 lbs so I can easily lift it in back of my pickup if I need to take it somewhere Works great for punching shafts out of sprockets and gears for punching out holes in metal and for bending iron However if I built another one I’d use telescoping legs that could be adjusted up or down to make room for longer shafts ”
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