Popular Mechanics Plans-Plans For Hydraulic Press.pdf

By E. S. Harris
OR fitting bushings into con-
F necting rods, forcing gears on
shafts, removing axles from small
wheels and similar work in the
garage, service station or shop, a
hydraulic press like the one illus-
trated will do the job quickly and
efficiently. It consists of a hydrau-
lic auto jack, some pipe and pipe
fittings and a frame made from
odds and ends of scrap iron usual-
ly available at garages and machine shops.
Four pieces of angle iron forming the
base are bolted to the workbench, and the
uprights are attached with ½-in. bolts.
Four spacers, shown in Fig. 1, are drilled
and tapped for ½-in. bolts which hold them
to the uprights. The top of the press is
made from two lengths of angle iron which
are bolted to the spacers. A notch is cut in
each piece of angle iron through which the
jack will be inserted later, and two steel
retaining blocks, similarly notched as
shown in the circular detail of Fig. 2, are
drilled and tapped for two ½-in. bolts on
each side and on the underside to receive
a similar bolt extending through the slot
where the pieces of angle iron butt togeth-
er. The adjustable rests are supported at
any one of four positions by bars placed
through ½-in. holes spaced at 3-in. inter-
vals in the uprights, and are held together
tightly by four studs running through sec-
tions of iron pipe.
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