Re: a frame press

[audidudi@delphi.com (Jeffrey J. Goggin)]

>Harbor Freight Tools also have a 12 ton press for around $100 (which I bought)
>and a 20 ton.  Definitely worth getting the 6 or 12.  Time it right and
>you can usually get free shipping from them too.

I disagree ... I've got two -- count 'em, TWO -- Harbor Freight presses and
they both died in under a year.  I suppose it's not a big deal to rebuild
the hydraulic jacks but the whole things are pretty cheaply made ... if you
plan to use them more than occasionally, try to find a good used industrial
type in the local classifieds; you'll appreciate the difference in the long run.

BTW, this isn't a slam against Harbor Freight -- some of their cheap stuff
holds up incredibly well -- just my opinion about the quality of their
hydraulics.  Caveat Emptor! 
        
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