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Originally Posted by alexiskai
I recently bought a used 20-ton shop press at a local auction. I've been dimly aware that this is a useful gadget to have for Model A repair – pressing bushings and bearings in the distributor, the suspension, etc. I have two questions:
1. What have you folks used a shop press for, in the Model A world?
2. What sort of "accessories" do I need? For example, I presume I'm going to need a set of cylindrical things to press things in and out with? Where do you get those? Do I need specialized jigs to hold the parts I'm pressing things into?
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Ummm ...besides the aforementioned, we often use ours to scare the
'$h**' out of ourselves and to pinch fingers when our brain had not fully considered the consequences of the holding methods we chose!
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