2000 - Volume #24, Issue #1, Page #38
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Modified Shop Hydraulic Press
Alan Maclean, Kingston, Ontario: "I modified my shop hydraulic press, which is equipped with a 5,000 lb. hand pump. Cylinder movement was slow. I installed a æT' at the cylinder inlet and supplied oil to the æT' with a small electric hydraulic unit that I bought from Princess Auto. This oil line includes a check valve and a æT' connection through a hydraulic ball valve to return oil to the tank. This provides a quick advance to the cylinder with up to 1,800 lbs. pressure for light pressure. If the press stalls, I can turn off the electric hydraulic unit and use the hand pump."
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