Harbor Freight 20 ton Press Upgrades & Modifications | JIMBO'S GARAGE
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- I bought this 20 tons press for Harbor Freight and made some modifications and additions to it that were very helpful. I removed the hand pump for the press and replaced it with an air driven press, additionally added the SWAG off road finger break and some other little modifications to make it more useful for me.
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Ive had the 12ton press come apart (Yes, the press, not my workpiece or fixture) and dent my head. 1 quick ER trip to glue my head back shut and check for drain bamage and I was back in business. I got lucky to say the least...Thanks for the vid JIMBO
What was the failure point?
@@mrmidnight32 I'm interested in that as well. Typically the failure point is the upper beam bending, but that's not an explosion.
If you like to weld ; I welded a one X one inch piece of 1/4 stainless to an 8X8 X 1/2 steel plate because a piece of 1/4 X 2 that I was fabricating needed a Zee bend at 2x1x1. It worked making it possible to make a one inch bend. I got most of the bend with my jig and finished the 90 with a couple stacked angles.
Grab a set of 3" casters from HF and they bolt right into the holes at the end of the base; makes it so much easier to move it out of the way and lifts it up a few inches for us taller fellas
That’s dangerous. There’s a reason why there are bolt holes at the bottom, on the feet. With wheels you stand a chance of the thing zipping along the floor if something goes wrong. At the very least, use wheels that can be lifted up when the thing is in place so the wheels are always off the floor when it’s in use.
I did the same type of press/air jack one thing I did was drive out the jack release pin and used a 1/4" nipple I drilled and put the pin back in, then put a bolt through the pipe and made a handle so you don't have to use the jack handle to release the pressure
It looks like from the video that there is still two more height adjustment holes left above the one you are currently using. You could also add a set of hole midway between the current ones if needed for better adjustment.
I, like you needed the work surface to be taller. I am 6'4'in tall. I also wanted my press on wheels. I attached 3" wheels with locks on a wooden 4 x 4 installed underneath the bottom angle iron from front to back. I think wheels on the ends of the bottom angle iron without front to back support weakens it. Lot of weight there especially with added accessories. This added about 7 in. to the working surface plus added support to the angle iron.
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I really enjoy it when you share what you have and use in your shop Jim, keep it up!
Thanks Tim, Jimbo!
Very nice video!!! Greetings from Greece!
Hey Jimbo, I think I've watched every video you've put out and you're a huge inspiration to me as a young guy getting into fabrication and building my own garage, cheers buddy keep up the good work and I look forward to every video!
Thanks for watching and your comments Jake, Jimbo!
Have you ever thought about fabricating this to make it wider? I’m thinking of making mine 30-36” wide to press wider sheet. But no one else has even tried.
I got that same setup in my garage. Very handy bender and press combo. I’ve used it for a ton of projects on my channel.
I built my press from scrap parts and there is no reason you can not add some pieces to the bottom sides to get it up higher and I put wheels on mine to move around. add more holes to raise the lower plates OR I made pieces that go on the ram so it does not get beat up and you can make it longer or with smaller diameter rams or wider one as well nice work.
Why didn’t you drill new holes to bring up the base?
Really cool 20 ton harbor freight press. you know it would be neat to see you use it bend some flat stock
Thank you for the great video!
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I am a follower of your RUclips channel and for me you are an example, I am from Bolivia and my dream is to have a workshop as well as your orderly and with everything that is necessary to do the work, I do not speak English right now I use a page to translate this message, your videos I see them I do not understand why they are in English but a picture is worth a thousand words thank you thank you.
Jimbo, I have the same press and keeping the jack handle handy was driving me batty. No matter where I last set it finding it was always a tad frustrating. The obvious solution was to place it on the top cross channel but it won't stay there on it's own. My solution was to drill and tap two holes 1/4-20 through the edge of the bottom lip about a foot or a little more apart. Then I screwed a couple of common machine screws up from the bottom. At some point I will put some vacuum hose over the exposed threads to tidy it all up but it works just fine without.
Thanks for watching Steve, Jimbo!
cant wait to see the stand build jimbo,get er done ,no excuses lol....................all the best ...........................dougie
Lol,Lol, OK it might be down the line a little bit but i will do it! Thanks dougie, Jimbo!
I have the same set up. Work great
Instead of the aluminum block, would it be possible to just drill a couple of more holes further up the side posts? Just wondering. Cheers.
Maybe i'm hallucinating but i can see two more holes further up the post.
@@pigpen65 Then where would the bottle jack go?
I’m sure you could also drill additional pin holes on the side beams for more height adjustment.
akautosport , you lose the operating height if you did. I have exact same model & swag cast iron plates. The “throw” is needed to use the press . I’ll be mounting mine on 4 or 6” I beams and casters at some future date
Really cool Jimbo! 👍👊
Thanks Fred, Jimbo!
What air compressor do you use?
Im a fabricator also. And making my own finger brake for my press. There is no way id spend 300.00 for there brake kit. It has 40.00 worth of metal in it and you still had to weld it together.
no way you can buy the material to build that for $40
Good suggestions
Hey Jimbo, New subscriber here. Looking forward to watching more. Is this purpose-built meaning could you easily remove the swag brake kit and use the press for other things? It looks like it is welded where the press meets the top of the brake.
I knew that pretty thing was home made, to good I’m a use that build info from you to make me one.
What's the thickest you have bent up? Any 3/8" or 1/2" thick stuff?
Thanks for the presentation, Jimbo. For a DIYer, would you recommend all the upgrades? It seems like the $150-200 price point is about as much as most people are willing to go, since that’s how HF priced the bare bones models, but is it a good product for the price?
shit add some big ass harborfreight roller wheels with lock brakes on them that will llift it and make it portable to move it if you halfto
genial video gimbo!!
Great video, always pleased to see notification in my email. The question is How do you keep the shop so clean?....I need only get out my grinder and the place is a mess!
Thanks for watching Martin, Jimbo!
That’s crazy! I have a grizzly 48” break that blows that away and I paid about half of that for it! Granted it won’t do as thick of material but that doesn’t get a crisp break on anything over 10ga either
Thanks for watching David, I bend 1/4'' flat bar stock and 1/2'' solid round bar stock at a perfect 90 degrees all the time with no problem. Jimbo!
Build one yourself, to your needs, from scrap. You can do it!! 👍 😀
Rather than a aluminium block, why not drill higher holes in the legs?
How hard is it to remove the brake for regular press work?
You have two more holes above your current setting. My problem is that the intervals are too far and where the top is too close to the press, the next holes down are too far.
Drill some more!
Nice
Good video!!!!
Thanks for watching Dave, Jimbo!
I bought a different press because it has more distance between the rails. I also got the press brake and the press plates. I should replace the jack with an air over hydraulic one.
For a $120 that is not a bad price, Makes thing a lot easier! Thanks Ken. Jimbo!
You know you can make that google page bigger by hitting Ctrl and +? Or you can press Ctrl and use the mousewheel to zoom in or out.
AirsoftSlo or you can screen shot and zoom it
Why not drill new holes?
*Harbor Freight sells a 50 ton press for $600 with the 25% Off Coupon.*
Do you have a video on how you attached the Dewalt bandsaw on it?
i noticed you have the fein cut off chop saw...how do you like it?...i have the evolution evo380 and it has been nothing but a night mare....love your channel.
Thanks for watching, I love mine i have had it for about 2 years now and no problems. Jimbo!
Were you buy the springs at?
muy buena herramienta yo tenia una pero sin el sistema adicional de aire creo que es un extra muy genial me parece muy practico
saludos JIMBO
Why couldn't you take the feet off the press and weld sections of channel iron on the bottom to increase the height and re- attach the feet. Nice looking press and looks like it should fit your needs well. I don't see the price as that high.
Thanks for watching Richard, Yes i might do something like that. Jimbo!
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Hey jimbo, why not just drilling a higher hole so you can push the pin 3 inches higher instead of using this aluminum?
Thanks for watching , Yes that could be done too! Jimbo!
@@JimbosGarage Love your videos! Keep'em coming and thanks for sharing!
Hello, Im trying to keep pressure for 24 hours to glue a wood, Im on my second bottle jack and it start to slowly leak and losses pressure and lift back to start position. Can any one guide me on the right direction?
you probably have air in the jack. bleed it & add more hydraulic fluid. easy to do, videos on youtube to show you how
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Hey Jim , l hope u make 1 M subscribe
Wish u all the best to u
Thx for the great vid, hate your music.
Your intro music is very loud. Can you turn it down a bit?
Thanks for watching Mark, I will let my producer know! Jimbo!
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the main legs are upside down
Impossible to put them upside down. Two holes for the upper cross section would be on the floor...
Anyone literally anyone can get a 20-25% off any day of the year lol you aren’t cool cause you paid full price
Too much money .. you should have built 1 yourself
There is no doubt that Jimbo could have built one. Can you post a picture of the one YOU built and all the costs and time to give us an idea of how much you have saved on your build?