H20 Toie
Party on Garth
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I've never been good at saying no to myself when i want something whether i need it or not, ( some of you may have noticed that) and i'm not the type to buy crap just because its cheaper ( you may have noticed that also)
Well at Harbor freight the other day getting the Badlands jack i noticed the 12 ton press, damn those and cheap and there have been times that having one would have come in handy.
but need to do some research first, and so it starts
For a little more money 20 ton is better value, more stable. etc etc
oh look Sunex 20 ton is made in USA and color matches my shop ( big bonus)
and its welded not bolted together
well may as well upgrade to air over hydraulic for a much better setup
Add a set of wheels and its mobile which in my small area is a big deal.
Now look at that Swag offroad makes a kit that i can have a press brake and bend metal, now that would be handy,
I have been finding that as my tool collection has grown ( i have a bigger variety of tools now than then i had at the office that were stolen) i am making things way better than i use to and fixing things that i would have paid someone to do previously. even things like the tap and die set which i have never had a need for now i use quite a bit,
With some moving stuff around in the barn i figured out a place to fit the press, so looking good,
So time to order things, first have to check facebook marketplace to see if i can save some $$ on used, nothing comes up
Well the new Sunex presses aren't made in USA anymore it appears, that sucks
also didn't think about air pressure needed to run it, don't think my little M18 air compressor is going to cut it, and i gave away my big air compressor last year ( dammit)
The Swag press brake is more $$ than the harbor freight press would be,
so i went from under $200 nice to have thing to around $2000+ for something that i might use .
Screw it i'm going back to 3D printing something
Well at Harbor freight the other day getting the Badlands jack i noticed the 12 ton press, damn those and cheap and there have been times that having one would have come in handy.
but need to do some research first, and so it starts
For a little more money 20 ton is better value, more stable. etc etc
oh look Sunex 20 ton is made in USA and color matches my shop ( big bonus)
and its welded not bolted together well may as well upgrade to air over hydraulic for a much better setup
Add a set of wheels and its mobile which in my small area is a big deal.
Now look at that Swag offroad makes a kit that i can have a press brake and bend metal, now that would be handy,
I have been finding that as my tool collection has grown ( i have a bigger variety of tools now than then i had at the office that were stolen) i am making things way better than i use to and fixing things that i would have paid someone to do previously. even things like the tap and die set which i have never had a need for now i use quite a bit,
With some moving stuff around in the barn i figured out a place to fit the press, so looking good,
So time to order things, first have to check facebook marketplace to see if i can save some $$ on used, nothing comes up
Well the new Sunex presses aren't made in USA anymore it appears, that sucks
also didn't think about air pressure needed to run it, don't think my little M18 air compressor is going to cut it, and i gave away my big air compressor last year ( dammit)
The Swag press brake is more $$ than the harbor freight press would be,
so i went from under $200 nice to have thing to around $2000+ for something that i might use .
Screw it i'm going back to 3D printing something
