ReikoX's Workshop 2022

[ReikoX]

@HorseBadorites

Hay ReikoX, have you got a thread up about making your press?

Unfortunately I don’t. I did it before I joined OG. I do have a brief overview of the components I used here though.

ReikoX's Workshop Rebuild 2020

I made mine four years ago for about $300 USD, lets’s see what it would cost me today… Looks like it would cost me right around $200 to build it today. I started with a 6 ton shop press at harbor freight for $65 (don’t forget your 20% off coupon). https://www.harborfreight.com/6-ton-a-frame-bench-shop-press-1666.html I got two 1" x 2.5" x 2.5" pieces of aluminum locally for $15 cut. This is 1" x 2.5" 6601 aluminum bar stock cut to 2.5". Each plate has two cartridge heaters in it, so a tota…