Is the Harbor Freight 6 ton press adequate for bending AK receivers (to be configured in accordance with Maryland law, of course)? Or is it better to bite the bullet and get the 20 ton press? They’re both cheap enough but 6 ton press takes up way less room.
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Get the 20. I watched a 12ton struggle at the same task.
One more for the 20.
The 6 ton workbench model has issues too. The rod is not square to the crossbeam. The whole frame doesn't want to remain square. You need to add additional bracing.
The split base requires putting a steel plate down to hold many items which hurts due to the limited vertical movement. The width is pretty narrow for much more than a small wheel hub. Even pushing barrel pins, ecector pins, etc in and out of receivers can be stifled by the height limitations.
You can see the whole frame flex when pushing old bearing races out of hubs. I sometime feel like it's going to blow apart before I hear that big POP! when a race moves.
It isn't big enough to do the AK flats.
The split base requires putting a steel plate down to hold many items which hurts due to the limited vertical movement. The width is pretty narrow for much more than a small wheel hub. Even pushing barrel pins, ecector pins, etc in and out of receivers can be stifled by the height limitations.
You can see the whole frame flex when pushing old bearing races out of hubs. I sometime feel like it's going to blow apart before I hear that big POP! when a race moves.
It isn't big enough to do the AK flats.
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