On Feb 20, 6:32*pm, "chips-'n-swarf" wrote:
How does one go about putting a gauge on a
bottle jack. Or, where can a bottle jack with
gauge be purchased. Here's a photo *-http://www.granthams.com/jack/BottleJack.jpg
Rod

I put a 10,000 PSI gauge on one of these:
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...3511_200333511
and bought a few spare connectors for modifying second-hand jacks and
cylinders. One big advantage is that the cylinder has no right-side-up
so it works well downwards in a press frame. You can make a tensile
strength tester with a pull-back cylinder.

Jim Wilkins