On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 04:22:33 GMT, SomeBody
wrote:

I'm about to move forward on a manually operated hydraulic press project
and was wondering some of the things that can be performed with such a
beast?

Hole punching? metal bending?

Know of any information out there that would be helpful?

What about making your own dies?

Thanks.

Making odd metric Phillips-head screws (like the one that holds the
brake disc on a Rabbit) when the carparts store is closed.
Make the screw on the lathe, make a conical hole in the head with a
center drill. Press a hard Phillips bit into the hole.

Making copper washers for the banjo fittings in a fuel-injection
system. Cut a short piece of copper tubing and mash it flat.

Pressing out U-joint bearings. Remember to remove the clip first.
The bearing will come out if you forget the clip, but it makes one
hell of a bang when it does.

Straightening the shaft of a trolling motor after a collision with a
submerged rock.