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Originally posted by leathermang
Ryan, the way I read that original post he was going to buy the arbor press from Harbor Freight...so with that and a little fabrication , welding or not, he has a $300 tool in his tool box forever...
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I'm a total DYI'er. I set up my own diffs and stuff, make parts for my 4x4, weld broken parte, etc.... I'm not a great fabricator, but I like to do it 'cause it's fun and I can certainly use the practice. The Harbor Freight press is only 38$. The local metal store is way cheap. I'd love to have the tool for future use (both press and ball joint specific) so I'm going to see about making one. If it's not too hard and I feel I can do a good job on it, maybe I'll make 'em for others. I'm a financially strapped mechanical engineering student and am up for making a buck any way I can!
I'll post some pictures when I'm done. I'll be out of town for a while so I'll probably do this mid August.
Frank.