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[kcstott]

Well if you ever build a RPK or a PSL you are going to need risers to pop the barrel in and out.

[valley82]

If you are going to do original barreled yugos get the 20 ton. The barrel or barrel stub can be too much for the 12 ton to break free. Plus you get 32 inches of working height.

[Baeleron]

I just removed a M70 barrel pin and stub with my 12 ton. It went ok. You just need to add shims to fix the slop if it's an H-frame.

[Bravodigger]

I couldn't get the barrel stub out of my M70 trunion with my 12 ton. So I put it in the freezer for a couple days, took it out and had the stub out in five minutes.

[valley82]

Yep you can hit the push bar under the jack with a hammer to get it to break free as well, I just prefer to use the right amount of tool for the job. Dueling Banjo music is not my style.

[five.five-six]

I'm hoping not to buy a press.

[NorCalFocus]

Get the 20. I've never used mine for gunsmithing (yet) but its built much better over the 12 ton.

I'm hoping not to buy a press.

I'll offer mine up to anyone local. Bring some beer, ammo, gun parts, I'll let you use it for trade.

[five.five-six]

I'll offer mine up to anyone local. Bring some beer, ammo, gun parts, I'll let you use it for trade.

I have a blast box, drill press, and a bunch of other tools to loan in trade.

[ar15barrels]

Well if you ever build a RPK or a PSL you are going to need risers to pop the barrel in and out.

I populated a Yugo PRK barrel today on my 25ton OTC press.



I only had about a foot of space left in the bottom of my press frame.
I think there were 3 or 4 more holes that I could have moved the table down before it reached the floor.

[shortround13]

I populated a Yugo PRK barrel today on my 25ton OTC press.



I only had about a foot of space left in the bottom of my press frame.
I think there were 3 or 4 more holes that I could have moved the table down before it reached the floor.

show off....

[Gunsmith Dan]

The only bad thing on the HF presses are the plates .... they made of some cheap iron castings and they are notorious for cracking.

[hawaii five-0]

That's not the only bad thing. You gotta do some work to take the slop out of them. Still a good deal, and many an AK has been built on them

[kcstott]

show off....

Yep beat me to Quit Bragin

If I can find one used one of these day I'm going just going to go big and get a 50 ton. If I can find one used I'm going to build one. The Hydraulics can be had on ebay pretty cheep the steel I can get at the scrap yard for $1 a pound

A few evenings labor and about $400 invested and I can have a $5000 press

[kcstott]

The only bad thing on the HF presses are the plates .... they made of some cheap iron castings and they are notorious for cracking.

Thats the number one reason to use good steel bars or block not the mention th eHF plates the one I have aren't matched in thickness