Spent $800 on a hydraulic press and it's been a huge letdown for my small shop.

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Oh man, I feel this... bought one last year thinking it would change everything. It just sits there taking up half my bench space. I tried making some simple brackets and it was more hassle than just using a vise and a hammer. The pump started leaking after a month of light use too. Total waste of money for the small stuff I do.

finley_clark2022d ago

Return it if you still can. I sold mine for half price on Craigslist just to get it out of the garage. For brackets, I just bend the metal over the edge of my workbench and tap it with a mallet. It's way faster than setting up the bender and cleaning up hydraulic fluid. Some tools just aren't worth the trouble for small jobs.

laura_lane12h ago

So the hydraulic fluid is just for decoration then?