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Yeah, I never seen a 50 ton or larger with a bottle jack. I agree, I may not need it, but I do like quality. I've been hammering the sell sites and haven't seen anything close to what I am looking for, unless they were asking 75% of list for something not worth that price.
Wow, govdeals press is right in my backyard. Too bad will be traveling out of country by time auction closesThere's a Dake on Govdeals right now, but it's in Wisconsin.
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There's also HGR but you'll either have to road trip or have it shipped if you find something.
Well sir, I must thank you very much! I searched on GovDeals and I not only found a 75 ton Dake, a few hours drive from me, I won the auction! I never knew about that website. So, if you ever get to mid south TN, I will gladly buy you a cold one. Heck, I might even throw some burgers on the grill too! LOL Thanks again to you and all the others here. I can't wait to pick it up. Bonus - it has an arbor press attached to the side!!!There's a Dake on Govdeals right now, but it's in Wisconsin.
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There's also HGR but you'll either have to road trip or have it shipped if you find something.
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I got my DAKE at auction, Bidspotter dot com. It was probably the 4th time I had bod on one. Some auctions things go high, the one I finally won on was not well attended. "Attended" meaning in-house or online. I bid online. I'm good for a 1-1/2 to 2-hour drive radius from where I live.
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My kids used to make me watch that stupid stuff when they were little! I will use it for bending steel because I do a lot of fabrication, pressing bearings (I work on heavy equipment and trucks), I have needed one in the past for pressing out chucks from a jack hammer....... It won't be used very often, but when you need one, you absolutely need it. So far I've always borrowed, but I just moved and don't have connections yet.Yes sir, it was TVA. I will pick it up hopefully tues. I really have to stay off the auctions, I have made quite a few rather large purchases recently! LOL But thank you again, and remember my offer stands. I'm sure I will have my shop completed by then. Well, in use by then. I don't think it will ever be "complete". LOL
I was also bidding on a Baldor, 2hp bench grinder and stand. It got over $600 so I backed out. It would have been nice, but my last one I bought in like 1994 for $60 from Builders Square. It sat outside for about 7 years not being used. One day I plugged it in, gave it a bump spin, and believe it or not, it still runs today. I think the brand was Allied or something. Well, I don't use one too often, so I just got a JET 1 hp 8" from ZORO, with discount code it was $224. I will use my old stand.
When I worked at GE Aircraft Engines we had a similar big Dake, a fantastic press. We got a new manager who deemed it unsafe. Sadly our "Save The Dake" campaign was unsuccessful and it was replaced by a vastly inferior piece of equipment, heavily guarded to the point of being unusable.Dake hands down! You'll never regret purchasing a Dake. Buy it once use it for a lifetime... Made in USA
Mine is a 50 ton model... More than enough for any home use..
Thank you. Unfortunately, I have never used an arbor press and the only thing I've seen on youtube is stamping leather with one. I might use it with a punch, for new holes in my belt, but other than that......... And that is just so I can say I used it! Hahaha
