He's not complaining about the valves but the stem. I've had several Rust oleum plug up at the stem. Most of mine stop very soon. I think it's old paint. Like mentioned sometimes a careful blast of air into the stem will free it up for awhile but will eventually happen again.
I bought mine for $139. 99 in the store with a super coupon, lowest I've seen them. I restore old garden tractors so I need this to do some metal bending. My next welding project to make some angled dies. I'll be looking for the 20 ton air/hydraulic jack to go on sale next & convert this.
I like the idea of the 12" tube in the corner. I have a large supply of angle channel for knock down shelving & use it quit often mainly because I have it. I have one side for 8' lengths & the other side for 12' & longer. We just left the city life & moved to the country & I still have a lot of...
Just recently left the city to the country for the good life. Semi retired self employed trim carpenter for 34 years. I recently started my new hobby of restoring & rebuilding old garden tractors. Been poking around on here for shop ideas...really enjoying it. I'll be back later to fill out my...