Where to buy Round Dies for Press

[Evan78]

Can anyone tell me what they use for pressing round objects larger than 1" diameter?

I just purchased a 12 ton Harbor Freight press to replace a bushing on my car. Luckily, we found a piece of pipe in the garage that was about the right size, but I imagine I'll run into a situation in the future where I don't get so lucky.

Sockets seem like they'll do the job, but I've only got them up to about 25mm. Are there some kind of die sets available? I can't find anything, perhaps I'm not using the right terms to search.

Thanks,
Evan

 

[DarrenF]

At work, i save all my used bearing races and other round objects

 

[A_Pmech]

A decent selection of round stock will do the trick. Can be purchased at any steel supply, especially cheap if they're "drops".



(Also a good excuse to buy a lathe.)

 

[Evan78]

(Also a good excuse to buy a lathe.)

Great point!