The jack on my 20 ton Harbor Freight press has leaked since it was new. I should have returned it earlier for a replacement but I kept putting it off. I’ve tried wrapping every threaded plug with Teflon tape a couple different times but could never get it to fully stop leaking, so I just replaced it with another 20 ton jack. The foot plate of the new one wasn’t quite as big as the original. I was able to drill a hole in the plate on the back side but the front didn’t have enough surface for a complete hole. Had to notch it and just use a washer under the bolt to clamp it down.
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Some ideas
Replaced my old Waterloo/Craftsman boxes with bigger Harbor Freight ones.
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But do you have the stickers to support the tool box change![]()
Went and bought a new-used tool box (Homak). It's not the best quality in the world, but for $80 I think it's fine. I like that it has the 3 rows of smaller drawers, hopefully will help give a home to some of the random tools/bits that I should probably just throw away, but would rather hoard instead. Also replaces my very first tool box I got as a kid. But that will be stashed away until my boys (3 & 2) are ready to start messing around with it.
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Excellent! That Craftsman three drawer tool chest is the standard starter box.
Excellent! That Craftsman three drawer tool chest is the standard starter box.
Yup! I had the same one as my first one.
Now, at least I have WiFi! I need to get a booster system for the cellular, but that's for another day.
I got annoyed with the flimsy plastic trays that my tap & die set came in so I made my own. Still needs a lid & labels
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