Watch me begin making my hydraulic press improvements to my Harbor Freight 20 ton shop press. Most of us asked ourselves how to make a hydraulic press better than the way they come out of the box. The improvements and modifications to come are not your typical DIY flavor. I will be using CNC Machines, computer software to design components and burning tons of time and money on this thing, but hey, if you like that sort of thing , go for it! I will take it too far, it's inevitable. In this Part 1 video, the foundation is built by making the most important element, the work surface followed by improving the goofy press plates that come standard with the press, gone are the days of doing a balancing act on the beam.

Leave me a comment on what you think about it and let me know what you have done to yours!

Now go check out Part 2 if you liked this video. I take this press to a whole new level!

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