RE: hand made press
 

Did you get some of the parts for free or had them laying around? I can't believe that you put that together for just $40. Doesn't seem reasonable.

Great job! Looks professional and well thought out.

Tom

RE: hand made press
 

Those parts look very much like and probably are the rollers and winch off a boat trailer. I'm gonna get some and weld me up one too. Probably wont look as professionally done as brian's but when it's together I'll post pix as well.