Handheld hydraulic spreader - GIF

[Jon]

Handheld hydraulic spreader.




Previously:

Hydraulic three-jaw puller - GIF
Electro-hydraulic hole punch - GIF
Hydraulic head bolt tensioner - photo
Battery-powered hydraulic crimping tool - GIF
Pipe flange spreading tool - GIF

[trigger]

Now that's a useful piece of kit

[NortonDommi]

I'm thinking old mini grease gun as a base? I can think of so many occasions something like that would be of use.

[trigger]

Maybe a linear drive won't be very strong but a thought,or some kind of jackscrew mechanism it seems it just wedges the claw apart

[Howder1951]

I could use something like that for lifting electric motors for shimming while doing alignments