Homemade 25 ton hydraulic press

[penca]

thanks! lot of data to work on, i was on the light side for the uprights considering 3/8 by 3" but will go for the 1/2 as you did (and for the love of god i hope this time is the last time and i build the thing!). i was about to build my press the conventional way when i thought a four pillar would serve me better having the possibility to pass thru bars and stuff. and i`m still with the idea of using it as the frame for a tube roller (large radius) thanks a lot for the info. regards. peter
one thing i forgot watching in detail how the table is guided by the rollers is a nice nice idea, as i said i`m thinking of using the space btw uprights to straighten/bend things so cable and pulley would have to be mounted outboard but it`s a great idea