Remove the handle and fit a hex to the shaft. Then you can use your drill with a socket to operate the winch. Modify the handle to fit the hex also. Best of both worlds. You certainly have some lovely, generous viewers Keith.

Minor safety concern. Flip the cable clamps. The saddle piece goes on the loaded cable. Remember the mnemonic "Never saddle a dead horse." Which means don't put the saddle on the dead cable. Love your stuff Keith. Keep going man!

I am glad to see you could use that second winch I had. If I had known you were going to show my pictures, I would have made Gus the shop dog sit for the photos. I had to chuckle at your comment that the table moves a little slow because that is exactly what I said the first time I used mine. That's when I added the PVC pipe to increase the diameter of mine. Don't use a drill to run it. The worm gears are not hardened, and will gall pretty quickly. I tried that once.

I'm so glad you have 2 shop cats making cameo appearances sometimes. Ginger looks so happy and content!

Keith: Machinery Handbook has a section on wire rope, and they say it is very important to put the u bolt against the dead end of the cable, and the clamp against the live end of the cable.

Remarkable how generous the machinist community is with time and parts.

You put your cable clamps on backwards. Look up never saddle a dead horse. Nice looking project. Looking forward to next video.❤

The saddle on the cable clamp should be on the load side of the cable and it looked like you had it in reverse. Very good videos by the way.

Not that it matters on this light application... The cable clamps are on backwards. The mnemonic for u-clamps is "Never saddle a dead horse" The saddle is the cast part and it always goes on the "live" part of the cable as the u-bolt piece crushes the "dead" end to hold it in place. Crushing the live end is not a good idea (if youre lifting heavy loads). Thanks for the great videos!

You don't need to work, Hoomin. Pet me. Pet me. Pet me... You and this community you built are going to change the world, my friend. I suspect you are interesting a new generation in machine work, and in just plain fixing things and making them work again.

That's amazing to have a "guy" that has an old piece and you give a new job to extend it's useful life. This channel is so useful, Thanks Keith

Kudos on another great shop enhancement. Back at the start of this project you removed 2 angle iron cross pieces and upgraded with square tubing. A simple, heavy duty wooden tray sitting on the cross pieces would protect them from damage as well as protecting the floor from really heavy pieces. Add a lip around the edge and the tray would also make it easier to retrieve small pieces.

Great looking press Keith, nice job! Just one bit of advice when using Crosby clips on wire rope. Remember the old saying "never saddle a dead horse". The "saddle" of the clip, should be on the load bearing side of the cable, and the U-bolt should be over the "dead" or tag end of the cable. Granted this project isn't the Space Shuttle, but proper practice is proper practice.

I never heard “never saddle a dead horse” before. Good information, thanks to other comment posters! 👍

I think most people are really generous and kind. Most of us are very happy to give to others when we have something we know someone else might need, especially if it's something that we're not even using. The issue is usually with connecting to those we can help. The internet, I think, has been a great enabler for that. Whether it's Craigslist's free page, specialty forums, or KZfaqrs sharing their skills and interests, there's a big old world out there to share with. Even when I cannot help someone myself because I don't have what they need, it makes me feel good when I see others doing it. I taught the kids I worked with for over thirty years that one of the best ways to make yourself happy is to try to make other people happy. And seeing people do good for others is a secondary way to spread good-feeling. This video had lots of that. Thanks, Keith! You share what you have with all of us whenever you male and post another video.

Great video Keith! As far as the cable, (wire rope) goes, I tig weld the ends to prevent them from fraying out. It just melts the strands together.

This type of content is so nice as a contrast to the endless videos about political corruption and conspiracy!

Good job! That's the press you've needed for years.

Keith, Nice job! You might consider fitting a plate on the drum to separate the two wires. If by chance the wires. cross it can jam bury one of the wires. If you decide to add a positioning device to move your cylinder left and right, look no further than your lathe or mill. A lead screw, nut, and. a DC servomotor could be the answer to moving the hydraulic cylinder assembly. Bob

Hello Mr. Rucker, I really enjoy your videos! FYI- you installed the cable clamps on backwards. The round part of the clamp goes on the piece of cable that does not carry the load. Sincerely, Tom

Great idea. Nice of your friend to donate the winch . Smooth operation for sure. Have a great day and a good Labor day weekend. 👍

Keith, you are doing great with the weight loss. I hope it is all intentional.

Very nice winch solution Keith, I like it.

Nice unit. Very lucky to have so many people to support your projects. One accessory that would be great for this press is a press brake for forming metal. Thanks for sharing.

Finally the kitty gets some skritches!

Awesome as Always . You put the Cable Clamps on Backwards hehehe

And like most people , you put the cable clamps on the wrong way round. Never put a saddle on a dead horse. The saddle always goes on to the the cable as it comes off the winch. That was how I was instructed decades ago when I erected tower cranes.

Really nifty winch for the job! I hope nobody forgets to slack the cables! Perhaps a good "insurance policy" would be a spring loaded momentary switch with a roller arm along one cable run: if the cable is taught, it holds the switch and locks out the power pack. Slack the cable to release the switch. Would be another cool retrofit!

Looks like it turned out extremely well. Thank you for sharing your process. I was a little confused with how the hydraulics were going to work out. Seems I just didn't know how your power pack worked. Glad I was able to see it in action, answered all my questions.

Harbor Freight sells a worm drive winch that I've used for several different builds.

Keith you’re blessed that press is so wonderfully restored

Other than what you've mentioned, I'd probably want to make a sheet metal cover, insulated with foam, to knock down the noise of the pump. Overall, though, that press turned out way better than I expected when you first started the project. Nice work!

I like Mike White from Missouri. He is a pug person. Anyone who photographs his shop with a pug in the picture is a friend of mine. By the way pugs don't have owners; they have staff. Keep it going Keith.

On other drill presses I've seen they have a lot more holes for the bed so that they can select the bed height closest to the stock/press head. You might want to drill a few more holes the adjust the table height to a suitable range for any action you want to make.

Good job Keith! A suggestion for the press plates. I put some pins on the under side of the plates to stop them from sliding forward and backwards. That is a precaution to save my toes. Tat way they only slide sideways.

Been fun following along. Those 1 inch high tensile plates are a godsend and the winch is superb. Kudos to the gentlemen involved.👌👌👌👌👌

Ya never saddle a dead horse Keith.

Nice addition to the shop. I'm sure it will be quite useful. I don't know if the wire rope will tangle in the winch but, a couple of eye bolts in the strap guide holes could help. Thanks for sharing.

Now you have a nice working press good job

Your welds look a lot better than some of the other ones on the press.

That looks like a great winch. It looks like you put the cable clamp on backwards. The saddle goes on the live wire, not the dead one.

I watched this entire restoration. Very impressive. The only thing I would have done different would have been , put an electric winch, but that's just me I guess. Again Great Job.

Central repositories like this are great!

A simple way to increase the drum size would be to put some of the web strapping back on the drum and then drill a hole though the strapping and pull your cable through, no need to fasten the strapping down the cables would do that.

Great rebuild of the press Keith. Great addition to the shop. You will enjoy having it and probably find many uses for it now that you have it. Thanks for sharing.

Best helper in the shop Ginger.

@15:38 I used coated wire rope/cable and thimble clamps about that size to anchor my car shelter in the back yard years ago. Four ground augers holding it down. That thing has been through winds that I thought were going to blow the house away!

That's one calm shop cat! One hit with that little dak-dak and both my girls would've torn the place apart getting off the bench! THEN I saw greasy green footy prints all over, but nope! The cat was drugged for his appearance, wasn't he?! LOL!

Keith. Please rotate the cable saddle 180deg, the saddle should be on the side. The old saying “ you don’t put a saddle on a dead horse “. Stay safe and well 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

You could use an impact drill to raise and lower it too.

General principle - never make the fastening on a cable or rope take the direct strain. Always wrap a turn around the bar first, then lock it with the fastening (or knot).

For your press heads, what about an internal o-ring vs a setscrew?

I enjoyed Ginger making an appearance.

Keith: i was on the Redline web sight looking at presses and they offer for $149.00, or you could likely build your own version of a protective screen that slides down out of the way when not in use or needed. But i could see the virtues of having a screen when making high-pressure presses. They also have an assortment of press options that you could likely make, but it would provide you with some interesting ideas. Lookin' great! You know shops need a good shop cat, or shop dog.

Hi Ginger !

All the good quality Workshops and Boatyards have an Inspector Cat 😸😺and yours is adorable 😻😸😺

Great Video, Keith 🙂 Can't wait for the video on those last details. Satisfying project so far! Maybe a couple pieces of angle iron on the backside of the 1 in. plates to keep them tracking inside the press?

You also have a massive foundry plate with all sorts of shapes and sizes cut out - Can be used for special items.

Thinking about those cross plates - weld some strips underneath parallel with the support beams and the plates will not move front to back but be free to slide sideways.

The community that you've built here is incredible, Keith. I'm amazed at what you're able to do because of your viewers and/or people that they know.

I have setup two different presses. The first one used a double cable both going up and over to lift the table. You get tangles and trouble this way, The second time I tried the other way which was much better. With only one cable on the winch it goes up to the top around a pulley and back down to lift the table from one side. This would never work as is. So another cable connects to the table where the first cable connected and goes down to the bottom across the the machine to the other side and then up to the top where it turns around a pulley ang goes down to lift the other side. I found this to be better than trying to drive 2 cables on one drum that tends to jam and tangle. Nice press nice job.

awesome projects as usual Keith!

The gear contact angles inside are such that no clutches, brakes, or palls are needed. It is called a non-overhauling gear set. It's designed to be a motion/power diode (one direction only) from input worm to output sector gear.

Very nice job Keith 👍🍺😊

Great job

Wire rope clamps are backwards. "Never saddle a dead horse". Saddle should be on the live end, not the dead end.

Very nice work Keith!

Your community is awesome!!!

Hey Keith good job! But the clamps the body or saddle goes on the live end , then u-bolt pulls the tag end into the clamp. For the weight you are lifting is okay you put them on backwards! Remember saying You saddle your horse! AKA the live side of the cable !

Thanks for sharing

Looking great

Awesome work 👍🤩

Mellow shop cat, mine would have bolted (pardon the pun) as soon as I pulled the trigger on the impact drill. Press is looking awesome Keith, nice mod.

I really like the color of the press. Many machines would look good that shade. 👍👍

nice!!

Great looking press.

And just like that you have the press you've been wanting.

I done many press table lift using boat trailer winches, I've modified them by inserting a piece of 2 1/2" tubing in the drum to have a bigger starting point. I.m a bit surprized that a press of that quality does not have a table lift at the origin. very good add on to that press very good video

Turned out great . Thanks for the videos.

Thanks for sharing 👍

Excellent job done

That press turned out great. :)

Looking Sweet. nice job.

Hi from Australia, I agree, make a set of different slugs/dies. Press plates might be better off doubled when you cut a profile for pressing, 2 inch thick is better than 1.... at 60 ton. You can keep all the different the press plates on the bottom rails, as I'm sure you will have others to add. Consider a motor to power up/down to save you shoulder. That's a high ratio. Enjoying what you do, Keith.

Nice feature that it keeps itself in position, but you should not forget to insert the crossbars before it goes under pressure.

nicely done! man that crank is smooooth. That turned out really great. You could just make a bit for the drill that looks like a tuning fork and use that to crank it. That way you don't have to modify it at all and you can use it for other things like the handles on other machines 😁 a multi-use tool

Fine addition to the shop.

Thank you Keith

Good project.

Great video Kieth. Best wishes from the UK.

Good morning Keith 😊

Thank you for sharing. Very nice.👍

I enjoyed the winch, hadn't seen one like that, thanks.

Very neat solution.

Looks like it all ship shape. Another great video.

Very nice press congrats.

Great Job Keith, Nice Looking Press..

Whenever I think I have too many projects, I just have to watch Keith :)

Nice solution

I've replaced those straps countless times on our hot hoists that we used when I was a lineman. I've never seen that particular model though; our had releases as they were ratchet hoists.