Shooter McGavin Report post Posted October 23, 2012 Looking for a nice clicker press with a minimum 12x12 press area. Close to Cleveland Ohio or reasonable enough to ship. Looking to spend up to 2000 on a nice quality press. Please post here or shoot me a message if you have or know of something. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King's X Report post Posted October 23, 2012 Weaver carries a nice bench top model for about a grand. Tippmann sells one as well. Are your looking for a pneumatic model? Thought about a manual clicker? Even with an air option, you will spend much less. Just throwing it out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shooter McGavin Report post Posted October 24, 2012 Thanks for the reply. The weaver only has about an 8x9" area otherwise I would swing down and grab one. The Tippmann might be an option, just not sure if the 7 ton will click what I need it to. Tippmann is only a 4 hour drive so I could always take some dies and some leather and see what happens. There is an industrial surplus place nearby that has an older hydro-electric press but it is for 3 phase power which I dont have, and the motor looks sort of proprietary, unlike any electric motor I've encountered. Thanks again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikesmith648 Report post Posted October 24, 2012 they make a 3 phase to 220 converter that might work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Itch Report post Posted October 24, 2012 Do your self a favor and wait until you can find a nice hydraulic clicker press. It will be well worth it as it will turn all your scrap leather in to money..We bought a 3 phase converter and it is great.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K-Man Report post Posted October 24, 2012 (edited) I use the Weaver bench top press. The plates I use are right at about 12" wide and 9" deep. I swapped out the 6-ton jack that came with it and got a 12-ton air-over-hydraulic. The price for everything was around $500. When I was making holsters, I could cut out the full size holsters with no problem. I also had the Tippman 7-ton and 15-ton models. The 7-ton model is not going to work if you're looking to cut out leather thick enough to make holsters. The 15-ton will do that for you with no problem. The downside to the 15-ton is its overall weight. We used to use a engine lift to move it around. Edited October 24, 2012 by K-Man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
