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Re: HEX broach too big for our manual press

Like Anthony said, we have used lathes and mill knees in the past to hex broach. Neither are recommended.

We've spent the last few years scouring Craigslist and found a 5 ton/8 ton compound arbor press similar to this: http://www.machine-recycling.com/Sep...bor-press.php6

The travel is plenty and the press is very rigid/square. As a bonus, I'm pretty sure the tool will outlive any of us on the team

If you spend long enough looking, you can find a good deal on one. We got ours for $550.

-Mike
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