DIY-headset/bearingpress....what so have..... 
#1 2012-11-05 10:13pm
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DIY-headset/bearingpress....what so have.....
Hi - I'm looking for some inspiration for selfmade bearing presses and your experiences with them....so they work similar or as good as professional tools?... Pics of course would be great - thankx
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#2 2012-11-05 11:45pm
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#3 2012-11-05 11:50pm
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jeah, that`s the way I do it so far....
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#4 2012-11-06 12:00am
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Re: DIY-headset/bearingpress....what so have.....
Here,s mine works great and easy to make ,,also use it to press sealed bearings in the BB ......
check out this link on how to make one ..............
http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=63666
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Re: DIY-headset/bearingpress....what so have.....
Thanks alot so far for the pictures.....it seems to be a easy construction....!
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#7 2012-11-06 3:35am
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You can use a regular bench vice for Bottom bracket races.
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#8 2013-02-10 5:13pm
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Awesome info, I pieced mine together for a whopping $6.98 at Home Depot, and then all I did was apply adhesive backed felt to the larger washers so the bearings/cups dont get scratched at all. Works like a charm!!
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#9 2013-02-10 6:44pm
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Re: DIY-headset/bearingpress....what so have.....
Raven wrote:
Here,s mine works great and easy to make ,,also use it to press sealed bearings in the BB ......
check out this link on how to make one ..............
http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=63666
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m52 … 290012.jpg
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m52 … 290013.jpg
I used Ravens idea. I made one and use it for the headtube and bottom bracket cups. Now if only I can come up with an idea for knocking them out. The hammer and screw drivers method isn't humane.
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Less than $10 at lowes, although I might add those pieces of one by that I see above... 
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Mdeltab, either a brass punch or an old aluminum seat post (still using a hammer of course) works great to knock them out. Both are a bit softer than the metal you are beating on so it shouldnt damage the cups or bearings.
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mdeltab wrote:
Now if only I can come up with an idea for knocking them out. The hammer and screw drivers method isn't humane.
Bearing puller, or a hammer and a piece of brass stock
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The only proper way to remove headset cups. Knocks them out straight and even with no marking. If knocking out a $250+ Tange why not spend $25. There is also a knock off(not Park made) for $20 or less.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PARK-RT-1-BICYC … 589c1657f4
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I am the owl... wrote:
mdeltab wrote:
Now if only I can come up with an idea for knocking them out. The hammer and screw drivers method isn't humane.
Bearing puller, or a hammer and a piece of brass stock
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i106/ … puller.jpg
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BmxRider420 wrote:
The only proper way to remove headset cups. Knocks them out straight and even with no marking. If knocking out a $250+ Tange why not spend $25. There is also a knock off(not Park made) for $20 or less.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PARK-RT-1-BICYC … 589c1657f4
Agreed. I've got a nice powdered frame set here at home that has the cups still in the bottom bracket that I don't want to chabnce on ruining. I've also found myself having to remove these cups quite often so I might as well go ahead and grab one of these.
You know another nice thing to have not meaning to change the subject? A nice brake cable cutter. They can run up around $30 but well worth it.
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Re: DIY-headset/bearingpress....what so have.....
mdeltab wrote:
Raven wrote:
Here,s mine works great and easy to make ,,also use it to press sealed bearings in the BB ......
check out this link on how to make one ..............
http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=63666
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m52 … 290012.jpg
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m52 … 290013.jpgI used Ravens idea. I made one and use it for the headtube and bottom bracket cups. Now if only I can come up with an idea for knocking them out. The hammer and screw drivers method isn't humane.
Hammer and a punch instead I just use a mallet and 2x4 to put bearing cups in, works fine
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