Hydraulic Jack Release Knob

[Tom Howland]

Leon,
Thanks for showing us the handle idea for the bottle jack. I made one for my engine hoist. Installed an engine last week and it was so much easier. Going to make one for my shop press also.

 

[Franko]

I just whipped this one out from my plumbing scrap bin. It is a handle and valve stem from an old heavy duty chem lab faucet.
I cut the washer holder part off and turned down the thread that turned it on and off. A hole drilled in the shaft and slots milled for the jack valve.

 

[Pontiac Freak]

I put one on my 20 ton HF Press. Made it so much more usuable!

 

[David S]

I made my press many years ago from a 3 ton bottle jack mounted upside down. There was a fill plug in the side of the bottle. I took it out and threaded a fitting into to connect some tubing to which gets connected to an external tank.

 

[sanddan]

Here's mine. I pulled the cross pin and made the knob a press fit. Works great for me.