Bring the press to the work

[arftist]

This rail warped when I did some welding after I unclamped it from the bench. I have used this method to straighten many things. I usually use a bottle jack, but at this shop they had a porta-power. I had to make a small adapter to keep the chain on top of the piston. The shop owner liked the idea, so I thought someone else might be able to use it as well. 

[DSW]

I've done that as well using a bottle jack many times. I've also propped up the ends and leaned on the center with the bucket on the trackhoe on occasion to straighten things out.

[chichi]

A little OT. A friend of mine restores cars. He was a body man of the old school. He would adjust the fit of a door by hanging on it while the door was open. Uncanny how close he could get.

[Frosty]

I used the same technique to straighten one of the posts on my shop. It was damaged by a fork when loading or unloading and I didn't notice it till I laid it on the shop slab before putting the frame together. A little chain and a hydraulic jack straightened ad took the twist out of it. It took more time to set it up than true it up.

 

Frosty The Lucky.

[rockstar.esq]

Nice bit of rigging.