Ebay thingy

rossnunn · Post by **rossnunn** » 16 Jan 2007, 23:52

Looks abit home made??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Citroen- ... dZViewItem

jeremy · Post by **jeremy** » 17 Jan 2007, 00:20

I've seen pictures of others based on car jacks - nice simple cheap reliable pump to base it on - much easier than using a Citroen pump

Just shows the pressure needed in a car jack!

Post by **Peter.N.** » 17 Jan 2007, 18:31

I sold a diesel injector tester on ebay a couple of years ago, it was beautifully made from brass by CAV. I bought it secondhand about 30 years ago, so goodness knows how old it was. It looks as though it could have been converted to a sphere tester - I should have held on to it!

slim123 · Post by **slim123** » 17 Jan 2007, 20:01

My old sphere tester (covered in dust somwhere) is one that I bought from Pleiades about 20 years ago, this too looks like it started life as a bottle jack, it worked well for years and I dare say that it probabaly would still now, these jacks are only a simple pump.

If you look at the sealy web site and look for a press, you will find an upside down bottle jack used, these things are great, you can develop tons of pressure with a bottle jack.

Regards
Slim

rossnunn · Post by **rossnunn** » 18 Jan 2007, 21:09

yeh my press is basicly one like that - upside down bottle jack & a pair of huge springs

NiSk · Post by **NiSk** » 20 Jan 2007, 14:40

There was even a do-it-yourself description on the AussieFrogs site showing you how to make your own from an old BX HP pump and a pressure accumulator.

//NiSk