Used Presses For Woodworking - Everything You Need to Know

What are Woodworking Presses?

In woodworking, various types of presses are used for various functions, the most common of which is pressing flat wood pieces together to form such products as wood countertops, certain types of wood flooring or plywood. In addition, woodworkers may also use a press to form constructed wood (particle board) for use in furniture and countertops. Yet another common use of presses in woodworking is embossing metal pieces that will be applied to products such as furniture, trunks and doors. Woodworking presses come in a variety of designs, including: cold presses, hydraulic cold presses, vacuum presses, vertical clamping presses, mini pod presses and side loading presses, as well as a variety of sizes, of which a mini pod would be on the smaller end and industrial side loading presses would be on the larger end. Wood presses are valuable to small woodshops and high production woodworking operations alike, with their variety of sizes making it easy to purchase the right press in terms of work type, workload and workspace.

Is It Sensible to Buy Used Presses?

As with other woodworking machines, there are two factors that influence whether woodworkers consider buying presses used: the cost of a press new and its construction quality. However, the construction quality of presses matters less than it would in the case of most woodworking machines, as most presses are ruggedly constructed to perform heavy duty pressing for years on end, as opposed to performing domestic grade or lighter commercial grade work. In terms of price, the bigger the press, the more it costs, and the greater pressing capacity it usually offers. In the case of large presses, whether to buy used is typically a strong consideration, especially given the presses' durability. As long as you properly assess a used press's dependability and efficiency, purchasing it used is almost always a sensible decision.

How Do You Assess the Quality of Used Presses?

In order to properly assess the quality of a used press, it helps to follow a four-part process that is useful for evaluating the quality of almost all used industrial woodworking machinery. Step one is to only consider buying presses from professional sellers of used woodworking machinery, as amateur sellers (e.g. eBay merchants and company auctions) seldom have an educated idea of a machine's value in relation to its wear. Step two is to check a seller's reputation at the Better Business Bureau and avoid sellers that have unresolved customer complaints. Step three is to request a copy of a press's official maintenance record to ensure that is has been regularly maintained. Step four is to conduct a firsthand inspection of the press to observe its overall wear, or have an expert third party conduct the inspection. Following these steps should lead you to a press that offers new machine quality at a used machine price.

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