Build a homemade headset press for bike building

Following on from my post earlier in the week about installing a new headset, I’ve come across an article on building your own headset press. Could be the way around risky hammering and bashing on your spanking new frame.

The article was posted over on bikecommuters.com which is a site I only recently came across but seems to have a lot of great info. The press itself is a little more reliable looking than the standard home-made efforts and, unique for a DIY headset press, it doesn’t involve one block of wood in the process! The parts seems pretty cheap and easy to get hold of so why not give it a go if you’re feeling brave. Again, headset installation is tricky though and can easily kill your frame so don’t hold me responsible if it all goes pear shaped, i’m just passing on the info, I don’t know how well it works outside my own experience! You can check out the full article at Homemade Headset Installation Tools

On another note, I found a slightly more unique version of the home made headset press
in the form of Weon’s DIY Headset Press. This one’s a bit easier to put together and involves all the blocks of wood that bikecommuter.com left out above! It also requires a car jack so if you’re looking for more power then this might be the way to go!

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