Definitely better than the Harbor Freight press. But not sure it will get you anything better in terms of yield. Should last longer but for 5x the price, I think I will stick with the 6 Ton
Here the HF press runs $100-150 for the $100 more got the Dake.
I got my HF 6 ton for $60. It's $79.99 here and they give out 20% off normally, but if it around a holiday they have a %25 off that's what I used. The Drake is better I'm sure but I could buy 3 of them and still not pay as much. Pressure is pressure, if your puck is flat as paper then you got just as much out as you can. I think your plate set will have more to do with with better production than press. Your material will have something to say about that as well. But as long as your experimenting and having some fun it doesn't matter. If your happy then that's what's important. Im just like to see more and more people trying and making their own!
I agree 100% nothing magical about an expensive press. Pressure and heat. For $300 you can have a nice personal press. Pressing more than a few grams is a waste for most personal presses. I can buy 4 Harbor Freight presses with the Coupon vs Dake by me. No brainier.
What do you use as your bottom support plate? Not much room with the 6Ton press, the arbor plates are too thick for that press for my plates.
u guys in the states get better prices. yesterday i splurged and got a 10 ton shop bench press. cost me $250 Cdn. now i have to hunt down the platen and controller kit. looking at $460 cdn for a 3x5 kit from a local source.
You don't need a huge platen set. Honestly a 3x3 set can be bought on Amazon for $199. It will do the same job as the 3x5 set with your press IMO.
