So, one of the engineers here need to press in a bushing with really tight tolerances and because our hydraulic presses are old and not calibrated for straightness etc, he wants to use the cnc lathe as a tool to replace the hydraulic press.
how he proposes to do this, is by mounting a press-block that is fitted with the bushing onto the tailstock of a manual lathe. The part will be inside a self-centering 3 jaw chuck. To perform the press, rotate the tailstock gradually and use the force of the tailstock to press in the bushing. Because the tailstock is always centered, there will be lesser chance of tolerance being out.
Has this idea been tried before? Or what do you think of the feasibility of this idea?