Originally Posted by
dinkjs
Headset would cost around $90 or so in tools if you dont have them and this price takes into account the Park Tool Home Mechanic Bearing Cup Press, not the shop quality one.
Past a stand, the headset press is one of the most expensive tools you can buy. Fortunately it is also one of the easiest and cheapest to make, too. As Don mentioned, a vice can be used. But what works better is to go to any decent hardware store and buy a chunk of 3/4" threaded rod ('all thread') and a pair of heavy hex nuts and washers. This is about $10 of hardware. Just thread it through the cups and head tube and start tightening. If you really want to be slick you can buy bushings that will fit up to your cups, but I have yet to damage a cup yet by just using washers and I've done a few this way.