An old steer tube works even better. Cut it off the fork and use a hacksaw to slot the bottom of the tube so that you have 4 prongs on the bottom of the steerer. Bend these outward slightly. The prongs should slip into the headset cup from the outside but will spring outward to catch the lip of the cup. Then just drive the cup.

For the homemade press, the washers work but they can be difficult to keep the headset properly aligned. Spend a little cash and buy just the cups for a good press. It makes alignment much better and much easier.

On the other hand, the Park tools are sweeeet! I've been able to aquire the crown set tool, the cup remover and the headset press over the years and they are so much easier to use than the kluge jobs that I've made. The press, in particular, is like butta