Cider Press Mark 2

[DC]

After building a cider press a couple of years back and having some success with it I decided recently after coming across some suitable material to have a go at making a metal Cider Press, some of the guys at work did the welding and painting I will adapt the original tray and use the original cheese moulds and see how it goes next year !

Original Cider Press (Wooden)


Cider Press Mark 2








Cheers DC

[dean_wales]

Nice bit of fabrication there!

One for the cider forum though mods?

As far as I understand a threaded press offers much less pressure than it appears. A hydraulic jack being fiddly but more powerful.

Let's see some pix when you use it in anger.

Dean

[jaroporter]

hey that looks good! i gotta ask though (and please forgive the ignorance, i'm genuinely interested.. ) is it attached to the ground? and if not is there not some kinda weight vs press force limit? ..before the frame lifts from the ground?

[DC]

Hi Jaroporter, no its not fixed to the ground mate it will stand on a table or suitable blocks of wood and 2x4 pieces of wood across the bottom will hold the press tray from the mark 1 cider press !

cheers DC

[jaroporter]

ah okay, all becomes clear! look forward to seeing it in action

[JamesF]

This is my v2 press. I've since built v3, of the same design but using 6x2" timber.



Instead of a threaded rod for the press I use a twelve tonne bottle jack. Does the job nicely

James