Hi all...
I wanted to make some gouda, so I needed a press. But, you see, I didn't need "just a press" -- it had to be unobtrusive and not be in the way when not in use..
So off I went to Home Depot to put this all together... Some electrical U-channel, some threaded rod, a couple pulleys, some rope and a few odds and ends...... Then off to Academy for a weight...
Pictures are attached...
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The press is (thoretically) capable of applying about 1000 lbs, though that's the high end. I tested it at 600 and decided to call well-enough alone.
At the moment the press is applying about 200 lbs to my gouda (about 4 psi)...
-Michael
Very nice Michael. Should hold up for a long time.
Looks great.
I just took the gouda out of the press this morning -- will brine it this eve.
I made a mistake and pressed it for a while at 6 psi... Oops. The press does QUITE well. All I need is one 25 lb weight and a doubling pulley (optional) and I can press my way to Australia.
-Michael
Michael,
Can you post photos of your pulley setup?
Sure, Sailor... I'll take a pic tonite..
Sailor:
Here are pics of the doubling pulley...
Pay no attention to the messy garage..
As I look at this, I realize that all three lines are attached to the lever arm.. I should probably take the 'initial' attachment line and attach it to the underside of my bench table, no?
-Michael
Geeks try to make everything as complicated as is humanly possible. I eschew obfuscating the obvious inanities, idiosyncracies and conundrums of life, preferring prestidigitation and various tomfoolery devices to clarify the issues.