B Finnigan Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 (edited) My wife wants to get into cheese making. Our friends have been doing it for years and have always offered to help. So I got her a cheese making kit for Christmas and built an 18th century style oak press. They retail from $150-$180 and the antique ones even more. But with $19 worth of fixtures I built one. I even machined the bearing/coupling on the pressure plate and it uses 14 BB's inside a collar. Sounds goofy but it works. And it's not exactly a high RPM component so BB's will be more then adequate. The are a lot of molds that can be used but I'll wait and see what kind she'll want and then make them also. All the metal parts have been bonded with a molybdenum disulfide heat cured coating for corrosion resistance. I didn't want the dark oak to have silver metal showing so the coating also gives it an aged iron look. Santa's workshop didn't have a lot of projects this year but I enjoyed they few I did. Nothing is glued so I can add or modify it down the road easily. Edited December 21, 2012 by B Finnigan Everything I need to know I learned from the people trapped in my basement. I'm out of my mind but feel free to leave a message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Simon Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 That's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Mulkey Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Wonderful! By The Red Embers - my blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Armour Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Nice. I'm sure she'll enjoy it Ah, Naptime-- The Early Childhood Teacher's Best Friend www.armourcutlery.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Finnigan Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Thanks guys! I will end up enjoying it also, so far I have liked every cheese I've tried and a few have been pretty wild. Everything I need to know I learned from the people trapped in my basement. I'm out of my mind but feel free to leave a message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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