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I just wish my wife agreed with me that it would look good sitting out in the yard...

heathicus wrote:I just wish my wife agreed with me that it would look good sitting out in the yard...

So, refurb it, then use it. After all wine is just fermented juice. If ye be a teetotaler just skip the fermenting. I am sure you can find sufficient raw materials(for the press that is).

Love that screw mechanism. At least salvage that!!!

heathicus wrote:I just wish my wife agreed with me that it would look good sitting out in the yard...

So, refurb it, then use it. After all wine is just fermented juice. If ye be a teetotaler just skip the fermenting. I am sure you can find sufficient raw materials(for the press that is).

Love that screw mechanism. At least salvage that!!! Muhlenberg was greatly inspired by that.

My first thought was melon press.

Could it be a book binders press?

Ed in Tampa wrote:Could it be a book binders press?

I think not, but you raise an interesting connection/question.

Wine press

Guttenberg

Wonder how he glued the sheets.

JPG40504 wrote:I think not, but you raise an interesting connection/question.

Wine press

Guttenberg

Wonder how he glued the sheets.

While not a perfect copy of the book binders press, if the placement of the lower timbers were different and or had a groove it could very well be a book binders press.

Ed in Tampa wrote:While not a perfect copy of the book binders press, if the placement of the lower timbers were different and or had a groove it could very well be a book binders press.

And it would handle very large books!:D

JPG40504 wrote:And it would handle very large books!:D

I hadn't thought about size.

Ed in Tampa wrote:I hadn't thought about size.

Not to worry, it has a long reach with the screw.