[Cheese] need pointers for DIY press

[Joseph Keefe]

I used a thick wood dowel for the shaft of the follower.  You can buy a 
dowel at a hardward store.  I cut a circle out of a piece of 3/4" plywood 
and screwed it to the end of the dowel.  I inserted the opposite dowel end 
into a hole that I drill in a 3/4" plywood plank.  I drilled the hole 
smaller than the dowel circumference, then whittled down the dowel end unti 
it fit snuggly.  I used glue as well.  I then put weights, carefully 
balanced, on top of the plank for the downward pressure.  It works fine.  
Just use your imagination and get a picture in your mind of what you're 
trying to accomplish.  You can cut a crude circle from wood, then put a more 
perfect circle of some material under it.  Some people use wax that they've 
poured into a mold.  You just want to get secure pressure.


>From: "Patrick Mann" <patrickmann at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: "The Cheese Makers' Digest" <cheese at hbd.org>
>To: cheese at hbd.org
>Subject: [Cheese] need pointers for DIY press
>Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:47:28 -0700
>
>I've been searching the web for instructions for a simple DIY cheese press. 
>I found a few, but either I can't source all the parts or I don't have the 
>woodworking skills/tools to build it. E.g. a really well-fitting follower 
>that can withstand pressure and moisture is a problem.
>If you have made a press using *readily available* parts, please share - 
>thanks!
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