| Project by CJay | posted 123 days ago | 1488 views | 11 times favorited | 9 comments |  |
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I’ve been wanting to get some more small but intricate things made, but i have no ability to veneer other than sticking two boards across and clamping. Which has mixed results.
Vacuum presses start at a few hundred, and book makers nipping presses arn’t much less.
This whole thing cost me £19, and that was for the shoulder vice screw. Everything else is scrap or offcut material.
It has a bed of 400mm x 300mm and a day light of up to 130mm, so it’s not a big piece by any stretch of the imagination. But it should hopefully do all i need for now, and save me a lot of money.
For any who are interested how it was made can be found here
-- Chris Boreham, Oxfordshire, UK - http://www.chrisboreham.co.uk - http://throughwoodeneyes.tumblr.com/
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SteveGaskins
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#1 posted 123 days ago
Nice build. Like the idea.
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#2 posted 123 days ago
A good looking project.
-- Jesse, Saint Louis, Missouri
murch
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#3 posted 123 days ago
Nice tidy project. And it’ll last forever. Nice one.
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Monte Pittman
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#4 posted 123 days ago
Looks good sir
-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability
BAKTHAVATHSAL KADAMBI
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#5 posted 123 days ago
simple yet beautiful addition to any shop.
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shipwright
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#6 posted 123 days ago
Congrats Chris.
Looks like a winner.
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DocSavage45
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#7 posted 123 days ago
Simple, elegant design. Definitly functional.
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Bluepine38
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#8 posted 123 days ago
Good functional press, hope you get lots of use from it. Really like the grain figure on the side legs. Thank you
for sharing.
-- As ever, Gus-the 74 yr young apprentice carpenter
LeroyTheLips
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#9 posted 123 days ago
Brilliant!
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