Apple Cider Press....

I think I saw one in American woodworker a year or two ago. If I find it I’ll send you the issue number.

-- http://artisticwoodstudio.com Custom furniture

Thank you

here was a cool link
http://www.van-vliet.org/dempseywoodworking/appleciderpress.shtml

I know a metal worker who makes his out of stainless steel. Not my style nut a great many finer points translate to wood. One of the smartest things he made sure to do was to size the platform so you could fit a five gallon plastic bucket under it with no fuss (as a home brewer, five gallon buckets are the bread of life). He also used a “tenon” to house the nut that held the ACME threaded rod for the press. This was very smart because if a wear plate wears out it’s hard to replace, specialty nut’s on the other hand are fairly cheap in comparison. He did say he experimented with multiple woods for the hoops maple adds the least flavor, oak adds tannins useful for hard cider brewing.

Did you ever build yours?

-- Make furniture that lasts as long as the tree - Ryan