Press video demonstration

Instructions to build your own hydraulic printing press.  It's similar in style to a wine press or a book press even.
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in one of the pics above, the bolts are too low in the 4x4.  the bolts should be placed as close to the top of the top piece, and as close to the bottom of the bottom piece as possible, like in this illustration.  --->
  

Fan built presses.

Wheeler Press