Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
what type of press is this?
ernie miller
>what is this press used for? picked it up at an auction don't know why it weighs a ton ie is 10X14" under the press and will open almost 4 inches any ideas of it's use? It's in great shape the screw is 5 TPI acme. Well what do I have?
Re: what type of press is this?
Sgian Dubh
>Book press. Slainte.
Re: IT LOOKS LIKE...
Kevin French, Antrim NH
>the one I have. All's it says on it is "The Hihgest Award, Columbian Exposition 1863" with a Z on the other side of the plate.
It's primary use is pressed flowers for SWMBO
Bookbinder's "standing press" for "casing in"
David Barnett - Venice, Florida
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Re: what type of press is this?
Bill Lowrance in Geneva
>Bookbinder's "nipping press," used for many things (sometimes just to set paper folds into place over a day or two) but mainly for applying even pressure on the text block, cover boards, and cover material at various stages as they are glued up into books. Binders call the vertical clearance "daylight."
Yours looks like a really nice, clean one. If you don't have a good use for it, offer it to a local library or art school...
Re: what type of press is this?
walt stellwagen
>According to my sainted father who inherited one from his father when he died and ran a hardware store in the late 1800's. It was a letter press -he certainely didnt make any books.
I use it to keep sandpaper in My dad use it to flatten pictures. Workes well for either.
Walt
Re: what type of press is this?
Dave Thompson - Champaign IL
>I almost bought one of these book presses once. I was considering experimenting with it as a small veneer press. I didn't go through with it because of the shipping price on the hefty thing.
enjoy,
Dave