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The water causes the paper to stick stick to the glass. But it has to be wet or dry sand paper or is will completely fall apart!

Thanks for watching! I'm not in the business of making how-to videos, but to sell them. Sorry! If one has the tools and the know-how and access to the materials to make this, there is enough in the video to copy it if you like. A customer found something like this on a college classroom video that was cobbled up with some misc. materials and sent it to me. It's where I got the idea.

I have probably sold over 200 of these and have never had any one report they have cut themselves handling the blade. A towel or thick rag works fine. The bottom is kept flat by sharpening on 1/4" thick plate glass (as the video shows) which is flat. If the instructions are followed, it stays flat.

@@AffordBindEquipment That's fine; I wasn't attacking; just making a suggestion. Kevlar gloves are very common in commercial kitchens and other industries where sharp implements are routinely handled. They're very inexpensive, don't slip out of the way, give maximum flexibility in working. I'm guessing you've never used them. I use them in the shop, in the kitchen, or any time I'm doing something with a sharp tool that requires using a lot of pressure or otherwise might slip. They're very handy. Or use a towel. No skin off my hands.

Thank you for watching!

HI! This isn't a do- it-yourself project. It is part of a line of equipment I sell on the website (in the notes above). If one has the tools and know-how, then copying it would not be a problem. The design isn't mine and was built with ideas from several presses and a custom cobbled together one at a university. I made it more durable and pleasing to the eye.

thank you for your kind words! Perfect? Can't get much better than that!

Thank you for watching!

And the same to you! I love the Digital Heritage channel and have subscribed and watched a LOT of the vids. Too bad I don't know German...I love the old technology and so the channel has been a real source of entertainment and education.

Thanks for your comment. I actually shipped something to Tasmania a few years ago! Hope to hear from you soon!

@@AffordBindEquipment thanks for a reply, I'm glad I found your video, and that's great that you've shipped to Tasmania before. Your instruction video for the plough was very clear, and whilst I've been making books for myself since I was a girl, I've never had any proper equipment. I mainly make books because I enjoy making up children's storys and illustrating them myself and I give them away. I'm 60 now and want to try and get some proper equipment just to make things a bit easier for my arthritic joints, and I think I deserve some nice shiny tools! Cheers!

Thanks for your interest in this press! I hate to disappoint you but I don't give out information on the details of how my equipment is made. I do this to put food on the table and so protect the details. If you want to try to copy it though, I have no problem with that. Yours doesn't need to be so fancy and there isn't much to it.

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Very insightful! I totally agree the towels need to be the same color...just did some research and it has something to do with infrared propagation absorption rates through the secondary ether bands refracting off the fibers, which may affect the drying process where some paper will dry faster than others and the texture will probably be affected. Will need more research to prove this theory but it seems plausible. Further, I would say these towels all need to be new, carefully ironed (which I failed to do) one time use only (handled with rubber gloves so no skin oils are absorbed) of the same thread count and fiber molecular structure ( cottonus softis would be best) and construction so they don't interfere with the flandolis absorbing process of the di-hydrogen monoxide. This could become a very expensive process, but the results are worth the expense and does not take away from the usefulness and efficiency of this apparatus. Plus the towels could be used for other things or donated to charity, doing one's part for the planet. This is a very important point I failed to make and will correct in any subsequent versions of this video. Thanks for pointing that out : >)

Thank you for your kind comments!

I had to find something to hold pressure bars up temporarily. I was going to use 4 more large wingnuts but that was just too tedious. The spring clamps were a quick and cheap solution. When designing something like this, there is always the challenge of making the small details work. I can get the large picture, lay it out full scale, but then it gets down to making each part work together, then it becomes more difficult. And most of the time it happens during the actual building of the prototype. Can't see everything without it!

Thanks!

I heartily urge you to go look at this guys work...it's amazing!

I do not have any info on a do it yourself project. I build these in a commercial cabinet shop with all the necessary equipment.