The "Cathey" Cheese Press: Built from scrap wood and little else!
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- The "Cathey" cheese press was named in honor of my dear, sweet, very frugal, multi-talented wifey, who was tragically lost to cancer a few years ago. I built it totally from on-hand scrap wood, and only had to buy 1 bolt, 3 washers, and one wing nut to complete it.
Construction borrows from the Sturdy Press (plans available below), and from images of other "Dutch" cheese presses found online. Lumber which I used includes 10 feet of 1x2," 5 feet of 1x4", and a 10x12" piece of 1/2" plywood. Hardware includes 1 1/4" drywall screws, one 1/4x2" carriage bolt , 2 matching "big" washers, and a wingnut.
Information about the "Sturdy Press" which inspired my design may be found at sturdypress.com....
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the build. May your beloved rest in peace.
Thanks!
Nice! Thanks for the video.
very cool! thanks for this video
Where can I get the plans to build this cheese press or one similar?
HI Tony. Since this was a "one off" press made from scrap wood, there aren't any plans available, but I'm sure internet searches will provide plenty of ideas for how you might like to build a press of similar or quite different designs.
What weights are you getting?
I haven't used it in a while, but mostly made 1/2 to 1 pound cheese wheels. Thanks for looking!
Hi Eddie, thank you for posting this video. I'm going to be making some homemade cheese very soon and will need a cheese press. I have a few questions if you don't mind answering them.
First, on the two horizontal boards that the vertical piece slides through, how much larger did you make this? I'm guessing there's got to be a bit of space there to keep it from binding up when the weight is pulling down.
Second, the hole in the vertical piece is just a hole that keeps that long arm for hanging the weights from moving around - the arm is just free-floating in there, correct?
Third, I see you have multiple holes drilled in the vertical piece for adjusting the bolt to raise/lower the arm. Do you end up doing that much or did you find a particular hole that generally just works?
Fourth, have you had any issues with the weight wanting to tilt this over?
Last question, Is there anything you'd change on this?
Thanks again for posting the video - it has given me some ideas.
-Matt
Sorry for my slow response. The horizontal board holes were oversized by about 1/16" side to side and 1/8" front to back. The arm is free floating, and the back-top of the hole it rest in is beveled to allow easier pivoting. On the press board, it'd be good to have at least 3-4 holes since it might need adjustment as the liquid is removed from the cheese. The top one was drilled so that the arm is horizontal without any cheese in the press. It hasn't tried to tip over yet, and it's worked well without any changes. Thanks, for watching!
@@eddiemarsh205 Thank you - appreciate the information!