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New Multi-purpose Press
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New Multi-purpose Press
I made a press along the lines of what was described in a John Calkin article in the Ken Parker issue of the American Litherie magazine. Today was my first chance to give it a shot and it seems to have done a great job.
I diverged from the article by using Nylok nuts, which ended up being a total pain, definitely not worth The Certainty of it Staying Put.
I also added 3D printed feet, so the threaded rod ends wouldn’t scar every surface I put it on. No regrets about that.
If anybody’s interested, I’m happy to add detail and sources. It’s not complex, but I could save you a little hunting maybe.
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What are you using it for? Can you press a back with it?
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Hey Paul, I’m using it to glue braces to tops and backs of these fairly tiny stick dulcimers, body roughly 6.5” x 11”. I’ll also use it to glue on the backs, using a thick caul over a bit of conforming material (shelf liner?).
I’m beginning to think you’d want to scale it a bit for similar tasks with a full size guitar, maybe use multiple press screws.
I’m inexperienced, lutherielly, but it feels like a generally useful enough tool, just good to have a robust smasher around for all sorts of reasons!
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