The presented video tutorial from the All-by-myself channel shows in two parts the technology for manufacturing a universal screw press, which was created by a master for his own needs with my own hands. Thanks to this, it turned out to be universal. It can be used for gluing materials, pressing prints, pressing out bearings and bushings, some types of bending workpieces, pressing fuel briquettes and even squeezing fruit juice for wine.

The press is made of simple materials. They can be purchased at any market. The base is a profile pipe 50x20 mm. First, the installation frame is assembled. Magnetic corners are used for alignment and mounting on the welding table. An ordinary sheet of metal is used as a welding table.

After leveling the workpieces, the master checked the coincidence of the diagonals and the uniformity of the sides of the base, as well as the accuracy of right angles. Semi-automatic welding. Welding mixture – carbon dioxide + argon. The metal is ordinary, so you can cook it with electrodes. It will take a little more time to clean and level.

First, I grabbed the workpieces at the corners by welding. I checked the diagonals and angles again after tacking. To prevent the frame from bending during the process, it was welded evenly on all sides. First the inner and outer corners. Two internal base elements against which the press piston rests. When the press is operating, a support plate or bars are placed on them for various needs.

First I grabbed it in several places, then boiled it. It is important that the elements are in the same plane with the frame, so it is better to assemble the base on flat surface. The base frame is ready. All that remains is to clean the seams to a flat surface.

To weld the top and align the rod you will need the center at the bottom. Therefore, we temporarily need to insert another element. Since it is removable, I noticed its position relative to the sides and made marks. After that, I marked the center with a crosshair of diagonals.

I took two connecting nuts (or extended ones) by the rod guides. Rod and nuts with M20 thread. I prepared four identical blanks for the shoulders of the cross. Marked it directly in place. Now I made them the same and cut them off. For the convenience of further painting, I cleaned all the parts before welding. I used a regular belt sander.

Now I grabbed the arms of the crosspiece to the central nut. If everything is smooth, you need to do the same on the reverse side. I checked that the crosspiece was level. And I completely welded the contour of the contact between the shoulders and the nut.

I fixed the finished cross in place. Prepared 4 racks from the same profile pipe. For ease of work, I fixed the square with a clamp so that there was something to support the stand on. Leaning the stand on the square, he lightly grabbed it. I grabbed all four racks, one point for each. It's too early to cook them. First you need to level the entire structure and secure the cross at the top. I secure it to the posts with clamps.

To center the rod, I used a temporary center on an element that I had made in advance. I placed the element according to previous tags. Now carefully screw in the rod.

Aligned the position of the cross to center the stem. Checked the verticality of the racks. Now all the racks can be grabbed in several places. Once again, check the verticality of the racks.

Now all the posts can be finally welded at the bottom. By aligning the crosspiece, we will once again center the rod. We weld the cross to the posts. We'll cut off the excess and immediately clean up all the welds for beauty... The rod needs a second guide so that it doesn't wander underneath. Let's secure it to the braces. Only two shoulders will be enough here.

Continuation of the manufacture of a screw press in the second video

I marked the arms right in place by screwing the second nut onto the rod. For welding, we immediately secure the shoulders with clamps and grab them in several places. Then we boil it.

Some press jobs require a pressure plate that moves parallel to the base. Therefore, we will make guides for it in advance. The guides will be made of studs with M14 thread. Therefore, we will drill two holes with a diameter of 14 m in the profile for them. Drilling is easier with water and drills last longer.

We immediately assemble the guides. Level and cook in place. The guides are removable. At the bottom they are screwed into an M14 nut, which is welded to the frame. The press screw itself consists of a rod - a pin with an m 20 thread, a handle made of a profile pipe with a cross-section of 20x20 mm and a freely rotating piston.

First, let's weld the handle. It is important to weld it at right angles to the rod. It will be convenient to work. To do this, I will fix the handle with magnetic corners to the tails of the guides before I cut them off. Now you can cut off the unnecessary tails of the guides. I will make a piston from scraps of a channel and a corner.

First, let's cut out the base circle. Here it is important to take a fairly thick metal, since it will transfer the entire load to the pressing part. The master took an 8 mm plate. We give the workpiece the shape of a circle with a grinder.

The second part of the piston is the bracket, made of a U-shaped channel 5 mm thick. A guide sleeve must be welded into the upper part so that the piston does not hang on the rod. A 3/4 inch plumbing fitting was perfect for her.

Using a 4 mm drill with water, drill as many holes as possible in the bracket according to the diameter of the sleeve. Where possible, we cut off the bridges between the holes with a drill. Next, we simply knock out a hole with a punch and remove the burrs with a semicircular file. There is no need to adjust it perfectly, since the weld will cover everything. It is important that the bushing fits into the hole.

Assembling the piston for welding. First the bushing, then onto the circle: a washer, two nuts, another washer and a U-shaped bracket. Screw the rod all the way and level it. To reduce friction on the return stroke, you need to leave a gap between the top washer and the U-shaped bracket. That is, you need to lower the sleeve 2 mm below the level of the bracket so that it rests on the washer.

First we weld the bushing into the bracket. Now we weld the bracket to the bottom circle. We check that everything rotates freely and weld the seams. The lower washer serves as a guide and limiter for the rod support point. Therefore, we weld it to the circle. The result was a piston.

Bottom part The threads of the rod must be cleaned so that they do not become flattened during operation and do not interfere with tightening the nuts. Apply lubricant to friction points. The piston is fixed using locked nuts. And rotates freely regardless of the stem. Bringing beauty...

The self-made screw press is ready to go. See the following videos for devices for different types of work on it.

Supplies are getting worse and worse. And there’s not much to go into the basement - the July hail pretty much destroyed the entire fruit crop. Therefore, we take a jack in our hands and do homemade press for juice. Further details about the sizes and materials for making a press with your own hands.

On the idea of ​​making a juice press with your own hands

To obtain juice from apples and pears we for many years We used a Soviet juicer. But we noticed that after processing the pears into juice, the remaining pulp is quite wet. Using improvised means, a third of the volume of juice was squeezed out of the pulp. That is, if 20 kg of fruit yielded 10 liters of juice, then after squeezing the cake we received an additional 3 liters!

This year’s harvest is anything but, and the grandchildren need vitamins, so the question arose of urgently purchasing (the apples are already ripe) a press for squeezing juice. But the search in the city was unsuccessful. That’s why we decided to make our own juice press using a car jack. Fortunately, there is a 1500 kg jack available.

How to make a press from a jack with your own hands: materials, dimensions

The juice press consists of:

• supporting frame,
• juice tray,
• spinning dies,
• cloth for pulp;
• jack.

The most labor-intensive process is to manufacture a powerful frame that can withstand tensile pressure of up to 1000 kg. We made the frame from a metal profile and a corner. The width of the frame was determined by the size of the pallet - 36 cm. The height of the frame - by the size of the pallet and jack - 55 cm.

The side posts are made of a rectangular profile 70*25 with a wall of 2 mm. The bottom of the frame is a 50*50 profile. We tried to install the same profile on top of the frame, but during operation the jack began to wrinkle the profile - too thin metal 2 mm. Therefore, the top of the frame was replaced with a 50*5 mm corner. The profiles are connected with two 10 mm bolts in each corner.

Place the pulp in cloth bags. The material must be dense enough so that it does not burst under pressure. We used calico type sheet fabric. Bags of cake are placed between dies with a thickness of at least 20 mm. It is better to make the top plate on which the jack is installed thicker - 30 mm. On the dies, you can make horizontal cuts 3-5mm deep for better outflow of juice.

start squeezing the juice from the pulp

The pulp fabric should be thick

DIY press in action (photo 2015)

put the cake in 2 tiers; the juice flows down the cut grooves in the dies

This type of jack press with a do-it-yourself frame makes fruit processing much easier. The press is good for squeezing apples, pears and grapes. All carrion and “substandard” material removed from trees is recycled. And now the completely pressed cake goes into compost, and the vitamins will go to our grandchildren.

As you can see, a homemade press from a jack is easy to make with your own hands. And on the farm he indispensable assistant. Surely, you will also find metal profiles and a baking tray on your site, which will be a useful addition to a regular car jack. Moreover, you can use not only hydraulic jack, but also mechanics.

If the trees in your country house bend during the season under the weight of fruits that require urgent processing, you should take care of having a juicer. This problem also arises among winemakers, among whom there are no people willing to process the berries manually. It is quite possible to make a juice press yourself, eliminating additional expenses for purchasing equipment, which is quite expensive today.

Operating principle

Screw type can be made according to different technologies, in this process, parts are used such as old containers, tanks from washing machines, as well as pots and boards. In some cases, structures are made using a jack. If we are talking about a traditional device for obtaining juice, then the device includes the following components: a thrust mechanism, a basket, a pressing element, and a base. The basket should be placed on the base, with a tray underneath for receiving juice. The last of these elements provides a gutter, under which a sap receiver is installed.

Making a press yourself

Initially, you will need to prepare the base and frame, which are made of a metal profile. To make a juice press, you will need to form the upper part of the frame, which should be positioned horizontally. For this element, the most durable and rigid profile with thick walls is selected. This will prevent the components from bending under load. A sheet of plywood is laid on the base, on which the tank and tray are installed. In order to prevent frame corrosion, it is necessary to cover the surface with a layer of paint. As for plywood, it is treated with varnish.

Pallet preparation

If you decide to make a juice press yourself, then you will need to prepare a tray; the element of the same name from the pot can serve as it large diameter. You just need to cut a hole in the side and glue a plastic tube into it, with the help of which the juice will flow into the receiver. When working with a pallet, you need to act very carefully, since the product can easily break if it is accidentally caught or something is dropped on its surface. This also applies to operation, since the tube can be torn out due to negligence. In order not to worry about this, it is best to use a tray made of stainless steel.

Making a tank

A juice press must have a tank, which can be made by a craftsman from galvanized steel. When choosing a material, you should stock up on planed pine beams; it should not be glued; you can easily find such lumber in any hardware store. The tank will be made of timber, the cross-section of which should be 20x40 millimeters. The gap between the elements of this product should not be more than 5 millimeters. Due to the fact that wood contains essential oils, as well as resins and glycosides, it is best to use indifferent biological material like natural wood as the material for the tank; it can be birch, beech, or oak. As for pine, it is, as a rule, not used when making hand press for juice. This is due to the fact that the material contains resins, the content of which can somewhat affect the taste of the juice.

Making a piston

When making a juice press with your own hands, you will need to make a square from two layers of boards, which should be perpendicular to each other. In this case, self-tapping screws should be used as fasteners. The resulting square will allow you to get a piston, and you will need to use an electric jigsaw. It is important to make an element that fits in diameter. The pistons should be rounded with a file, which will make it easier to install the elements in the tank. The piston is also made from biologically pure wood such as beech, birch or oak.

Work on the power element of the device

If you are making it for juice, then you can use a screw as a power element. A jack will also do. In order to obtain juice, it will be enough and which is capable of creating a force equivalent to two tons. Among other things, you should cut the planks that are placed under the jack; this requirement is explained by the fact that the piston stroke will not be enough for the height of the tank; the jack handle will rest against the edge of the barrel.

When making a screw manual juice press, you can use a traditional galvanized pin for the screw. A handle and a nut are welded to it, the latter of which will turn the screw. To filter the juice, you should use a fairly strong cloth that has a fine mesh. Polyester or lavsan are perfect.

Making a metal press

When making a juice press with your own hands, you can take as a basis steel structure. To do this, the master will need to have skills in turning or metalworking, as well as have and be able to handle welding machine. It is based on a stainless steel tank, borrowed from an old washing machine. Two cylindrical containers without a bottom are made from it. The diameter of these products should be 23 and 29 centimeters, and the height will be the same, equivalent to 24 centimeters. In a smaller diameter cylinder you need to make holes, placing them in checkerboard pattern. Their diameter should be 8 millimeters. The inner container, which will become the basket, is necessary for loading fruits, while the outer one is for juice.

When making a juice press, it is important to place a rectangular tray under the cylinders, which is made of stainless steel and has dimensions of 30x50 centimeters. The sides of the tray must have a triangular bevel, which is necessary for draining the juice. A 21 mm flange will act as a poisson. Its fixation must be rigid; it must be installed on the lower part of the rod.

If you decide to make a press for squeezing juice yourself, then you need to weld a head with a hole that is necessary for the lever to the top of the poisson. Using the last element, the thrust mechanism will be activated. A nut will work in tandem with the screw, which is installed on the U-shaped frame. The latter is fixed to the base; if necessary, it can be concreted into the floor or fixed to the table with screws.

Key secrets

If you use it in your work when making a juice press, you will not have to grind out the nut, but you need to ensure that the base has sufficient strength. It is against this that the mechanism that is designed to lift the car will rest. When using a frame-type wooden press, it will be possible to operate the device without a basket. The steel element in it will be a screw with a nut and gratings that are placed between bags of raw materials.

There are often situations in everyday life when you need to squeeze objects with enormous force. This is precisely what various pressed devices are used for. The most popular and reliable is the hydraulic design. Is it possible to make a press of any complexity with your own hands and use it in everyday life? To answer the question, you need to familiarize yourself in detail with the types of equipment and functions, and choose the right model for yourself.

Read in the article:

Purpose and functions of the press in everyday life and industry

The press is the most ancient industrial device, which in many cases cannot be avoided. It is used for pressing a huge range of various types products and structures (from jewelry to airplanes).

Essentially, a press is a device that exerts powerful compaction different substances, and also:

• squeezes out liquid;
• lifts and moves heavy objects.

Today there are 4 main types produced:

1. Wedges.
2. Lever.
3. Hydraulic.
4. Screw.

Types of hydraulic presses

Hydraulic models are divided into vertical and horizontal by type of design.

Vertical includes:

1. Pressing.
2. Pressing.
3. Stamping.

To horizontal:

1. Edit.
2. Chopping.
3. Flexion.

Vertical models can be found in construction and mechanical engineering. They consist of a pump high pressure, which is used for labor-intensive pressing. To work along the bed guides, a low-pressure pump is used.

Applications of hydraulic press

The popularity of hydraulics is growing every year in various fields. Such irreplaceable equipment, industrial presses, excavators and powerful cranes work efficiently thanks to their unpretentious mechanism. Let's consider presses that operate on the basis of hydraulics and are used both in everyday life and in industry.

Device for silent blocks

Presses for silent blocks are used for pressing in and out of automotive bearings. The equipment performs a wide range of auto maintenance, repair and maintenance work.

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“If you are planning your own mini car service or just repairing cars yourself, then you can safely purchase a hydraulic press for silent blocks or make it yourself.”

When developing the unit, the following parameters must be taken into account:

1. Dimensions.
2. Mass.
3. Installation of pressure gauge.
4. Calculate the parameters of the bed.
5. Piston performance.

There are many parameters to design this press. Some may have a 1-ton passenger car, while others may have a multi-ton truck. A simple press with minimal parameters is not suitable for a truck.

Advice! The simplest device, made independently, is made from a simple hydraulic jack with a conventional hand pump.

Description of the model for waste paper

A waste paper press is a must-have for your home and workshop. Over the years, many homes accumulate a quantity of unnecessary paperwork that needs to be disposed of. The device is manufactured with medium power. And it works from the mains, but does not absorb much electricity.

The compact model is able to recycle a lot of unnecessary waste paper. The equipment is used like a cardboard press, eliminating tin cans and plastic bottles.

At self-assembly the following parameters are taken into account:

1. Piston parameters.
2. Bed parameters.
3. Equipment dimensions.

A hydraulic pump (manual or ready-made) is used for pressure. For the simplest model, a conventional hydraulic jack is used.

Briquettes for sawdust

Briquettes are common for heating private houses; this is the simplest and effective way fuel. It is for these purposes that a sawdust press is made.

A press for fuel briquettes is a mechanical device that consists of the following elements:

1. Base.
2. Table.
3. Power frame.
4. Drive (mechanical or manual).

For manual drive, a jack is often used as an addition, and for mechanical drive, an electric motor. The family of briquette presses also includes a roller press.

Hay processing equipment

The device looks like a wooden box, which is mounted on a frame made of reliable timber. Metal profiles can also be used as a frame.

The box itself is made without a roof, but with a gate. To make a homemade hay picker press, you will need some materials:

• Pre-finished boards.
• Corners.
• Metal slats for durability.

First, the treated boards are connected with metal corners using fastening bolts. Then, for strength, we line the box with metal slats. We move on to the door or gate, which is installed on hinges, like a standard door leaf.

To assemble a hay collecting apparatus you will need:

• The basis for installing all components.
• The main part of the attachment to the front.
• For the press box running element.
• Transport picker.
• Chamber, cylindrical, with a press and gearbox.

Advice! The main attention in the model should be paid to the walk-behind tractor. The more powerful the mechanism, the higher the rotation speed will be.

How to make a garage appliance yourself

If you want to make a press with your own hands in the garage, then it is best to use a manual drive (hydraulic pump). The model consists of chambers with 2 pistons, which are connected to each other by an oil line. Hydraulic press operates according to Pascal's law.

Models based on a pneumatic piston and pneumohydraulic structures are created for the garage.

Device and design of the press. Types of different models and their use in everyday life

The operating principle, for example, hydraulic equipment resembles a mechanism that, with the help of human effort, can lift a load whose mass exceeds its ability ordinary person.

Hydraulic energy operates on this principle, based on different mechanisms:

1. Shock absorber.
2. Drive.
3. Pump.
4. Brake.

Today there is different types powerful, industrial and manual presses designed for home needs.

Press for the production of furniture facades

The press is used for the production of furniture facades based on wood tiles and PVC. And also for decorative overlays for door panels with your own hands. Vacuum press will become a reliable assistant in performing all these works.

Thermal vacuum press includes:

1. Camera.
2. Thermal module.
3. The chamber is made from a rigid, stable material that is not subject to deformation or compression.

The outer part is covered with PVC film with sealed edges.

Harvesting unit

The baler is an indispensable and reliable design for cases when it is necessary to completely remove hay and straw from the fields.

The unit itself is useful for the agricultural part. There are 2 types of cleaners, they are qualified for both large industrial units and small models:

1. Rolled.
2. Bale.

Industrial special equipment is an independent unit, and small models are attached to a walk-behind tractor.

Each type has its own characteristics, so before creating a model with your own hands, we recommend that you learn more about each model in more detail, watch the video:

Types of tabletop hydraulic presses by functionality

The table press is divided into two main types:

1. Universal.
2. Specialized.

Specialized models perform one specific operation, with ready-made equipment for this action.

Universal presses have huge functional differences. Tabletop structures are designed for different operations and equipped various technologies for each function.

Mechanical press

The tabletop manual press can operate both automatically and manually. The design gained its popularity due to its small size. The equipment is reliable and has great resources.

Thanks to the manual press you can process:

• foam;
• cardboard;
• polymers;
• rubber;
• skin;
• various types of metals.

Most often, this model can be seen in the metalwork industry. Thanks to the press, craftsmen significantly save time on the manufacture of bearings and pressing.

Vibropress and its application

This is an indispensable device for the construction of country houses:

1. Concrete blocks.
2. Expanded clay concrete blocks.
3. Pavement tiles.

If you do home model do-it-yourself brick making press for your home, then you can stamp blocks in unlimited quantities, ensuring, at a minimum, your own construction, and at maximum your own business.

Electro-hydraulic press

Equipment such as an electrically driven hydraulic press is used not only in large industrial enterprises, but also in ordinary workshops.

It is thanks to the electric drive that a significant part of the problems can be solved:

• many types of work with metal products;
• work with bearings and shafts (production, pressing);
• pressing of products from wood shavings.

You can buy a hydraulic press with an electric drive, but not every ordinary person can afford such a luxury. We invite you to watch a video on how you can make the equipment yourself:

Construction of a hydraulic press for a garage, drawings, assembly

Experienced motorists make this kind of model on their own from available raw materials, which will subsequently allow them to perform a number of free repairs and maintenance work on the car.

Pay attention! IN independent production Hydraulic presses for garages often require the use of a manual drive.

1. We will need a hydraulic pump.
2. Choose a model: tabletop or floor-standing.
3. Drawing with dimensions.

Before we make a hydraulic press, we will need to develop a drawing with dimensions and some instructions.

Designing drawings of a hydraulic press with your own hands

Before making an individual model, you need to decide exactly what type of activity the device will be used for and what power it should be.

Next and important stage, this is the development of a drawing of a hydraulic press with your own hands, let's consider several models:

Models	Description
Complex hydraulic model	Schematic drawing general view, requires time and the necessary specialized equipment.
Simple manual	Automotive, simple. You can do it yourself by reading the instructions.
Conventional tire changing machine	Two-speed with hand pump. There is a self-return system to the starting position. Mobile piston.
Floor model	There is an overload valve. Floor installation, two speeds, manual pump drive.
The model is assembled in simple conditions	When creating, a thick-walled pipe is used. For the floor structure you will need channels or corners with thick walls.

Advice! Before developing the drawing, we determine the layout and installation of the jack.

In most cases, the jack is installed from below at the base. The development of the drawing includes the following important detail, as a bed device. This is very important point, because all the load goes on it, so you need to take care of strength even before production.

How to make a hydraulic press with your own hands for the garage?

A small step-by-step instruction:

1. For the workbench you need a channel or metal pipe.
2. The cutting strips will be used for table guides. The length of the guides and the width of the bed must be the same.
3. After the work is completed, the equipment is assembled and bolted.
4. A do-it-yourself hydraulic press involves making an adjustable, removable stop, which is made in the same way, but we make holes for fixing in the strips opposite the racks.

Installation of spring elements and a jack is the final stage in the construction of a hydraulic press for a garage. There are cases when a jack is not needed; it can be easily removed from the equipment.

1 (support beam on top);

2 (fastening elements);

3 (jack up to 20 t);

4 (spring mechanism);

5 (movable structure);

6 (stopper);

7 (adjustment device);

8 (transverse design);

9 (support legs).

Everything is securely fastenedThere are two options: using, which is more reliable. Bolt-on mounting available Do-it-yourself hydraulic press from a jack, drawing with a bolted connectionHere it is necessary to accurately calculate the press force Installation of the beam will be needed for greater rigidityYou can come up with a supporting element yourself, depending on your imagination. The presence of a crossbar at the bottom is mandatory for rigidity.

Advice! When producing a hydraulic press from a jack, first of all it is necessary to ensure the strength of the frame; it is on it that the load will be placed.

Which jack is suitable for our design?

Today, the glass jack is most often used for the production of hydraulic presses. There are inexpensive devices that can squeeze more than twenty tons.

Note! But there is a problem in using such equipment; they are not able to function upside down.

It seems logical to fix the jack on the upper beam and use the lower one as a support, but in this case the jack will have to be modified.

Design modification:

• Option 1: install the tank and connect it to the jack filling hole using a silicone tube.
• Option 2: will require a new development of the jack itself.

Operation of the clamping system

To make a press from a hydraulic jack with your own hands, a rod is formed. Many craftsmen claim that it is not convenient to use. Need large area for the development of various, large molds and large-sized parts.

In the role of blocks, you can use ingots, in which blind holes are made to strengthen them with the main structure of the press. If you don’t have the financial means, you can make the units yourself. You need to make a hole in the beam where the heel of the jack should fit, with virtually no gap. Then we make several holes for the return mechanism.

Then at the top of the assembly we weld a piece of pipe to fit the jack. We weld the lower part using corners.

The role of the adjustable support beam

To attach a portable beam, massive steel fingers are suitable. On the vertical part of the frame we make a series of round cuts on different heights. The diameter of the notches must match the cross-section of all bolts.

Installation of the return mechanism

The last detail in the design of a hydraulic press is the return or spring mechanism. Here you can insert regular door springs. The task can become much more difficult when using a top headstock, since its own weight may prevent the spring mechanism from compressing.

Advice! One option is to increase the number of springs to 6 or use more powerful parts.

What you need to know when creating a hydraulic structure

1. To create the necessary pressure, either a built-in or removable hydraulic device is used. It all depends on the equipment used for the homemade press.
2. Before you start your small production, you need to know exactly what this model will be used for.
3. Depending on the effort, you need to select the degree of reliability of the jack.
4. Before work you need to do small plan and create a drawing for your future design.

Video review: DIY hydraulic press

In conclusion

A self-made hydraulic press has a number of undeniable advantages:

1. Simple and inexpensive design will please you for a long time.
2. The model does not have various types of safety devices for rebooting, which simplifies the model.
3. The operation of the device is not affected by the position of the work table.
4. You can safely change the parameters of the height and length of the working stroke.

Today it is impossible to imagine a garage or car service without hydraulic equipment. By making the press yourself, you will receive exactly the device that will serve you for a long time. In conclusion, we would like to offer you a video to clearly see the intricacies home production hydraulic press.

If you don’t have a juicer on your farm, but at your dacha every year big harvest apples from which you need to make juice, then you need mechanical press. A similar situation arises among wine lovers who do not want to manually crush juicy berries or trample them. Home craftsmen suggest making a press with your own hands for processing fruits. In this article we will look at how to make an apple press with your own hands.

Types and principles of operation of juice presses

Devices that are designed for juice production are divided into several types:

• mechanical devices;
• hydraulic units;
• electrohydraulic devices;
• pneumatic mechanisms.

Mechanical

The most common option is mechanical screw press. At first glance, you can understand the principle of operation of such a unit. Grapes, crushed fruits or berries are poured into the device’s container, which has holes. After this, by rotating the handle, a screw is activated, which lowers the flat piston. In this way, the juice is squeezed out and flows through the holes located in the casing into the tray, after which it enters prepared jars or other containers.

Important! For the production of the casing, stainless steel is used or hard wood beech from which it is made drainage option grates. The product consists of two halves, which are connected to each other by metal hoops.

Hydraulic

A modernized version of the mechanical unit is a manual hydraulic press for processing apples and grapes. It does not have a perforated container for separating juice. Instead, several drainage frames made of wood are used, between which bags with crushed raw materials are placed.

The manual version of the hydraulic jack is capable of developing great effort, corresponding to from 1 to 5 tons, due to which 70% of the juice is obtained from the volume of the original fruit.

Important! The Grifon hydraulic press has in an original way refuse. It does not have a hydraulic jack. The developers have introduced a powerful “barrel” membrane. Pressure tap water at 1.5-2 atm. expands the membrane, due to which the juice is squeezed out through the wall of the casing, which is perforated.

Pneumatic

A pneumatic press operates on exactly the same principle. The fruit squeezing membrane is filling compressed air from the compressor, not water.

Important! All juice presses operate in combination with grinders. The most simple mechanism is a steel drum-grater, which is placed in a casing having a loading neck. When the handle rotates, the chopper operates, turning the fruit into very fine crumbs and pulp.

Electrohydraulic

A more advanced option is an electric drive mechanism. This device is characterized by a minimum of physical effort and maximum productivity.

Which press should you choose?

Mechanical presses have a small productivity, which corresponds to 10-30 liters per hour. For processing berries, fruits and grapes grown on summer cottages, such equipment is quite enough, so you can easily make such a press for squeezing juice with your own hands.

To increase the quantity of juice produced and its quality, you can use two methods:

• use of container bags for crushed fruits;
• use of wooden drainage grates or stainless steel “pancakes”.

Important! Both options help improve the drainage of juice from the middle of the volume, which is compressed. The lack of drainage leads to the fact that the middle part of the crushed fruit is squeezed out much worse compared to the upper and lower layers. An additional positive aspect of using bags is the ability to free the juice from the pulp.

At large quantities berries or fruits that need to be processed use an electric drive. In this case, two types of equipment are used:

• a traditional screw device, which is driven by an “electric motor-hydraulic jack” combination;
• a screw press that operates on the principle of a meat grinder.

A screw press juicer with an electric motor connected to it is used as a processing device for processing grapes, berries and tomatoes. The screw unit forces the crushed raw materials through a sieve, resulting in the formation of juice with a large amount of pulp at the output.

Simple DIY grape press

Screw press for grape processing includes:

• base, the so-called frame;
• basket;
• a pressing device, the so-called jack or screw;
• pressing piston.

Important! There are other options for making the mechanism. During the manufacturing process of the device, you can use either pre-prepared sketches of the press or prepare your own drawings.

Materials and tools for making a press:

• Bulgarian;
• welding machine;
• tank 50 liters;
• drill;
• tap;
• metal channel with dimensions 10-12 mm - 150 mm;
• jack;
• metal corner having a size of 40-50 mm - 3200 mm;
• oak slats 40x25x400 mm in the amount of 50 pieces;
• a piece of fabric about one meter;
• fishing line 2 mm about 3 m.

Let's look at the process of making an apple press with your own hands.

Frame

The base is one of important elements a device that must have strength properties and be of a strong structure, since during operation the entire main load falls on the frame:

• For the side parts of the press we use metal corners height 85 mm.
• The upper and lower parts of the base are made of a metal channel, which has a length of about 70 cm.

For strength, you can use additional reinforcement of the structure by welding gussets between the corners and the channel, while welding all the joints together.

Important! If a screw press design is used, we weld a nut for the screw to the upper channel. In addition to the metal frame, you can also use wooden boards with a thickness of more than 5 cm. We secure the boards with 10-12 mm studs and tighten them with nuts. Wooden device It is much easier to manufacture than a metal unit, but a wooden structure is not able to withstand heavy loads. This press is quite suitable for small quantities of raw materials. After manufacturing, the frame should be sanded and then painted with a special metal paint.

Press tank:

• For this design we use a cooking tank made of stainless steel with a volume of up to 50 liters.
• We drill a hole in the bottom of the container and install a stainless steel tap.

Important! If there is no tank, an ordinary saucepan of a suitable size is quite suitable.

• We insert a grate made of oak slats into the boiler container.
• For blanks we use oak or parquet board, the height of which corresponds to the height of the pan.
• At the ends of the slats along the edges we drill holes with a size of 2-3 mm, through which we stretch stainless wire or fishing line.
• By connecting all the planks together we get a structure that resembles a basket.

Important! During the manufacturing process, it is necessary to ensure that there is a gap of 2-3 mm between the slats, through which the juice from the prepared fruit will pass.

The design can be made without a pan:

• To do this, we connect the boards with galvanized steel boards and place the basket on a tray, which serves to drain the squeezed liquid.
• Also, as a tray in a juice press with your own hands, you can use a plastic tray for a large flower pot or a kitchen sink made of stainless steel.
• There is a design option in which the grape press is made like a frame without a basket. Between the drainage grids, the pulp from the used fruit is laid out in several layers of fabric and pressed until juice is formed.

Piston:

1. Use a compass to draw a circle required diameter and cut it out electric jigsaw remaining oak boards, folded crosswise.
2. We twist the slats with stainless self-tapping screws or tie them together with stainless copper wire.

Important! You can also use a log, sawing off a circle of the required diameter and height.

Power mechanism

In a press for processing apples as push mechanism a screw or jack is used.

Important! This design can also use a hydraulic car jack with a lifting capacity of 3 tons. For a better process, jacks are used that are capable of creating a force corresponding to 3 tons.

Every car enthusiast has a jack in his household, but a screw for a press is not so easy to find. It is necessary to saw planks for the jack, which will be used during the juice extraction procedure.

Filter cloth

To filter juice from apple fruits, you need to use a durable cloth that can allow moisture to pass through. The most simple option is the use of a nylon sugar bag.

Important! For the filtration process, you can also use the following durable materials that can withstand heavy loads and not tear under pressure:

• lavsan;
• nylon;
• propylene;
• thick linen;
• Durable cotton material.

Using a homemade press

A manual press for processing fruits with your own hands is ready for use, now let’s look at how the process of squeezing juice from prepared fruits occurs:

• We insert the basket into the tank and place the appropriate filter material inside.

Important! Soft berries, fruits and citrus fruits do not need crushing before the procedure pre-processing. Carrots, apples or other hard fruits require crushing in a crusher or using pulp from a juicer, after which they are loaded into a basket and covered with a lid.

• We install the jack.
• We substitute the receiving container.
• Open the tap.
• We begin to press slowly.

Important! There is no need to use force or try to squeeze out all the juice at once, as the filter fabric may tear or the frame may be damaged. You need to make 2-3 pumps, wait for a while, then do 2-3 pumps again, and slowly squeeze out the juice.

If you use one bucket of apple pulp from a juicer, the result will be about 3-4 liters of pure juice; if you use crushed mass, you will get a slightly larger yield of the finished product.

Steel wine press

In order to make such a seemingly simple mechanism, you must have the skills of turning and plumbing and have a welding machine.

How to make a steel grape press with your own hands:

• From an unnecessary washing unit from a stainless steel tank, we independently cut out two versions of cylindrical containers without a bottom, having a diameter of 23 cm and 29 cm. The height of the blanks corresponds to 24 cm.
• In the smaller cylinder we drill holes with a diameter of 8 mm in a checkerboard pattern.

Important! The inner container - a basket - is used to load grapes, and the outer one is used for juice.

• Under the cylinders we place a rectangular stainless steel tray with dimensions of 30x50 cm, which has sides and a triangular bevel in the narrow part of the product.
• We make a cutout in the outer cylinder to drain the juice.
• A flange with a diameter of 21 cm plays the role of a punch, which is rigidly attached to the lower section of the rod with a rectangular or trapezoidal thread. For this purpose, you can use a screw from a water valve. At the top we weld a head to the flange, which has a hole for the lever, thanks to which the thrust mechanism will function.

Important! To reduce the pressure on the sides of the press, it is recommended to perforate the thrust flange with a 4 mm drill.

• The nut, which is welded into the U-shaped frame, works together with the screw. The frame must be rigidly connected to the base; to do this, use screws to attach it to the table or concrete it into the floor.

Important! In order for the basket to be located in the central location of the outer container, bandage rings must be welded at the top and bottom of the basket.

Let's consider the process of functioning of a press for processing grapes made by yourself:

1. Place grapes in the inner pan.
2. Use the lever to tighten the screw.
3. When the extraction process begins, we rotate the screw more slowly, while controlling the juice output.
4. Unscrew the screw in reverse side when the grapes have finished pressing.

The manufactured structure can be used not only for processing grapes, but also for obtaining juice from apples and other fruits.

Important! To get maximum quantity juice, the prepared raw materials must be crushed into crumbs or ground in a meat grinder. We wrap the prepared pulp in napkins made of durable material, the portions should not exceed 2 kg, the number of layers should be about three. They must be separated by drainage pads made of perforated stainless steel discs, which are welded in pairs and have a thickness of 2 mm. Between them there are thrust rings having a thickness of 4 mm.

Wooden apple press

The previous model is a reliable option, but it has some disadvantages. Thus, thin stainless material undergoes a very difficult welding process. In addition, special equipment and electrodes are required. You can simplify this design option by making your own basket from boards, and parquet boards may also be suitable.

In order to make a working mechanism with a capacity of 20 liters, you need to prepare 20 boards with dimensions 320x50x15 mm.

How to make a fruit press with your own hands from wood:

• Using self-tapping screws, the boards are attached to two stainless steel strips of 0.5-1 mm. The distance between the boards should be 10-12 mm.
• Then the strips are bent and their ends are connected with stainless bolts. The resulting basket measures 29 cm in diameter and 32 cm in height.
• A wooden circle with a diameter of 27 cm serves as a punch.

Important! If you place planks under the screw, then it is not at all necessary to use a thrust flange.

• At the bottom of the basket, along the entire contour, a drain gutter is laid out for the juice to exit.

Important! As a tray, you can use an ordinary plastic bowl, in which a hole is drilled into which a tube is inserted.

• Apples are cut into small pieces, wrapped in gauze and placed in a basket. During the working cycle, about 3.5-4 liters of juice are produced.

Important! In order to increase the pressure of the press when the press is lowered, boards are laid between the layers.

1. To make homemade juicer, instead of a screw, you can use a car jack, then you don’t need to look for a nut. But in this case, you will have to provide a solid base structure against which the device intended for lifting the car rests.
2. Frame wooden press can function without using a basket. Drainage grates and screw with nut are metal elements in this press, which are placed between packages with raw materials. In this case, the manufactured tray must have high sides to prevent juice from grapes and other berries from splashing on all sides.
3. To reuse the bag wipes, rinse them thoroughly in water. If there was a long break between processing processes, the napkins need to be boiled.
4. Berries and pulp should only be wrapped in a damp cloth to prevent the appearance of an unpleasant odor.
5. The resulting pulp from pears and apples is thrown away; they do not have any special value. You can make fruit drinks and jelly from berry pomace.
6. After preparing the grape juice, the wooden basket must be thoroughly washed with an ordinary dishwasher brush, and then scalded with boiling water.

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Now you have several options and schemes to make a press for apples, grapes and other berries and fruits with your own hands. Choose the system for which you have everything you need necessary materials, skills, then no difficulties will arise, and you will be able to process your harvest with ease.