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THE APPLE 



A simple and serviceable press can easily be made at home. 

 The four legs are 2 x 4's cut 2\ feet long. The bed piece is a 

 2-inch plank of hardwood 4 feet long and 1 foot wide. The cross 

 cleats are arranged to accommodate both the standard and special 



Fig. 139. A homemade box press 



7, cover boards to table (length of table, 64 inches) ; 2, side board to table; 3, uprights for 

 attachment of levers j and 9; 4, legs of table, 2SA inches long, i\ inches square (all the arms, 

 legs, and levers of the press may be made of ijx i 2 in. material) ; 3, levers, 27 inches long; 

 6, upright arms, 32 inches long; 7, steel springs (small screen door springs may be used) ; 



8, spring attached to upright arm 6 and support 3 ; 9, foot lever, bolted to uprights 3 at back, 

 and working with catch plate and ratchet in front (it is fastened to plate 13) ; 10, brace for 

 legs and lower support for uprights (3 inches from ground) ; //, horseshoe plate for grip- 

 ping box cleats and cover; 12, iron plates bolted to levers 5, with large holes in projecting 

 ends, allowing the bolts ib to slide freely; 13, lower plate under lever 9, to which it is 

 bolted loosely, with large holes in each end for free play for bolts /6 ; 14, side plate joining 

 lever j and arm 6 (loose joint) ; 15, iron ratchet to engage plate on the front lever 9; 16, 

 5-inch bolts, 2J inches long, working loosely in the holes in the plates 12 and 13; 17, three 

 small pulleys for rope attached to arms 6; 18, strong |-inch cord that will not stretch; iq, 

 spanner running parallel with side; 20, crosspieces, providing support for box; 21, grooves 

 for holding box in place (they are a trifle over iS inches apart). (After Cornell University) 



boxes, the two inner cleats being about 1 8 inches apart and the two 

 outer ones 20 inches. This allows the boxes to project over the 

 cleats I inch at each end. The iron clamps may be made by any 

 blacksmith, and should pass through the lower plank, to which they 



