We are currently making, inexpensive, apple cider presses.
Pricing is (pickup at the farm):
Do-It-Yourself Kit: $80.00
This has all the hardware and pre-cut wood to assemble this cider press. You will be required to drill several holes (16 to be exa ct) for the frame bolts, attach the slats for the pressing basket, secure the sides of the bottom tray, and pressing plate with glue and screws.
Not supplied: Glue, a suitable finish, and a scissors and/or bottle jack to supply actual force.
Assembled Press: $125.00
All the assemble is done, all you have to do the apply a suitable finish, and a scissors and/or bottle jack to supply actual force .
High capacity Option: $40.00
This is an additional assembled pressing basket, 4 additional pressing plates, and bottom tray. As one set is being pressed the ot her set can be filled, increasing the throughput of the pressing operation.
In Progress
1) Inexpensive Fruit Grinder, necessary for getting most of the juice out of apples and harder fruit.
2) Add on to allow press to be used in making cheese.
The pressing basket.
A partially completed cider press.
Some of the cider press parts.
Steve, with his new cider press, all he has to do is apply a finish, and supply a scissor and/or bottle jack.
Completed cider press, waiting for the pressing jack.
Press with a scissors jack installed.
Press with bottle jack installed.
Here is the Cloyd option, for letting science do more of the work.
Laurel looks on as Cloyd's cider press does its job.
