Wine press finally finished & ready....

[FTC Wines]

Finished my wine press. Decided to build a "piece of furniture" because it will only be used 2ish days a year. The rest of the time it will be on display. All oak, have about $200 in it. Grapes come Mon. So I'll know how well it works in a few weeks. Roy

 

[Thig]

How do you keep the juice from running out with it mounted on the wall like that.

Looks really nice.

Edit: Aw shucks, you fixed it.

 

[FTC Wines]

It's NOT mounted to the wall. My wife likes it sooooo much she wants to store it in the hallway to the Winery, NOT in the Winery, (which is a mess) SOMETIMES! Roy. Edit juice runs out thru a hole in which I glued a 1.25 inch lav drain tail piece

 

[Kraffty]

Looks beautiful, you'll have to send another pic after it's been through it's first battle.
Mike

 

[geek]

Really nice Roy..!!

 

[vacuumpumpman]

Very nice !!

I want to see some purple stains !

 

[FTC Wines]

Steve, will post some post press pics. I put 2-3 coats of EZ Do on it so I hope it doesn't stain too bad. But a little Pantina will add to its beauty! Roy

 

[Thig]

It's NOT mounted to the wall. My wife likes it sooooo much she wants to store it in the hallway to the Winery, NOT in the Winery, (which is a mess) SOMETIMES! Roy. Edit juice runs out thru a hole in which I glued a 1.25 inch lav drain tail piece

I was just making a joke because the picture is sideways on my computer, I like it.

 

[Runningwolf]

Beautiful!

 

[FTC Wines]

Thanks all, we are very proud of it. Roy

 

[barbiek]

Nice! Some stains will add character and bring it to life long live the new press!

 

[geek]

Hey Roy, maybe I come by in December, I will be spending the last week at my brother's in Cape Coral [emoji41]

 

[FTC Wines]

Geek, that would be great. Love to show U our Winery Room, and share some wine. PM us ahead of time & we'll give u our cell #. We live less than a mile from the Cape.

 

[geek]

Thanks for the offer, appreciated.
I'd be interested to see your wine operation down there as we are planing to move to FL next year if things go as planned.

 

[ibglowin]

"Almost" too pretty to use. LOL Great job!

 

[Rocky]

Very nice work on the press, Roy. Can you tell us what the joint is that holds the upper cross member? It appears to be either a mortise and tenon or a lap joint. With the vertical forces that piece will see when the screw is turned, you may want to consider a few bolts through the joint. Just a suggestion.

 

[FTC Wines]

Rocky, they are all lap joints, screwed, glued & clamped for 24 hrs. What U don't see is over 100 SS screws, 2.25 " long, countersunk etc. I put some shorter ones I nto blind joints, the others "show" on the back side. You all are seeing the pretty SHOW side. I have full faith it will hold together. Roy

 

[Rocky]

Rocky, they are all lap joints, screwed, glued & clamped for 24 hrs. What U don't see is over 100 SS screws, 2.25 " long, countersunk etc. I put some shorter ones I nto blind joints, the others "show" on the back side. You all are seeing the pretty SHOW side. I have full faith it will hold together. Roy

Great, Roy. I should have realized you would have thought of that.