And yet, there I was.
My dad made the suggestion of going to the AC/Heating shop near our house; apparently the owner goes to our shul and they had built him a blech once way back when. When I found the garage, I was pointed to a friendly guy named Martin. I explained to Martin what I was trying to do, and that I needed a round piece of metal; which is how we ended up using the plasma-cutter.
Martin also found a random metal fitting lying around which was perfectly sized for the threaded rod I bought last week at the Home Depot. Finally, after rummaging around a bit in his parts stockroom he found a few pieces of pipe that formed a handle over said rod. My press had all the parts it needed, and I grinned from ear to ear.
"Awesome, Martin! Ring me up - how much do I owe you?"
Martin just smiled and shrugged. I was bewildered.
"You're giving this stuff for free?"
He laughed. "You asked me if I could help you out, and I said yeah!" With that he walked off to take care of some other business.
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These are the pieces that I got from Martin:
I glued the fitting (rightmost) onto the steel disk, and taped it into a plastic cap that I bought last week.
The cap fits into the plastic bucket to its left. This bucket will hold the grapes, and the juice will flow out the bottom holes into...
a containment vessel (tupperware from my kitchen)
The whole contraption is housed inside a milk crate:
The handle is then fed in through the top, where it connects to the cap piece. Turning the handle gently squeezes the grapes. The juice flows out, and you are one step closer to winey delight.
3 comments:
It seems like just stepping on the grapes would be a lot easier... although if I had access to a plasma cutter I would look for any excuse to use it.
so nuu how did it work out?
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