Home : Workshop : Veneering : Presses :
Two jobs bigger than the frame presses I had motivated this 4' x 8' press. I decided on a torsion box design for the platen and a frame design similar to the one I used on my first press (The top rabbit, reversible frame idea was a bust). When in use the press sits on my tablesaw (~8' wide with extension and sliding table attachment) and faces my primary workbench. The platen stores on a wall, the membrane behind a sheet goods rack.
The torsion box platen is a foam filled wood frame with 1/4" one sided melamine MDF skins, The assembly was clamped by applying vacuum to the inside of the box. Drilling a hole in the top skin allows the assembly vacuum port to be used for pressing.
Images are also on Picasa
4x8 Vacuum Frame Press
Two jobs bigger than the frame presses I had motivated this 4' x 8' press. I decided on a torsion box design for the platen and a frame design similar to the one I used on my first press (The top rabbit, reversible frame idea was a bust). When in use the press sits on my tablesaw (~8' wide with extension and sliding table attachment) and faces my primary workbench. The platen stores on a wall, the membrane behind a sheet goods rack.The torsion box platen is a foam filled wood frame with 1/4" one sided melamine MDF skins, The assembly was clamped by applying vacuum to the inside of the box. Drilling a hole in the top skin allows the assembly vacuum port to be used for pressing.
Images are also on Picasa
