Ya! Your grinder is the easiest to build, and it's probably the easiest to convert to hand crank. And the hopper is big and the best Shape. You could add some sides to the underside to help aim the apple pieces. The wood won't hurt the cider, so on mine, i won't bother with the plastic, but it could be cut to size and stapled in place. The bottom grate can be the same spacing, but intragal with the tray, illiminating that grate. Also the other grates and cloths can be omitted by just putting the apple pieces in a many-holed strong enough square wooden, bottomless container. 3/4" plywood might work, using many SS screws, and reinforcing the corner joints with screwed on structural angles. I've been looking at press designs, and like yours best, for the Simplicity, yet it functions very well. Thanks for displaying it.
I made a press in a similar fashion a few years ago,i use a garden shredder for pulping,works ok, you ate right aboutdifferent varieties of apples,i use whatever I can scrounge with varying results.nice to see someone on my wavelength instead of these fools who go and spent pounds on a fruit press etc.looks like you make your own spade handles too,i do that with galvanised water pipe-they don't break again!
trevor wood + Yabut, the wooden handles absorb the sharp vibrations that otherwise are transferred to the elbow joints- bad news. But wrapping the steel handles with something might help too.
Building my own scratter and will be using some of your ideas but my own materials because they're at hand. And my plan is to mount the scratter right on top of my press barrel to eliminate one more messy transfer. We'll see how it goes!
Simon, I've seen that old chain smoking geezer, last liker he made, I doubt it. Just collecting up more windfalls for the next afternoons pressing. Cheers
