WAS NOT GOING TO BE A PROJECT ( apple press )

[jmarkflesher]

My son needed a new (plate) to put on the end of a screw for an apple press. The one that came with it was cracked. I am now thinking a 50 ton bottle jack with a steel plate 4" thick. Anyone have input. All must be sanitary. stainless steel, aluminum etc. PS: The oak cracked at the back side of the domino's.  Thanks, MARK

 

[Michael Kellough]

That stamped sheet metal interface between the ram and the wood disk is inadequate. You just need to spread the force over a larger area and then the wood disk will survive.

Here are a couple of ways to do it found on a google images search.