I have a recent acquaintance who just finished building a very nice cider press. I have some pictures I will post below. It is somewhat comparable to the Correll Press, although I like the differences between the two. He is both a woodworker and metalworker so building a cider press was right up his alley. A few highlights are: he buys old pressing tubs from yard sales or other places, then cuts them for the bands around the tubs. This way there aren’t any seems or overlapping on the cider press tubs, very nice idea. And using the aluminum and stainless steel, they won’t rust and should last many many years. He also makes all of his presses with electric grinders, so no fly wheel or manual crank to crush the apples. One of my favorite aspects of his press if the apple grinder. He makes it entirely of aluminum and/or stainless steel and as you can see from the picture below, it will cut through, crush, and “eat up” apples with ease. His grinder is my favorite piece of his apple press. If you are interested in one of his presses, just let me know. He makes 5-10 a year and sells them for around $700. Enjoy the pictures!
Handmade Cider Press
Handmade Apple Grinder
Cider Press Tub
I am interested in this press. How can I get ahold of one?
Stephen 707-975-9036
Hi Stephen,
He does have 3 more presses in the works, and will be available within the next week or two. Where are you located? I don’t think he has shipped his press before and I think he is hesitant to do so.
I am checking with Jim to make sure he still has one available, if not he has a couple more that will be ready later this week. I’ll let you know later today or tomorrow. Thanks!
I would like to buy an electric cider press, but is this one ready to go? It would be a gift for my husband so it needs to be electrified and put together, or easily assembled because I am not handy. Please advise if I am on the right track!
Thanks,
Leslie Cunningham
Hi Leslie,
My friend who makes this electric cider press is finsihed for the season. He only makes a few each year as he is retired and just makes them as a hobby. The only other electric presses that are readily available are Correll Presses, but I know he has a continual back log of customers. If you don’t have any luck finding a press elsewhere please let me know and we’ll see if we can make something happen.
Thanks,
Justin
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Would it be possible to contact you or your acquaintance about purchasing one of these cider presses? Thanks, Chris
Hi Chris,
I sell a variety of presses at The Fruit Press, you can click on that link to be redirected. I am also working on a different styly of press that I am building. It should be available by this August.
Thanks,
Justin
the photo of the handmade apple grinder is what we are looking for to replace in our press. Our press is a hocking valley about 100 yrs old. Any help in finding would be appreciated