The press

My press is finally ready!

I have waited for it for a long, and now it can start working.

It’s a completely hand-made machine designed and realized by the engineer Francesco Maiorca.

Let me show you how he created it:

The rollers.
A close-up view of roller bearings.
Working on the sides.
Assembling the motor.
The heads.
Detail of the motor with the speed encoder.
Transmission gears.
The service board.
Detail of the load cells
The display reports the applied weight in Kg.

At the moment it can be used manually but soon it will be assisted by a microcontroller.

Full lateral view of the press.
Full front view.
The press is armed for the next print!