How to Make a Cheese Press / Dutch Style Cheese Press

Join me as I make a Dutch style cheese press here at in my little Missouri work shop.

Dutch Press Measurements:

Base: 10 x 7 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches
Base Sides: 18 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 inches (each)
Base End: 9 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 inches
Longest Vertical Piece: 21 x 2 3/4 x 3/4 inches Hole: 2 1/2 x 1 inches
Short Vertical Piece: 15 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/4 inches
Upper Horizontal Piece: 10 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3/4 inches Hole: 1 1/2 x 3/4 inches
Center Plunger Arm: 18 1/2 x 1 5/16 x 1/2 inches
2 small side pieces: 2 3/4 inches long with a 45 degree cut (each)
2 inches from top of plunger arm, drill 12 holes 1 inch apart with a 3/8" bit
Using a hole saw, cut a 3 3/4 inch circle
Floating Center Board: 11 1/2 x 4 x 3/4 inches Notched on each end 2 7/8 x 7/8 inches deep
Hole: 3 1/4 x 7/8 inches
Press Arm Assembly: (overall length should be approx. 25 1/2 inches long)
1 - 16 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 inches
1 - 7 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 inches
2 - 9 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 inches
Hole: 2 1/4 inches long
Weight chart for press: closest notch is 3 x hanging weight / outside notch is 4 x hanging weight

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