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title: How to build mini press
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slug: how-to-build-mini-press-
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description: **Tutorial: How to Build a Mini Press for Compression Molding**
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To construct this basic machine, you will require a welding machine, access to a laser cutting machine, a drilling machine, and fundamental assembly skills.
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tags: ["starterkit","compression","sheetpress"]
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category: Machines
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difficulty: Medium
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time: 1-2 weeks
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location: Liberec, Czechia
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---
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import { Image } from 'astro:assets'
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# How to build mini press
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<Image src={import('./thumbnail_2.png')} alt="How to build mini press " />
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**Tutorial: How to Build a Mini Press for Compression Molding**
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To construct this basic machine, you will require a welding machine, access to a laser cutting machine, a drilling machine, and fundamental assembly skills.
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User Location: Liberec, Czechia
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## Steps
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### Step 1: Video tutorial
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All steps are detailed in the video tutorial. Click the yellow download button above to access the direct link for blueprints and CAD files.
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### Step 2: What can you make with press?
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With this standard size frame, it is possible to press sheets with an area of 37x37 cm (14.57x14.57 inches).
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The maximum recommended mold height is 80 mm (3.15 inches).
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Produced items include:
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- Sheets 37x37 cm (14.57x14.57 inches), with thicknesses of 3 mm (0.12 inches), 5 mm (0.20 inches), 20 mm (0.79 inches)
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- Coasters
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- Clocks
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- Clipboards
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- Sheets later used for CNC cutting, such as lamp designs and animal models.
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<Image src={import('./cerne_s_oranzovymi_rucickami.jpg')} alt="černé s oranžovými ručičkami.jpg" />
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<Image src={import('./Lamp_prototype_1.0.jpg')} alt="Lamp prototype 1.0.jpg" />
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<Image src={import('./IMG_20210127_195613.jpg')} alt="IMG_20210127_195613.jpg" />
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### Step 3: Is it possible to buy it? Yes
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Full Machine:
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Laser cut parts for pressing plates:
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<Image src={import('./Snimek7.PNG')} alt="Snímek7.PNG" />
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<Image src={import('./Snimek9.PNG')} alt="Snímek9.PNG" />
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<Image src={import('./Upper_part.jpg')} alt="Upper part.jpg" />
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### Step 4: More information
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Next upgrades and tips for compression molding can be found on YouTube or Instagram:
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[linktr.ee/plastmakers](https://linktr.ee/plastmakers)
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<Image src={import('./IMG_20210206_223315.jpg')} alt="IMG_20210206_223315.jpg" />
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<Image src={import('./deska_s_klipem_3.jpg')} alt="deska s klipem 3.jpg" />
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