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title: How to build mini press 
slug: how-to-build-mini-press-
description: ## Tutorial: Building a Mini Press for Compression Moulding

To construct this straightforward machine, you will need the following equipment:

- Welding machine
- Access to a laser cutting machine
- Drilling machine
- Basic assembly skills
tags: ["starterkit","compression","sheetpress"]
category: Machines
difficulty: Medium
time: 1-2 weeks
location: Liberec, Czechia
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# How to build mini press 
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## Tutorial: Building a Mini Press for Compression Moulding

To construct this straightforward machine, you will need the following equipment:

- Welding machine
- Access to a laser cutting machine
- Drilling machine
- Basic assembly skills

User Location: Liberec, Czechia
## Steps
### Step 1: Video tutorial 

### Instructions

All steps are detailed in the video tutorial. Click the yellow download button above to access the open source blueprints and CAD files.

### Step 2: What can you make with press?

This standard frame allows pressing sheets with an area of 14.6x14.6 inches (37x37 cm).

Maximum recommended mold height is 3.1 inches (80 mm).

I have produced:

- Sheets 14.6x14.6 inches (37x37 cm) with thicknesses of 0.1, 0.2, 0.8 inches (3, 5, 20 mm)
- Coasters
- Clocks
- Clipboards
- Sheets for CNC cutting for items like lamps and animal models.


<Image src={import('./cerne_s_oranzovymi_rucickami.jpg')} alt="černé s oranžovými ručičkami.jpg" />


<Image src={import('./Lamp_prototype_1.0.jpg')} alt="Lamp prototype 1.0.jpg" />


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### Step 3: Is it possible to buy it? Yes

Complete Machine:

Laser-cut parts for pressing plates:


<Image src={import('./Snimek7.PNG')} alt="Snímek7.PNG" />


<Image src={import('./Snimek9.PNG')} alt="Snímek9.PNG" />


<Image src={import('./Upper_part.jpg')} alt="Upper part.jpg" />

### Step 4: More information 

Certainly, here is the refined text:

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Next upgrades and tips for compression molding can be found on YouTube or Instagram:
[linktr.ee/plastmakers](https://linktr.ee/plastmakers).




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<Image src={import('./deska_s_klipem_3.jpg')} alt="deska s klipem 3.jpg" />