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Custom Press Squeezes Oil, Fluids Out Of Herbs
Brian Huckins can help you turn herbs into medicinal tinctures with his customized presses. The Massachusetts-based blacksmith makes presses that squeeze fluid from herbs infused with alcohol.
He has made around half a dozen presses, customized to the buyer’s needs. Huckins recalls one customer with a
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Custom Press Squeezes Oil Fluids Out Of Herbs CROPS Miscellaneous Brian Huckins can help you turn herbs into medicinal tinctures with his customized presses The Massachusetts-based blacksmith makes presses that squeeze fluid from herbs infused with alcohol
He has made around half a dozen presses customized to the buyer’s needs Huckins recalls one customer with a disability
“I put a larger wheel on the press to make it easier for her to press out the herbs ” he says “It gave her a greater mechanical advantage so she didn’t have to turn so hard ”
Although his first press was designed inside its own container Huckins has settled on a design that collects the squeezed-out fluid in a tray Although he could use stainless steel for both he usually uses stainless steel for the cylinder and an epoxy-coated steel for the press heel The frame is powder-coated steel
“It is easier to find a stainless steel tray than a pot especially one without a contoured bottom ” he says “To work with the press they need a perfectly flat base ”
Huckins prices his presses at $549 and up plus shipping Actual price depends on size and features
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Huckins Forge 67 Cedar Hill Rd Northborough Mass 01532 ph 508 393-8695 or 508 635-7749; huckinsforge@gmail com; www huckinsforge com
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