Lekue to Cheese Press

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Update 31/01/2018 To increase the pressure needed to mature cheeses, a modified M5_15mm knob from danid87 was added and 23 cm thread rods replaced the former 11 cm short ones. Former 420 gram cheeses were reduced to 240 grams. Update 17/01/2018 Cheese making (fresh type) success but more pressure might be needed for mature or half-matured cheese. A solution is being developed on the making process... I tried hardening the prints by leaving them in the oven at 110°C for one hour and they actually got harder, but the shape got distorted and shrunk (PLA). The project: This is more of a Frankenprint than a remake, but I might do a proper design in the near future. I had this Lekue Cheese Making Kit with no use at all, and I upgraded it to a proper cheese press inspired by 00sufs's. It will make small cheeses of near one pound. PLA printed. I flattened the tip and printed resized to 0.729 the "Plunger_flat_tip.stl" ... ...and the plunger plate (https://www.thingiverse.com/download:1161917) Nut knobs are M5's from Modular Mounting System by yyh1002 which I already knew and work great. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2194278/#files To attach it all, I used 11 cm Spring Toggles from a dollar store/pound shop before I decided to print nut knobs. I designed the stand and the press plate but both need further adjustment. You need force for inserting the nut at the base; I used a small vise to insert it.