I made a good sturdy plywood base for the press, to which it is attached by cleats at each corner of the frame.
The advantage to this is that the frame is securely and evenly fastened, rather than being clamped directly to the benchtop on just one side, so there's less chance of racking the frame when it's under pressure. Also, the plywood base is easier to clamp (or screw) to the bench.
Also, my friend Nick Turner (https://heorot.co.nz/) helped me to swap out the crappy little hand-crank for this greatly superior wheel, a cast iron pulley wheel from an old pump.
And by "helped me" I mean Nick did all the work from start to finish, while I stood around and watched.
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