"Rob" > wrote in message
m...
> My the basket on my fruit press is rather crappy wood. This winter I
> am going to replace it.
>
> For very little cost I can replace the staves (or whatever the wood
> parts of the basket are called) with much better quality oak with a
> decent finish. It dawned on me that by simply making the basket a few
> inches taller I could increase the press volume somewhat. I have the
> clearance on the ratchet mechanism to handle a few more inches of
> basket height. This is a ten gallon press if that makes a difference.
>
> Is there any good reason to NOT do this? I understand it would make
> pressing smaller volumes a little harder.

I can't think of any good reason not to do that. Just make sure that the
bands end up the same distance apart as they are now and the same distance
from the baseplate. IOW, all the extra length should be at the _top_ of the
press.

Tom S