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Maya
2025-08-08 17:30:56
Needed a clamp to assist with a book binding replacement project. Hard to find fault with such a basic and useful design. It is what it is and it works just fine.
Dennis K.
2025-06-27 12:24:17
The device is designed with two threaded rods, two bolts and two wing nuts. I ditched the rods for 100mm m6 bolts. I didn’t like that the rods could be screwed through the nuts in the base and scratch the user’s work table. The wood is soft which is a benefit because, by tightening the wing nuts, you can draw the nut or hex head of the bolt into the wood, countersinking it and creating a smooth base for the apparatus. I expect the designer used the long threaded rods to enlarge the capacity, but I’m not into binding 5 inch unabridged dictionaries. Perhaps the maker doesn’t have access to hex bolts as long as the threaded rods. I use it primarily for making pads of paper so I don’t need such massive capacity.. In summary, it fits the bill at a reasonable price with a little modifying.
T. Heinen
2025-06-13 09:19:21
The holes in the top of this are too small and there are no instructions on how it should be put together, so Have to find somebody to drill the holes out for me so that I can use it for the books. Disappointing, considering that’s why I bought it with the holes in it.
Kindle Customer
2025-06-09 14:13:25
Too small for book binding
Cathy Iles
2025-06-03 13:49:28
This book press looks incredibly simple and was very appealing to me to bind printer paper, but this just does not work. The washers get stuck, the holes in the wood are so tightly fitted that it's a struggle to open the press and use it, and if you want to shut the press once your pages are in you'd better have a second person on hand to screw in the washer while you screw in the fastener. It's frustrating garbage.
Mitzi J. Bartlett
2025-05-10 12:31:24
Just a quick clarification to clear some confusion. What most people think of when they see the words "book press" is typically called a nipping press. It's the one that is intended to hold the whole book.This _is_ a book press, but it is what is called a finishing press. It's used to hold the text block while glue(and/or moll) is applied to the binding side, the other edges are trimmed as needed, or when decoration is added to the page ends - think gilding, painting, etc. Yes, for the most part you can do that with one of the smaller "flower press" style book presses, but really a good option for the larger presses, hence, the finishing press.Can't say anything on the quality of this one, as I already have a decent one of my own, but by looking at it, I gave it three stars because while it does look quite functional for its purpose, I think it would be a bit more stable if it were just a bit wider, say 3 inches versus 1.5. Also, one of the nice parts of my own press are the holes drilled along the length which, with pegs, would allow for finishing techniques on the spine cover as well. Still, as I said, it looks reasonably functional for the jobs it is designed for.
Bo
2025-04-02 15:52:40
Advertised as a book press, it due to the size of it there’s no way it makes crisp books. This press only is able to tighten your bound side, which will work but, because it doesn’t cover the entirety of the text, it will leave an indentation in your text block where the press ends. Logically, this makes sense because you’re clamping down hard on one portion of paper and not another. I, however, was hopefully. Don’t buy this.
Creatively Charms
2025-02-27 19:42:39
It does exactly what it's supposed to. I can do two mini notepads at a time!
Aicha Allison
2025-02-18 17:13:47
Did its purpose flawlessly
Gwen
2024-12-06 18:34:54
This made creating notepads so easy. Easy to use and perfect for various sizes of paper.
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