Barry Birkey commented on possible use of PVC pipe in presses: >Keep in mind that any PVC pipe that large in diameter is probably not >suitable for contact with food products. Most everything over an inch or so >is rated DWV (drain, waste, vent). I don't know how high or low the risk of >contamination is with PVC of this type but I'd look into it first. I agree. Many commercial materials called PVC are only about half polyvinylchloride; the rest is a mixture of plasticisers etc etc, some of which can leach into some liquids. R - Robt Mann consultant ecologist P O Box 28878 Remuera, Auckland 1005, New Zealand (9) 524 2949