Metric CEB Press

There is an effort to redesign the CEB press to Metric specifications underway as of June 1, 2012.



The most crucial changes have been made to the drawer and the frame. The metric frame is based on 16cm U-Channel (C-Channel) steel instead of 6" steel. The drawer is now 18cm high. Quantities were rounded up so as not to dilute the strength of the design. Some modifications were made to the relative thicknesses of the drawer components.  The net strength should be aobut the same. M24 bolts have been selected as the main frame fasteners.  These come in metric "10.9" stength specification which appears to be about the same as the grade 8 bolts used in the original design.

The hopper has retained its original length and width dimensions; the thickness of the steel has been changed to 3mm from 1/8" (3.17"). This is a notable exception to the rounding up design procedure mentioned above.

So far, a preliminary reworking of the drawer, frame, arms, legs, feet, grate and hopper has been done in Google Sketchup. A spreadsheet file of metric part sizes is also to be made available soon. More work needs to be done on sketchup models of the sensors, holders, shaker mount and a few other details. The new CEB modifications made by James Slade are also to be incorporated. A Chinese version of the Bill of Materials has been created. Most of the required parts have been sourced in Nanjing, China for a metric CEB build.

Please contact William Neal (william(dot)j(dot)a(dot)neal(at)gmail(dot)com) and Adam Messer messerad ==at) gmail (dot__ com with any comments or questions or also check out CEB Machines Mailing List

Here are some associated files (more to follow). These may serve as a basis for creating a metric version of the build instructions.