Five years ago we developed the BenchPress as an upgrade to the portable AirPress bag system. It has made veneering and laminating easier than ever and has eliminated the problems associated with portable vacuum bag systems, in particular the tendency for the bag to get trapped under the laminates and the need for more than one person during set up.

Any workshop already using a portable bag system would benefit from the efficiency and ease of use that upgrading to the BenchPress gives them. However not every company can afford to purchase the BenchPress during these difficult financial times – until now!

To make the BenchPress affordable we have developed the Self-Assembly BenchPress. It comes in kit form with full instructions and parts to build your own vacuum press. Just add a sheet of melamine face chipboard for the platen, assemble the kit and within a few hours you will have your own 3metre long BenchPress.

The kit contains all the important crucial elements of the BenchPress: the three piece extruded aluminium membrane frame with the unique pivoting cam extrusion, for easy membrane fitting, complete with moulded silicone rubber gasket and rubber membrane, vacuum cups for locking the frame down with foot operated valve, gas springs, hinges, valve, handles, connectors and tubing. Everything you need at nearly a quarter of the price of the BenchPress.

The Self Assembly BenchPress is based around a standard 3050 x 1525mm sheet of MFC giving you a maximum pressing area of 2850 x 1300mm matching the standard BP3014 BenchPress.


In addition: To mark the launch of the new Self Assembly BenchPress we are offering £100 off the cost of a high flow 40m³/hr vacuum pump when ordered with the press.