Cork press

It should then be softened by rolhng in a cork press or by wrapping it in paper and roUing under the foot. 

Rather than rolling the cork on the benchtop, you might have the use of a cork press. You put the small end of the cork into the curved jaws of the press, and when you push the lever up and down, the grooved wheel rolls and mashes the cork at the same time (Fig. 29). Mind your fingers ... 

Two points must be borne in mind when selecting a cork stopper. In the first place, the cork should be examined for flaws unless corks of the highest quality are employed, they are liable to have deep holes, which render them useless. In the second place the cork should fit into the socket to only about one-quarter of its length. It should then be softened by rolling in a cork press or by wrapping it in paper and rolling under the foot. 

Storing Stuff and Sticking Stoppers Corking a Vessel The Cork Press... 

A cork press will save its cost in a short time. The form shown in our engraving is very effective. Corks which have been compressed give better results than those which are used dried. In the type of press shown, the cork is revolved at the same time it is being compressed. 

Cork borers Cork press Crock for waste Funnel support... 

Lehrbuch der pharmaceutischen Techniky 1847 2 ed., 1853 (Beindorf s apparatus 74 Liebig s condenser 195 sp. gr. balance 348 cork press 431, nest of cork borers 374 etc.) 3 ed., 1866. The sp. gr. balance was an ordinary balance (9iin. beam) with a glass tube sinker, weighted with mercury, suspended by a fine platinum wire. The Westphal balance was described by Oertling, Z. anal. Ghent, y 1868, vii, 294. 

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