Here are some photos of the press as it stands at the end of October 2005. It is working well but still needs a little work.
Here is the press as it stands at the end of October 2005, nearly a year after receiving it. The tympan works, but needs a new cover - and there is a bright new counterweight.
Here is another view of the repaired hinge bar.
Here you can see the new counterweight and the bar that fixes the tympan to the bed
Here is the new metal counterweight. I have decided to keep the bright metal, rather than paint it.