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The thing that makes this work SO much better than the ones you buy is that I installed the hinges with the 3/32" spacers you see in each corner and under the lever already glued in place. This prevents the common problem that you have with commercially made tortilla presses of getting the side closest to the hinge squished paper thin. The spacers insure a perfectly consistent thickness from one side to the other.

Was going to finish it with food grade walnut oil, but I found my supply had dried up, so I used olive oil!

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I could use an make this. I eat lot of tortillas
 

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I could use an make this. I eat lot of tortillas

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PM me if you want the specs! Thanks!
 

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cool idea jer.not sure about using olive oil though it will probably get rancid?
 

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cool idea jer.not sure about using olive oil though it will probably get rancid?

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Thanks for looking Pottz, just so you know, I've been using olive oil on my oak cutting board for over two years now with no problems.
 

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Great press, Jerry. Nothing like using one you make and one that makes them right!!

cheers, Jim
 

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That is a nice press Jerry but being a LOT on the lazy side, I get my tortillas out of a plastic bag from the market

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Great press, Jerry. Nothing like using one you make and one that makes them right!!

cheers, Jim

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Thanks Jim, I really like it, works great!
 

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That is a nice press Jerry but being a LOT on the lazy side, I get my tortillas out of a plastic bag from the market

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Thanks Dick, but once you make these, you'll never go back!
 

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I've found mi tortilla hermano. I thought I was the only one who was so anal about tortilla presses. For a special treat, order some blue corn masa off of Amazon. You'll have to tinker with the water/masa ratio since it's different than Maseca, but the flavor is awesome.
 

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I ve found mi tortilla hermano. I thought I was the only one who was so anal about tortilla presses. For a special treat, order some blue corn masa off of Amazon. You ll have to tinker with the water/masa ratio since it s different than Maseca, but the flavor is awesome.

- Rich
Ha haaa!! So funny - but you would have really laughed if you'd seen me calipering a store bought tortilla in order to get the right thickness.

I will definitely take you up on the blue corn masa, I've never tried it.
 

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What's a Tortilla? Some thing you eat?
 

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What s a Tortilla? Some thing you eat?

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andre it's what you would use to wrap your moose meat in-lol.
 

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What s a Tortilla? Some thing you eat?

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No, it's just something you squish when you need to take out your frustrations.
 

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Very nice press, great workmanship.
 

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Yes sir, another clever idea from a fellow lumberjoks, I agree with potz, I used to finish my cutting boards with olive oil and some turned rancid, maybe the wood specie ,go figure, but none the less a very nice project, with superb wood. keep on making saw dust.
 

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Darn, it's 10:39 PM and now I'm hungry for some Tortilla, beans, rice, and some chicken.

Nice press, wish I had seen it before dinner…
 

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That is a nice press Jerry but being a LOT on the lazy side, I get my tortillas out of a plastic bag from the market

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- recycle1943
they are super easy to make at home and cheaper and taste 1000% better
 

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Is it the great tortilla press or is it you just make great tortillas? Either way that's a great job and good idea to keep them consistently flat.
 

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Ha haaa!! So funny - but you would have really laughed if you d seen me calipering a store bought tortilla in order to get the right thickness.

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Are you married? If you are, your wife and my wife would have a blast telling stories about all the nerdy things we do. Calipers for tortillas? Genius move. I'll never forget the joy I felt when I realized my Benriner mandoline's set screw was metric with a 1mm screw pitch. My pickle slicing has never been more precise.
 

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