When I started this post, I promised detailed photos and instructions for making a manual pill press a la Stokes. However, current project is taking all my time. A little patience, please. Once again, I thank Rhodium and all the Hive Bees for their courage. This forum is awesome. If not for The Hive, I shudder to think where I would be right now. Not to mention never knowing the pleasures of a numbered offshore bank account. BTW-- a warning about the guy on the internet with the store in Ohio who sells the $3160 tablet press with instruction video and ready-made binder pack. This is a DEA sting operation. Don't even call him, if you value your freedom. Your phone number will be logged and a recording of your call will end up with the local chapter of the feds. I know about not naming sources, so I'll just say that if you type in the word "tabletpress" on any search engine, you will find him. The MCA (meth control act) has given the DEA the authority to really crack down on pill presses and spare parts and tooling for same. If you didn't take shop classes in high school, now would be a good time to take a course on millwork, especially if you own a 16 station rotary press, because spare parts and tooling sets draw more heat these days than calling up the local chem supply house and ordering 3 cylinders of methylamine gas. Anyway, good luck and keep up the good work. Argox.