Why does my book press keep tipping over on carpet?

I've been fighting my press for a week now, it kept wobbling on my living room floor in Portland. Tried a scrap plywood base under it, leveled everything out, and now it stays solid even when I crank down hard on a 400 page text block. Anyone else run into this on softer floors, or is my press just too small for the job?

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the_david6d ago

Plywood base was the game changer for me too, but I had to double it up and glue it. My press kept walking on the carpet even after leveling, so I cut two 3/4 inch boards, stacked them cross-grain, and screwed them together. That extra weight and rigidity did the trick, plus I put those little rubber furniture pads under the corners so it grips the carpet instead of sliding. Now I can torque down without the whole thing doing the cha-cha. Also, check if your press feet are actually flat, mine had a slight wobble in the casting itself that the plywood fixed without me even realizing it.