Manually operated press (10) with an actuating member (18) coupled to a shaft (26), the actuation thereof in a lifting movement of a press ram (24) coupled to the shaft (26), and thus also in a change in a relative position of the press ram (24 ), is implemented, the press (10) further comprising a reset mechanism (40) for resetting the actuating member (18), which counteracts the actuation of the actuating member (18) and causes a return movement of the press ram (24) opposite to the lifting movement, the Actuating member (18) has an actuating lever (20) which is coupled to the shaft (26) and extends transversely to the latter, a counterweight (86) being arranged on a side of the shaft (26) opposite the actuating lever (20) is coupled to the actuating lever (20) and / or the shaft (26) and serves as torque compensation during the actuation of the actuating lever (20), the counter Weight (86) has a greater mass than the actuating lever (20) and a center of gravity of the counterweight (86) has a shorter distance from the shaft (26) than a center of gravity of the actuating lever (20).
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