How to make tablets at home?

[motleyhoo]

I already know how to fill capsules with various powdered herbs and such, but I would like to know if anyone here knows how to make pressed tablets. I found a few sources for a machine to do this, but the cheapest I can find one is $1,599, like in the following video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmsL0hJYft0

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