I built your thresher and recently made a vid of it in action: https://youtu.be/DYG6QuU8ZCg
It works pretty good. Quite good in beans but much more work to get wheat to thresh well.
Cheers
FarmerMark
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Submitted by FarmerMark on Sat, 09/12/2020 - 10:25pm
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Submitted by FarmerMark on Sat, 02/03/2018 - 5:44pm
So I just ran my first samples through this thresher today. Overall it worked pretty good. I'll see if I can post pics somehow. It threshed the hulless barley pretty well with the wood flails. The spokes did pretty good on the beans as did small chain. Now to finish the fanning mill.....
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Submitted by FarmerMark on Mon, 12/25/2017 - 9:39am
Thanks for your insight and target rpms. I will factor them. Cheers!
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Submitted by FarmerMark on Mon, 12/25/2017 - 9:38am
Good point. Thanks! I hope to get into this in the next couple of days. I'll try to post some pics.
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Submitted by FarmerMark on Sat, 12/23/2017 - 12:07pm
And why does the drive reduce in speed between the drive cycle and thresher? Is this important?
Thanks
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Submitted by FarmerMark on Sat, 12/23/2017 - 11:12am
I don't suppose you have a bill of materials for this project? Maybe at least a wood list? I am planning to build from 3/4 plywood unless persuaded towards 1" planks.
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