Did another run with the new munchy... Ran the equivalent of two 5 gallon pails through to bring up for this evening. That beast just inhaled the...
Pics from this morning. After getting the beast back together I headed to town and got a piece of aluminum tread plate bent to serve as the belt...
Yessss indeed. The old tools were great stuff.
Got in the shop at first light... Ripped Munchy apart and got the rotor in the lathe (Hopefully for the last time) I had tightened the set screws...
Great score PELL IT:yes: I have thought about a Harman.... but they usually go for BIG $$$$ around here. Have fun getting the new prize all...
6 AM here and I'm all primed to get in the shop and rip "Munchy" all apart and get the needed "Trim" done on the rotors impact bars. Was just worn...
MUNCHY LIVES [IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG] COOKED up some skirting to keep the shells from flying all over as they exit the machine... That solved that...
I am right at $600 into the Munchy. Short term investment for a long term problem. As long as we can't get anything other than the 1/2 shells this...
I bought a small grain mill earlier and tried it on the shells. Generally the rollers are too close together to effectively pull the shells...
Don The shells are brittle and only about 1/16" wall thickness and shatter easily when struck. The bars on the rotor smash the shells between the...
The weather cooperated SORT OF today. Got the needed belt at Ace hardware.. Once we got home it was not raining and was able to get the Munch...
The 8 inch rotor has 4 impact bars that smash the shells between the rotor and the steel anvil. How big arr acorns???
Yes...The magnets polarize the nut shells and makes them burn hotter. :rofl: :lol: Seriously now Those magnets are a real life saver when clamps...
Those deals come along from time to time... I scored a lovely Whitfield Advantage 2T a while back with a ton of pellets. It had been used to heat...
Don... I will give you the long story. The shells we burn in our stoves used to be a nice even small size (Pinky fingernail for reference) This...
Happy B day BB
The weather was wretched early this morning, but by 9 am the sky cleared off some and it stayed dry most of the day...started raining about 4:45....
Picked up the sheet metal for the munchy machine yesterday. Weather is nasty, but did get some work done.. Hoping to get a break in the rain so...
This morning we are off to run errands and such AND getting the sheet metal for the hopper on Munchy is on the list.:thumbs: This material gets...
Unloading and packing in a couple ton of pellets is a real workout. When we burned a lot more pellets we tossed them on a 4 wheel cart and rolled...
