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Sometimes I show stupid shit I've done that seems to work... pretty sure most of you have seen this... this one is about my sifter.
It's just a platform to allow the screen to be vigorously shaken to remove trichomes. It uses a robust masager to shake the screen, but anything the vibrates (finishing sander, concrete vibrator, etc) or reciprocates (Sawzall, jig saw, etc.) Should work as long as the travel is sufficient. The screen is a fairly open 150 mesh. It's made of plywood, springs, and hardware. It works well, but its too big to put away properly, hence the new big ass shelf.
Here's some shots of what it can do.
If I did it again, I'd buy an existing screen for a rotary sifter and put a motor on it. I may actually just buy one. They're stupid expensive, but a much smaller footprint, and they usually have timed cycles which would be nice. This one does ok, its loud, and very labor intensive, but it was just a prototype, and served this function well.
Here's a video.
It's just a platform to allow the screen to be vigorously shaken to remove trichomes. It uses a robust masager to shake the screen, but anything the vibrates (finishing sander, concrete vibrator, etc) or reciprocates (Sawzall, jig saw, etc.) Should work as long as the travel is sufficient. The screen is a fairly open 150 mesh. It's made of plywood, springs, and hardware. It works well, but its too big to put away properly, hence the new big ass shelf.
Here's some shots of what it can do.
If I did it again, I'd buy an existing screen for a rotary sifter and put a motor on it. I may actually just buy one. They're stupid expensive, but a much smaller footprint, and they usually have timed cycles which would be nice. This one does ok, its loud, and very labor intensive, but it was just a prototype, and served this function well.
Here's a video.