elec feather plucker

[jvls1942]

has anybody used, or built a feather plucker?
want to talk about it?

 

[Judy]

there's opne made from an electric drill and a more expensive one at least, in the meat birds section

 

[terri9630]

There are lots of posts about the Wizbang chicken plucker.

 

[jvls1942]

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I didn't find anything very recent..
I have built two whizbangs and I am thinking of doing a 3rd one.
My last (current) one is chain and sprocket driven..
I have a lot of notes and pictures to share if anybody wants to build one..
I also have a lot of improvements over the original plans ..
...........jiminwisc.........

 

[terri9630]

I think I'm going to break down and just buy one. I don't have the patience to build electrical stuff.

 

[Klutzy]

Quote:
I didn't find anything very recent..
I have built two whizbangs and I am thinking of doing a 3rd one.
My last (current) one is chain and sprocket driven..
I have a lot of notes and pictures to share if anybody wants to build one..
I also have a lot of improvements over the original plans ..
...........jiminwisc.........

Oh yes, please share! Hoping for something very cheap to build. I have a table saw and could use the motor, or I can get an old washing machine, but I prefer something easy to move around. Hopefully I'll have geese and ducks to do and I'm not real happy with the person I take them to.

 

[jvls1942]

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Terri, the only electrical part on this plucker is mounting a motor.. the rest of it is basic mechanical.. a little woodwoorking, and a lot of drilling..

.......jiminwisc.......

 

[jvls1942]

Quote:
I didn't find anything very recent..
I have built two whizbangs and I am thinking of doing a 3rd one.
My last (current) one is chain and sprocket driven..
I have a lot of notes and pictures to share if anybody wants to build one..
I also have a lot of improvements over the original plans ..
...........jiminwisc.........

Oh yes, please share! Hoping for something very cheap to build. I have a table saw and could use the motor, or I can get an old washing machine, but I prefer something easy to move around. Hopefully I'll have geese and ducks to do and I'm not real happy with the person I take them to.

The whizbang is not real cheap to build.. If you buy the kit from the whizbang man it costs about $600.oo

But if you are a real good scrounger, and junk picker, you can do it for much less. I built both of mine for under $250.oo each..

all you need is a clean 55 gallon plastic barrel, I would not recommend using a washing machine.. especially a porcelain coated one.. You have to drill about 60 3/4" diameter holes in it.. the drum does not spin,, there is a plate in the bottom that spins..