Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

[ozexpat]

Congrats on the new kids and hope the little one does well.

Good luck with your papers and schooling.

Maybe something along the lines of the old type grist mills but with a slight twist
to make a hammer type that drops onto the shells.....Mozza turns the wheel that raises
the hammer to a catch release to drop the hammer block onto the shells.........just a wild idea.

A grist mill would be perfect. Getting a couple of 4'stones in my carry on could be troublesome

I looked into a hammer mill in the past. It would take around 1300 bags of shells to break even versus paying staff without power consumption.

The device uses a 15hp motor. The power consumption would be $5 per hour. An oyster crusher human min wage is $6 per day. If it could do 10 sacks per hour versus 10 sacks per day then it would take 7000 sacks to break even provided that there was no parts replacement. I pay $7.50 so that bumps it up to 14000 sacks.


One increases the carbon footprint. The other gives someone a job that can support a family (2lbs rice, a pound of fish and 2 pounds of veges is about 3 bucks)

The thing about the mill though is that it does not smoke in the house, leave the water running or get drunk lol

 

[NotAFarm]

Quote: I understand the down sides but giving someone a job that allows them to feed their family is soooo much better that a mill. Good on you for seeing it that way!

 

[perchie.girl]

Congrats on the new kids and hope the little one does well.

Good luck with your papers and schooling.

Maybe something along the lines of the old type grist mills but with a slight twist
to make a hammer type that drops onto the shells.....Mozza turns the wheel that raises
the hammer to a catch release to drop the hammer block onto the shells.........just a wild idea.

That would work ...

 

[bamadude]

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The thing about the mill though is that it does not smoke in the house, leave the water running or get drunk lol
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I could not be friends with this mill

 

[ozexpat]

I could not be friends with this mill

thats why we love you dude


has anyone heard from felix?

 

[Ravynscroft]

thats why we love you dude


has anyone heard from felix?

He was posting on a different thread last month... he's been super busy since he changed jobs...

 

[Sally Sunshine]

thats why we love you dude


has anyone heard from felix?

Felix is pulling stuff out of that magical bag of tricks to outwit the nasty Professor last I heard

 

[FridayYet]

Felix is pulling stuff out of that magical bag of tricks to outwit the nasty Professor last I heard

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

A grist mill would be perfect. Getting a couple of 4'stones in my carry on could be troublesome

I looked into a hammer mill in the past. It would take around 1300 bags of shells to break even versus paying staff without power consumption.

The device uses a 15hp motor. The power consumption would be $5 per hour. An oyster crusher human min wage is $6 per day. If it could do 10 sacks per hour versus 10 sacks per day then it would take 7000 sacks to break even provided that there was no parts replacement. I pay $7.50 so that bumps it up to 14000 sacks.


One increases the carbon footprint. The other gives someone a job that can support a family (2lbs rice, a pound of fish and 2 pounds of veges is about 3 bucks)

The thing about the mill though is that it does not smoke in the house, leave the water running or get drunk lol

I think you missed the idea.......Mozza the water buffalo is the motor that turns the wheel that pulls the smasher
up to a catch release that drops the smasher onto the shells in some type of basin. You would still need someone
to scoop and bag the shells and load up more shells but this should breakup more shells at a faster rate and the
water buffalo is doing her part to contribute to the farm........but it's probably a dumb idea sooooooo........

 

[FridayYet]

[COLOR=008000]I think you missed the idea.......Mozza the water buffalo is the motor that turns the wheel that pulls the smasher[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]up to a catch release that drops the smasher onto the shells in some type of basin. You would still need someone[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]to scoop and bag the shells and load up more shells but this should breakup more shells at a faster rate and the[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]water buffalo is doing her part to contribute to the farm........but it's probably a dumb idea sooooooo........[/COLOR]

I thought it was a cool idea-no idea where you would get parts though, or how you would make them. Would be a fun project!