My Whizbang Inspired Scalder (but for much cheaper)

[kingmt]

Very cool. I thought about getting an electric one cutting the top off & covering the element.

 

[jaku]

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Oh, do I ever!
http://www.cornerstone-farm.com/shrink_bags.htm

I used these for the first time this year, and they are GREAT. This is the only place I could find them online.

 

[Reta Fleming]

I am having trouble with my transmission plastic parts inside stripping out. The gear itself doesn't but the innerds are.
I am using an old wash machine transmission. Any ideas what I can do?
What is everyone using?
It will work the first time, then we shut it off and restart it and it strips the plastic levers inside.
Any help would be appreciated.

 

[jaku]

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In a scalder? Hmmm.... I'm not sure where there would even be gears??

 

[Reta Fleming]

No I'm sorry in my plucker. I was making it out of a wash machine. It spins the first time but nothing after that then we tear the tranny apart and find the white dog is stripped. We have done this 3 times now so I don't know what to do. Any ideas?

 

[chicken nanny]

JAKU

I really like your scalder

How do you heat the water you took out the burner that went in the bottom ?

thanks

 

[becky3086]

Interesting, my father used to build a fire under a pot, stuck his finger in it to test the water, dunked the birds and then set them out for us kids to pluck. Worked just fine and didn't cost a thing, lol.

 

[chicken nanny]

thanks how we do it to

 

[petrelline]

Oh drat! I need a scalder and I just let a neighbor's free hot water heater go right off to the landfill. Why couldn't this topic have popped up new yesterday?

 

[dancingbear]

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Reta, you seem to have posted to the wrong thread. this one is about scalders. There are a couple of threads about pluckers, or you could start your own since you have a specific problem you need help with.