Equipment Wanted Capping spinner wanted

[Phezulu2]

Capping spinner wanted

I am looking for a capping spinner if anyone as available.

Regards

 

[Garry R]

Get an upright spin dryer at a fraction of the cost of a dedicated spinner and adapt it. A mesh inside the drum and the cappings inside a drawstring filter bag and a bucket to collect the honey that comes off. You get a lovely dry cake of cappings. Simples!!

 

[Garry R]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/38728313...lUqO0fKVNytvtv3zxWUG0MDz8w==|tkp:BFBMuuefor1k

 

[pargyle]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/387283132303?_skw=upright+spin+drier&itmmeta=01J7N27YER9GPNJESST4RETNG3&hash=item5a2bdf9f8f:g:K4oAAOSwOytmt22S&itmprp=enc:AQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx+KZ9MfhVJKn+vC7DHMv/tAGJ031ekBL16ai0XM7AKCUME02qpDc/7m+RtEQA5YpYatq+Nzq5sFU/rMimkqvSqpFdPG5RQkCL6sPz52LQRXh22C23Ny/fXO87uof9lG/E10YgZy4GTxP1HFEziQJ6GVEn7GRNhh19/545M0PoUGK3q7Jk7zJ/YJfFzupY1WxWpN0x3mGCop3VwHmUIjEiK8kGdeQUNMDc0O5/uJLzhcW8HAeSgiprn/phW/RVVQYOlRUtYSX3LgZkAE5wuGebOjkfh3rhlUqO0fKVNytvtv3zxWUG0MDz8w==|tkp:BFBMuuefor1k

That looks a nice bit of kit ... do you have one ? How do you clean it out when the cappings have been spun ? I think a removable fine mesh drum that fits inside the built in drum would be a good investment ?

However, for me, with only a few hives, the need for yet another piece of kit that I have to store for once a year use would never meet management approval !

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/threads/lyson-cappings-spinner.56012/

 

[Garry R]

Pargyle, I don't actually have one but I do still have a vertical spin dryer which I used when I had access to heather honey when living in Scotland. In those days regulations were not so strict but saw this was stainless steel. I did have a stainless steel mesh lining the drum. which stopped the fabric of the filter going into the large holes of the drum. I used to do cut comb from the frames and then all the rest cut into a large bucket and mashed with a stainless tattie masher to loosen, into the filter bag and spun. The honey was lovely and creamy and sold like hot cakes. Washing it out was easy - outside and pressure washer - really there was just the honey which stuck to the wall as the cappings all stayed in the bag and they peeled off the filter bone dry. I liked the simplicity of the drier as there are no pumps or valves all gravity!! Hope this helps

 

[Phezulu2]

Pargyle, I don't actually have one but I do still have a vertical spin dryer which I used when I had access to heather honey when living in Scotland. In those days regulations were not so strict but saw this was stainless steel. I did have a stainless steel mesh lining the drum. which stopped the fabric of the filter going into the large holes of the drum. I used to do cut comb from the frames and then all the rest cut into a large bucket and mashed with a stainless tattie masher to loosen, into the filter bag and spun. The honey was lovely and creamy and sold like hot cakes. Washing it out was easy - outside and pressure washer - really there was just the honey which stuck to the wall as the cappings all stayed in the bag and they peeled off the filter bone dry. I liked the simplicity of the drier as there are no pumps or valves all gravity!! Hope this helps

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

don't post your telephone number on a public page - you can set up a message conversation on here with just the two of you

 

[Buzzbomb13]

Capping spinner wanted

I am looking for a capping spinner if anyone as available.

Regards

Capping spinner wanted

I am looking for a capping spinner if anyone as available.

Regards

I think that Thornes have a mesh bag for this purpose. Simply put the cappings in it and hang it a normal extractor. I inherited two of these and they seem to work OK, but I no longer use them, as i now sell cappings in honey, so they are now redundant.

 

[Phezulu2]

I think that Thornes have a mesh bag for this purpose. Simply put the cappings in it and hang it a normal extractor. I inherited two of these and they seem to work OK, but I no longer use them, as i now sell cappings in honey, so they are now redundant.

Any pictures

 

[Sutty]

I think someone on here previously suggested the mesh bags supermarkets sell to put vegetables in.
A fruit press would be another alternative.

 

[Buzzbomb13]

I think that Thornes have a mesh bag for this purpose. Simply put the cappings in it and hang it a normal extractor. I inherited two of these and they seem to work OK, but I no longer use them, as i now sell cappings in honey, so they are now redundant.

 

[Buzzbomb13]

I've just checked and Thornes have delisted them, however Gwenn Gruffyd has them is stock at £15, but as I no longer use mine, you are welcome to make me an offer for the two that I have. https://gwenyngruffydd.co.uk/produc...3TeIn_O8e0JC59rwB9n4_7noy5CI7arHOkVGqdypcUaXT

 

[Norton]

I've just checked and Thornes have delisted them, however Gwenn Gruffyd has them is stock at £15, but as I no longer use mine, you are welcome to make me an offer for the two that I have. https://gwenyngruffydd.co.uk/produc...3TeIn_O8e0JC59rwB9n4_7noy5CI7arHOkVGqdypcUaXT

Yes, that is what we use. Fits into Langstroth cassettes in the swing extractor. Works fine.

 

[TonyC]

I press mine in a mesh bag in the same s/s fruit press that I use for cider making - different bag though, don't want appley honey.

 

[Garry R]

Or get the seamstress in the family to make a couple of drawstring bags out of this at a good price

https://www.joom.com/en/products/61...IfN-qLZeoC4S30xmHD6-irhzIMGKdSXhoCZ2gQAvD_BwE

 

[JamezF]

I press mine in a mesh bag in the same s/s fruit press that I use for cider making - different bag though, don't want appley honey.

Cyser?

James

 

[smok]

I use this lidl bags 50 pence
after all honey its extracted
put wet capping into the bags,tie
and hang over night in extractor(without spinning) next day its dry and light

 

[TonyC]

Cyser

That's a thought. I have been considering making some mead.

 

[Midget Gem]

In previous years I have put my cappings in a sieve over a bowl and wrapped it all in clingfilm. Messy and you can't fit much in. This year I made this using cleaned fat ball buckets (food grade) and a broken sieve, and it works a treat. I was not so good at cutting holes with a drill without cracking the bucket, but it still worked. Sat there sealed for days. I use this honey myself rather than sell it. It all collapses down and fits into one of the buckets so doesn't take up much space till next year.