electric extractors

[Kier]

I have a manual extractor and use a cordless drill to turn it , I have to hold it down when spinning honey out , would an electric spinner be the same

 

[For want of a better word]

I have a manual extractor and use a cordless drill to turn it , I have to hold it down when spinning honey out , would an electric spinner be the same

Yes... you will find any centrifuge will dance around the room if not balanced out carefully!

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

putting the extractor on castors helps a lot, it either then glides graciously around the room or, if you put it on a piece of ply with fiddles on the edges, it just stays within those barriers and the castors absorb a lot of the jumping about.

 

[Kier]

thanks for that, have bought a 20frame electric spinner yesterday , Im thinking of bolting it to a large square of ply while using it and maybe weigh the frames before uncapping them

 

[enrico]

I agree with JBM. The difference is huge when you out casters on!
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[Jimmy]

thanks for that, have bought a 20frame electric spinner yesterday , Im thinking of bolting it to a large square of ply while using it and maybe weigh the frames before uncapping them

The time gained by having a 20 frame extractor spent by weighing individual frames?
Castors are your way forward - I have an 8 frame drill powered extractor on castors that still moves but is manageable.

 

[drex]

I judge weight of frames in my hand . In my 8 frame radial electric I rarely get much of a problem- if I do it is because I have forgotten to uncap one side of one frame! Or the honey has set ( OSR)

 

[Anduril]

I have forgotten to uncap one side of one frame!

Been there, done that and got the T shirt.
Judge the weight by hand and then start the extractor on a slow speed and steadily increase. Extractor definitely better on castor.

 

[Kier]

ok, can anyone suggest which castors to use the last ones I bought for something else were not as strong as they were made out to be
I was thinking of weighing by hand
my extractor has a reverse does that help much

 

[Anduril]

ok, can anyone suggest which castors to use the last ones I bought for something else were not as strong as they were made out to be
I was thinking of weighing by hand
my extractor has a reverse does that help much

This is similar to what I have on my 8 frame extractor ebay item no 141810695105
You only extract in one direction and don't need to reverse.

 

[Beefriendly]

my extractor has a reverse does that help much

Nope....Balance as best you can by eye....set off slowly and within a short time the frames are more or less equalized in weight
With larger extractors balance appears to be less of an issue.
I user a 20 frame Abelo with no castors and occasionally get a bit of "floor dancing" but only at the top speeds....anything less and its the uncapped side of frame syndrome.

 

[Kier]

I have the same extractor

 

[blackcloud]

http://https://www.toolstation.com/swivel-wheel-castor/p29715

 

[blackcloud]

https://www.toolstation.com/ironmongery/wheels-castors/c336

 

[Hedgerow Honey]

Best way is to bolt it to the floor, mine sits on rubber shock absorbing pads and the lot bolted down.

 

[Stiffy]

I bolt ours to a pallet, this works and also gives a bit more height. Casters idea sounds interesting though as it would make the extractor more easily moved.
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