Extractor

[manek]

How efficiently does it extract brood frames, mbc?

I have one of these. The swing cage takes half the number of brood frames.

 

[ericbeaumont]

I have one of these. The swing cage takes half the number of brood frames.

Yes, but what % of honey does it extract? Machines vary and as the bigger drums spin slower, efficiency of extraction declines or the spin takes longer.

 

[manek]

I've not found this an issue: the honey all comes out.

The swing cage take eight super frames max, so it's not that big but even so I've never found the need to spin it at max revolutions. I got it up to about 2/3 speed once, it was the first time I used it. Being tangential, I blew out the comb. So I've never used it at full speed.

Incidentally, you can get a radial cage for it, something I'm seriously considering.

 

[mbc]

How efficiently does it extract brood frames, mbc?

About as good as you can get with the tangential swing cages.
It gets a good amount of partially granulated honey out too.
I originally bought it for spinning out agitated frames of heather honey but have ended up using it for everything its so good.

 

[Erichalfbee]

have ended up using it for everything its so good.

I don’t suppose you’d explain how they work?

 

[manek]

I don’t suppose you’d explain how they work?

There's an arm attached to the circular main frame. To the arm is attached a wire cage within which the frames are enclosed, and which can be rotated through 180 degrees. This means you can rotate the frames without having to remove them each time. Saves time and much stickiness...

 

[Erichalfbee]

There's an arm attached to the circular main frame. To the arm is attached a wire cage within which the frames are enclosed, and which can be rotated through 180 degrees. This means you can rotate the frames without having to remove them each time. Saves time and much stickiness...

Thanks.