grumpy
Well-known member
Built for one purpose, it works great for another.
Removing dust and fines from Rabbit Feed.
I've had this cleaner for over 20 years. I built it to keep
myself from losing my mind over having to return dirty and
dusty feed for my homing pigeons. Most feed mills during that
era didn't give two hoots about cleaning grain. Consequently,
I came up with this idea. It works pretty good. The fan on the back
pushes high-velocity air through the falling feed. The fines are then
exhausted through the front portal that's built at an angle.
The heavier feed falls through the stream of air, while the
fines are carried forward and out of the unit.
Here's a pic looking into the top of the unit.
There's a baffle board that sits just below the incline board.
It changes the angled direction of the feed just enough for it
to descend through the middle of the air chamber.
Making it easier for the fines (which are lighter in weight) to be exhausted,
while allowing the heavier feed to fall into the hopper.
Here's a pic of the top with the incline board 'up'.
It sits on the pair of angle cleats just inside the top.
Another view of the incline board in position. Near the back there's
an opening that goes from one side to the other. The 'gap' can
be adjusted to suit the size of the feed/pellets that are being
air-cleaned. The feed falls through the gap and onto the baffle
board that "bumps" the feed from the fines.
Here's an extension box to hold more feed that needs to be cleaned.
Installed, the upper unit holds about 25 pounds of feed.
This 5-gallon bucket holds 25 pounds of feed.
Dumped into the top of the cleaner, it's then
placed 'under' the cleaner to catch the feed
once the slide-gate is opened.
I scrounged a duel-cage 6 inch blower motor when I still
worked at the steel mill. I tried looking one up on the
Grainger website, but I couldn't find one. Almost any type
of small blower fan will work. You just have to adapt
the cleaner box so it will fit.
The forced air carries the fines out the front baffle
and away from the feed. I wish I could make a video of it.
It would be much easier to explain. Sorry
NOTE: The blower's upside down in this photo.
Hope this helps. Thanks for lookin'.
grumpy.
Removing dust and fines from Rabbit Feed.
I've had this cleaner for over 20 years. I built it to keep
myself from losing my mind over having to return dirty and
dusty feed for my homing pigeons. Most feed mills during that
era didn't give two hoots about cleaning grain. Consequently,
I came up with this idea. It works pretty good. The fan on the back
pushes high-velocity air through the falling feed. The fines are then
exhausted through the front portal that's built at an angle.
The heavier feed falls through the stream of air, while the
fines are carried forward and out of the unit.
Here's a pic looking into the top of the unit.
There's a baffle board that sits just below the incline board.
It changes the angled direction of the feed just enough for it
to descend through the middle of the air chamber.
Making it easier for the fines (which are lighter in weight) to be exhausted,
while allowing the heavier feed to fall into the hopper.
Here's a pic of the top with the incline board 'up'.
It sits on the pair of angle cleats just inside the top.
Another view of the incline board in position. Near the back there's
an opening that goes from one side to the other. The 'gap' can
be adjusted to suit the size of the feed/pellets that are being
air-cleaned. The feed falls through the gap and onto the baffle
board that "bumps" the feed from the fines.
Here's an extension box to hold more feed that needs to be cleaned.
Installed, the upper unit holds about 25 pounds of feed.
This 5-gallon bucket holds 25 pounds of feed.
Dumped into the top of the cleaner, it's then
placed 'under' the cleaner to catch the feed
once the slide-gate is opened.
I scrounged a duel-cage 6 inch blower motor when I still
worked at the steel mill. I tried looking one up on the
Grainger website, but I couldn't find one. Almost any type
of small blower fan will work. You just have to adapt
the cleaner box so it will fit.
The forced air carries the fines out the front baffle
and away from the feed. I wish I could make a video of it.
It would be much easier to explain. Sorry
NOTE: The blower's upside down in this photo.
Hope this helps. Thanks for lookin'.
grumpy.