11-11-2003, 12:32 AM
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Compost Bin Recommendations Needed
(Pen) wrote in
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Mine might be an earth machine copy, sounds like you've got a better
thing. It was sold as a two piece: top cylinder latches onto a wider
bottom cylinder (whole thing pops off with a kick). The bottom had 4
big screws that pinned down a large thick plastic sieve for the
bottom. A lid capped the whole thing and had adjustable vents
depending on how far the lid was turned. I always turned it all the
way otherwise wind would take it to the nighbour's yard! 
When turning, I used the lip for leverage. I'm barely 5' so when the
top half pops off, the neighbours gets a laugh. When I got rats in
there, they turned compost for me by their tunneling action.
Unfortunately, we discovered they were roof rats. ugh!
hmm, now that you've described it, I think mine *probably* originally
came in two pieces, too. (how did I fit it in my car?) I would check
but it's full of hurricane debris and out in the middle of nowhere right
now. Everything else matches exactly (except maybe the number of screws,
but I don't use them). If yours is really an Earth Machine (TM), it
should have 'earth machine' embossed on the cover (very hard to see,
though).
I usually leave the top barely latched on even though I've also had the
lid blow off [but not the entire top half :-)], because quite frankly
it's a pain to remove esp. when you've got your hands full of
compostables. I find the handle leaves a lot to be desired (grip-wise)
and it's hard to know when you've turned the top enough to unlock it. I
should probably paint some marks on it or something.
(bin is located in SE Virginia, so concerning UV degradation, probably
doesn't have the same problems as TX and AZ).
- ST
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