"David (Normandy)" wrote in message
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"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
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"'Mike'" wrote in message
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"davej" wrote in message
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Just make sure you get a quiet worm/screw type shredder ,they seem to
work
on the same basis as old mincing machine. I have had a bosch for 3
years
now ,you can get them much cheaper,maybe half-price, on ebay.


Thanks for that. I notice others have said Bosch. I would imagine that
if
they work on the worm and mincer principle, they will be a lot slower,
but,
the end product will be very small which is ideal for either spreading
or
composting.

Would appreciate your comments.

Best wishes

Mike


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Mike, there are 3 methods of shedding available in small domestic sized
shedders the first is like a liquidiser, these machines are fine for
small
amounts of work but although normally cheap, are noisy, and prone to
clogging/jamming which then requires dismantling to sort out.
second sort work on a worm screw like a meat mincer, they are much
quieter
and although they are slower they do pull the sticks in so once the end
is
inserted you can fetch the next one while it chomps away, they tend to
produce lumps like the top joint of your middle finger. the third sort
have
a revolving drum with teeth and are very similar to the worm screw type
above except they crush the lumps as they pass through and can cope with
much bigger stuff. both the second and third sort rarely gum up or jam
but
in both cases have a reverse which unblocks you without the use of
spanners!
Having used all 3 sorts I have no hesitation in saying the first sort
with
spinning blades are a noisy waste of time while the other two sorts are
brilliant, it then depends on the amount of shredding you intend doing,
in
the long run they are quicker and my wife can shred faster than I can cut
stuff down so they are not that slow.

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Lapageria rosea


I second your comments about the first sort - the spinning blade type. I
bought a cheap one of those from Homebase, a Black and Decker. Frankly I
spent more time dismantling and unclogging it than actually using it. In
the end, after only a few weeks of use, I got so annoyed with it that I
put the machine into the dustbin!

David.



Thanks for the comments folks. Much appreciated.

David. We had a Black and Decker and yes I quite agree about it clogging up
a lot, especially if feeding wet stuff though, but at least the output was
good.

The JCB is RUBBISH.

AND it is one hell of a job to take the front off to de-clog it :-((

AND it is unwieldy to move about.

Question. Why had Argos removed ALL JCB products from their stores?

BTW, I have a JCB Power Washer and that is not tooooooooooooooooooooooo bad,
but not anything I would write home about :-(

Mike


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The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association.
'THE' Association if you served in the Electrical Branch of the Royal Navy
Reunion Bournemouth August/September 2007
www.rneba.org.uk
"Navy Days" Portsmouth 25th - 27th July 2008. RN Shipmates will have a Stand