On 20/02/2012 08:50, Jake wrote:
On Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:18:10 -0000, "Bill Grey"
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Unfortunately the feed hole isn't big
enough to get SWMBO in following an argument.
funnily enough, I was wondering how it would serve as a coarse bonemeal-
maker... Unfortunately, I'm a vegitarian, and don't have a SWMBO, so I
don't find myself tossing many femurs and tibias into the kitchen waste.
It's not a good idea to use a shredder for things it's not designed
for and it can be a good idea to keep a little pile of dry wood
somewhere to feed through it if you're shredding a lot of softer green
growth - helps to keep it clean.
That seems wise. Thanks for the tip.
Al
I mentioned somewhere in a thread earlier that a gardener who gave our club
a talk said that he put new bought general purpose compost through his
chipper/shredder to give a much finer compost.
The shredder changed the compresed compost to a much lighter consistency .
Do what Jake said about keeping some dry wood handy to clean out the
cutters.
Bill
Remember there are two main types of shredder. The so called "impact"
type has a spinning blade that cuts stuff up. This type will get
clogged very easily if you use it for anything that it's not designed
for - lots of soft green growth for example. The other, more
expensive, type uses a crusher mechanism. Quieter and less likely to
clog so could be used to crush compost I suppose though I wouldn't
risk it as this type of shredder costs bucks!
I use one of these http://tinyurl.com/82gelt2 although I can't believe
the price and probably wouldn't buy one now (I paid around £15 when I
bought mine many years ago).
Cheers, Jake
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Urgling happily from the dryer end of Swansea Bay.
For those that notice such things - I'm changing my
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Jake, I've often looked at those green rotary jobs and wondered how good
they were. One of my compost sieving problems is how to extract my
lovely red worms from the good sieved compost. Usually, I have to leave
a few stragglers in with the compost as I scatter it. How do you avoid
crushing worms with that rotary arm .. or are you just not as precious
as me about our wriggly friends? Also, how does that gadget cope with
the occasional stone or nugget of brick that inevitably finds its way
into the compost bin?
--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay