Earlier this season, I posted to this forum about a hand drill powered honey extractor I built out of a paint stirrer and wire mesh when I found myself with uncapped frames and no working extractor. I also promised that I would provide plans for revisions I was going to make based on this initial design.
I am now posting the new design. This new extractor is simple, inexpensive to build ($25-$85) depending on how fancy you want the tank to be and will hold 4-6 frames at a time. You can find full pictures and instructions at the below link:
How to build a honey extractor for $85 or less (http://www.plantertomato.com/2010/11/how-to-make-honey-extractor-cheap.html)
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-PaloAltoMark
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Those are some good shots. Great article. Do you know if they make the wire mesh in stainless?