It WORKS !! homemade 5/10 extracter

Bee-Bop · July 08, 2009, 10:48:56 AM

It really did a fine job, I got impatient and snuck in 10 mediums !

Bee-Bop

Kathyp · July 08, 2009, 11:20:55 AM

your pics didn't load for me.

MustbeeNuts · July 08, 2009, 12:04:31 PM

looks interesting, do you have plans for this unit, or did you work from memory? Glad it works well!

G3farms · July 08, 2009, 12:41:01 PM

that looks pretty good, is that a treadmill motor?

G3

beee farmer · July 08, 2009, 12:57:54 PM

Looks GREAT!!! Good job! You gotta love good-ole Hillbilly ingenuity. (Though in my case its more outta necessity than inspiration) Makes me proud to have been born and raised in the Ozarks!

Hethen57 · July 08, 2009, 02:45:19 PM

Thanks for sharing Bee-Bop! Those are the best, most detailed photos of a home built model I have seen. I have most of those parts sitting around my shop, but haven't got the project off the ground yet. I would like to try to build something like that as a winter bee project, as I probably won't need it this summer, but if I can keep my hives alive through the winter, I hope to have a good harvest next summer. Any additional details or photos would be much appreciated.
-Mike

dennis a · July 08, 2009, 05:15:14 PM

Just built a Whizbang chicken plucker. After looking at your extractor I may need another blue drum. Congratulations.
Dennis

Bee-Bop · July 09, 2009, 09:53:30 AM

Yes it is a treadmill motor, had to add a small fan to cool electronic controls in metal box.

Got idea from the bicycle design, plus I used/revised plans from the " Yankee Beekeeper's Twenty Frame Extractor " available on the net.

Hardest thing was measureing,remeasureing, then getting it to fit.

Balancing the cage was about impossible, but did get it perty close

Bee-Bop

Hethen57 · July 09, 2009, 11:05:10 AM

Any chance you would post a few more photos of your cage and bearing set-up? Excellent work. Thanks!
-Mike

alfred · July 09, 2009, 11:16:21 AM

Very nice! It inspires me to work on mine some more and get it working.
I to would love to see more pics if you could.
Thanks

Bee-Bop · July 10, 2009, 10:58:11 AM

Here is a picture of the basket;
The shaft, 5/8 in dia. goes thru about 3 1/2 in and is somewhat pointed on the end, this is inserted into the bottom self alinging bearing mounted on a cross bar below the basket.

I turned the barrell upside down and used the large hole as the drain.

Attached to stand; You can see the honey gate.

For any one building a extracter let me know, I'll try to help.

Bee-Bop

slaphead · July 10, 2009, 10:16:13 PM

Bee-Bop,

Your extractor looks awesome.

Congratulations,

SH