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By: Gloria @ Honey Extractors

Gloria @ Honey Extractors — Wed, 11 May 2011 08:11:06 +0000

I bought mine from ebay, but sad to say it didn’t have a warranty and it got broke. Anybody know someone who can fix it?
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By: warren

warren — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:28:02 +0000

Jean Paul Galea –
The shaft continues through the basket and rests on the bottom of the container. It has to be that way to hold the basket out of the extracted honey. Turning the basket itself through extracted honey would be very difficult. By the way, I enjoyed your video also!

By: Jean Paul Galea

Jean Paul Galea — Sat, 15 May 2010 13:53:20 +0000

sir, first of all great idea for the honey centrifuge. all i have is one queery. the main shaft arrives till the end of the cage (where you put the frames) or it keeps on going down to the end of the bucket. if you want to watch my maltese bees feel free to do so. sorry for the mess since i was a beginner at that time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnI0H2iMgYI

By: katydid

katydid — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:53:45 +0000

I too love the trash can extractor. I would like more information about the internal parts and pictures. Thank you and happy beekeeping.

By: warren

warren — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:53:53 +0000

Tom – right on both accounts though it would be simple to add a spigot too. Most of the beekeeping supply places sell honey gates for that very purpose!

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 25 May 2009 11:03:25 +0000

Great idea building it out of wood! I did not see a spigot on the can, so I assume you just pour the honey out the can, right? Also, in response to Tim’s comment, it would be very easy to add a 1-1.5 inch pivoting wood latch on the top to hold the frames in place before cranking.

By: warren

warren — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:11:37 +0000

Great question Tim…it’s the same problem that most tangential extractors have…even the “real” ones. In general, it is a bit like magic…we tilt them just a little and sort of hold them for a second while we start spinning. As soon as there is any motion, of course, they stay in place. Most times, though, a slight tilt will hold them just fine!

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:54:59 +0000

Love your blog. I’m trying to get into beekeeping on the cheap, and am planning to build a copy of your honey extractor. I have one question though – how do you keep the frames from falling toward the middle before you start spinning them?

By: warren

warren — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:40:41 +0000

danabee – unfortunately, I do not have plans. Most of this was just built by the seat of my pants. As for the wood, it is pine that is covered with polyurethane. Holler if you’d like more info

By: danabee

danabee — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:52:51 +0000

please send me the plans and parts list for this extractor. its perfect and is a beautiful wood. danabee