[Cob] straw chopper

[ocean]

i found a quick way to get fine straw, after using the stinky 
weed-whacker way for many yards of plaster...

just get a cheap ($30?) electric blower/vacuum/mulcher from Home Depot 
(eek!) or other hardware/home improvement store

then just suck the straw through the vacuum/mulcher into the provided 
collection bag.  run it through a few times to get the desired fineness 
of straw.  you might need to sieve it through a 1/4-inch mesh for fine 
plasters.

ocean

On Oct 25, 2006, at 9:03 PM, Ray Cirino wrote:

>     Dear plasterers,
>
> so i made the straw chopper  .
> five gallon bucket,  two pieces of wood, steel rod with steel string 
> attached, drill.  like a string lawnmower
> inside the bucket.  it's pretty effective.   i'm going to cut the 
> bottom and put some chickenwire so it sifts directly.
>  i'll let you know how the final test goes tomorrow.
>   Ray