Cleaning Alpaca Fiber in Prototype Tumbler
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I can weld. And I have a ton of alpaca fur that needs cleaning. I'm up at the very top of the Chesapeake bay. Where are you?
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You are AWESOME! Thanks so much....now I have to find someone that welds.
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We would love to see how you make this! Are you selling the plans or willing to share?
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Are you selling these yet? How about selling the plans? That would be awesome!
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Youtube is very frustrating. For those who've asked, I've been trying to post a link to a how-to I put together for building one of these. The comments never show up. Maybe links aren't allowed. So, if this comment makes it, replace the _dot_ in the following with a dot, and _slash_ with a slash. Hope it helps.
gtyurkon _dot_ com _slash_ buildyourowntumbler
saabyurk 2 years ago
how well does this work?
EmeraldDragon505 3 years ago
My wife has been using it to ready alpaca fleece for processing. She said that it's cut her time by about 90%--maybe more. It won't get out huge pieces of hay, etc., but all the limestone screenings, dust, etc. are gone. It will cut processing costs because each fleece will weigh a little less. All in all, she says it's the best thing she's ever used. She's now going quickly through two year's of piled-up fleece from 20+ alpacas (too long to "skirt" all that fiber manually).
saabyurk 3 years ago
Further, my wife's been in contact with the processor, and they said they wish ALL their clients would use a tumbler because they would get better quality fiber in, and therefore, the finished product would have to be better. I've added more hooks since the video to separate the fiber better. I'm thinking of making these for sale but haven't decided yet (waiting to see how this works with remaining fleeces). Not too hard to make your own though.
saabyurk 3 years ago