Leg-Powered Walnut Cracker

Leg-Powered Walnut Cracker FARM HOME Food 34-1-32 "My redesigned walnut cracker is now even simpler to use. Everyone loves how well it works," says David Neises, Dubuque, Iowa, about the foot-operated walnut cracker he built that was previously featured in FARM SHOW (Vol. 30, No. 6). The unit is controlled by a foot pedal on wheels, leaving both hands free to feed the machine. After being cracked, the nuts fall down a chute and into a bucket, which is then dumped onto a table where you can pick out the meat. The original machine had just one position for the jaws, while the redesigned machine comes with two positions. A bottom larger depression is used for whole walnuts, while a smaller depression on top of the jaw is used for small nuts or to re-crack some halves that didn't crack completely. The machine should be mounted on a solid table 36 in. above the floor. "One of the advantages of using the device is that you can control how much or how little you crush the shells," says Neises. "It's much faster because you're free to use both hands to feed nuts into the machine." Sells for $60 plus $20 shipping & handling. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, David Neises, 20987 Mud Lake Road, Dubuque, Iowa 52001 (ph 563 552-2716; dfneises@gmail.com).

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