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Leg-Powered Walnut Cracker
“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
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Leg-Powered Walnut Cracker FARM HOME Food “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; website eznutcracker com
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