Honey Extractor?

[Dobber30052]

Anyone got a plan for honey extractor? I can visualize one, but, although I'm pretty good with building stuff, I don't do it a lot, an would hate to make a ham-handed mistake, plus, it's just plain easier to have something to work from!

A "small" one is sufficient - we currently rent ($1 a day!) one from our assoc, it's 8 frame, for the time being and the forseeable future, this is plenty big enough.

Dob

 

[bmac]

Don't want to ask the obvious, but can't you use the rental unit for your design inspiration? Have never seen a honey extractor so I don't know how complex this thing is. Just a thought.

 

[Kodiak]

A very touchy subject. I've often thought about some device to extract or entice my honey from the tractor seat without incurring her wrath. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[Bird]

Thanks, Russ. I was wondering what a honey extractor was; now I understand./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[gator]

Ditto Bird./w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

 

[rmorgan]

Dob--I don't know if this'll help with Russ's marital situation, but here's a plan for a , and <A target="_blank" HREF=http://dansgardenshop.com/gardenshop/builyourownh.html>other plans for making one from a 20-gallon trash can. But at a buck a day, doesn't your friend's bill to you add up to about five dollars a year?

 

[Dobber30052]

Now I remember why I stop by this place, what a hoot!
bmac - pointing out he obvious is seldom a bad thing, unless you happen to be speaking to my dad. Actually, I have studied it, just looking for a better moustrap.
kodiak - interesting perspective, I perhaps have a different take, maybe a "honey attractant", there are times that I'd sure like to have her up there!
Morgan - thanks for the tip, as soon as I stop lol, I'll go check it out. Yep, the $1 a day is CHEAP, but it's a 1.5 hour drive, and the last time we went to get it, it rained for 3 days, then other timing got bad, so essentially we paid $15, and now it's time to do it again!

Thanks for everything,
Dob

 

[Bird]

That's very interesting. I've never seen (or even heard of) such a thing. Maybe that's because 50 years ago when I was having to help my dad harvest the honey, I made up my mind to not eat anymore honey if I had to take it away from the bees./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[DaveNH]

Here's a link to one that I designed and built.
http://www.beesource.com/plans/extractor_20.htm

 

[Dobber30052]

Thanks, Dave. Funny, I found the plans in my printer tray earlier today... I think my wife found it too!

Dob