Comments on: Homemade Compost Sifter Screen Sieve

By: KEN BANGERTER

KEN BANGERTER — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:06:27 +0000

A CONCRETE VIBRATOR SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA, BUT IT WOULD REALLY BE NECESSARY TO FASTEN IT SECURELY TO THE FRAME WITH U BOLTS. THE VIBRATION WHILE TRYING TO HOLD IT AGAINST THE FRAME WILL SHRED THE TENDONS IN YOUR FINGERS, HANDS AND WRISTS. I’VE HAD SURGERY ON BOTH HANDS BECAUSE OF DAMAGE FROM USING AIR HAMMERS AND JITTERBUG TYPE PNEUMATIC AND ELECTRIC SANDERS.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:03:58 +0000

I was just sittin here readin and it occured to me that the boxes everyone has in mind are fine. Why not buy a oscillating vibrator that is used for vibrating concrete?
I dunno if it’d work but it seems to me it would…..they vibrate at varying speeds and i think they would make short work of sifting. Just hold it to the side of the box and viola!

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:34:52 +0000

Rob: Thanks so much! I built a sifter today based on your ideas, with a small modification: rather than having the two frames slide on one another, I put in some wooden wheels from my local woodworking store (Rockler). I attached them to the base with flange bolts, I think they’re called — they have a smooth shaft for part of their length, making them ideal for attaching the wheels. I have a pretty small wheelbarrow, so industrial strength bearings are not a concern for me. But just having a few points of contact reduces friction dramatically. Total cost was about $30.

–Bob

By: PAul

PAul — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:06:34 +0000

You are so close. Ues the wheels of roller blades to ride in a track and put a basket inside the tray that can be removed for emptying rocks and sticks.

By: Lloyd

Lloyd — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:05:58 +0000

Hi Rob

We required a more robust screener than the trommel to screen out the larger stones and branches and came up with this…

http://www.flickr.com/photos/laj2006/3504394415/sizes/l/

Lloyd

By: Our first fresh veggies from the garden!

Our first fresh veggies from the garden! — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:21:48 +0000

[...] project I’ll need to build before then is a compost screen. Our compost has lots of large sticks and even a few rocks that need to be removed. Not [...]

By: Jerry Pittman

Jerry Pittman — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:03:26 +0000

Would it be possible for bobdog to share some pictures of his “shaker”. It sounds like a good solution. Thanks.

By: Norman Calderon

Norman Calderon — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:53:49 +0000

where can I buy one..

By: Norman Calderon

Norman Calderon — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:28:57 +0000

I am willing to purchase one. can you make one for me.

By: John Ferman

John Ferman — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:35:01 +0000

Have you seen any plans for a trommel-style sifter? Made much like you have many years ago out of hardware cloth & scrap lumber. Kinda like to move up for very low bucks.