Hey all, posted this at another forum recently, and thought I would share it here.
I recently came into the need to have some help trimming, not so much from an excess of herb, but from a lack of time, and no way can justify spending $1300 or so for a trimpro, so here goes...
Pics might not be in order, the correct order, but you get the idea.
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Well, just wanted to let you all know I am in the middle of using my HOMEMADE TRIMPRO, and it ROCKS!!!
I got a friend of mine to build it for me. I will get pics up eventually, but have to borrow a camera first.
The basic jist is a knock off trimpro. There is a bathroom vent fan($60) which has had the blades reversed so it sucks instead of blows, lol. The impeller drive shaft was filed down to allow flush mounting of the blade. The blade is a metal ruler that has had the appropriate edges sharpened on a bench grinder, then hand filed for final edge.
The fan/blade combo is mounted to a 2x4 frame, with similar dimensions to the trimpro.
The grill is a very very thin piece of sheet metal. The openings were made with a circular saw for the long cut, and I will have to check about the short edge, don't remember what he said about that.
The grill fastens onto the frame w/screws for easy removal for blade/grill cleaning, and there is also a piece of plywood that covers the grill to protect it when not in use.
I'll get some pics up, but it CAN be done, and for less than $100 if you already have a bench grinder and some files, a drill, and a tap and dye set.
Now, I'm off to do these other few plants. Spent 4 hrs trimming today before I got the machine, now w/the machine I have done 3x as much in two hours, so thats a 6x increase in productivity and I am still learning how to use the thing, lol
The first few pics will have the grill guard attached.
Be safe, and don't hesitate to ask questions!
A
I recently came into the need to have some help trimming, not so much from an excess of herb, but from a lack of time, and no way can justify spending $1300 or so for a trimpro, so here goes...
Pics might not be in order, the correct order, but you get the idea.
________________________________________________________________
Well, just wanted to let you all know I am in the middle of using my HOMEMADE TRIMPRO, and it ROCKS!!!
I got a friend of mine to build it for me. I will get pics up eventually, but have to borrow a camera first.
The basic jist is a knock off trimpro. There is a bathroom vent fan($60) which has had the blades reversed so it sucks instead of blows, lol. The impeller drive shaft was filed down to allow flush mounting of the blade. The blade is a metal ruler that has had the appropriate edges sharpened on a bench grinder, then hand filed for final edge.
The fan/blade combo is mounted to a 2x4 frame, with similar dimensions to the trimpro.
The grill is a very very thin piece of sheet metal. The openings were made with a circular saw for the long cut, and I will have to check about the short edge, don't remember what he said about that.
The grill fastens onto the frame w/screws for easy removal for blade/grill cleaning, and there is also a piece of plywood that covers the grill to protect it when not in use.
I'll get some pics up, but it CAN be done, and for less than $100 if you already have a bench grinder and some files, a drill, and a tap and dye set.
Now, I'm off to do these other few plants. Spent 4 hrs trimming today before I got the machine, now w/the machine I have done 3x as much in two hours, so thats a 6x increase in productivity and I am still learning how to use the thing, lol
The first few pics will have the grill guard attached.
Be safe, and don't hesitate to ask questions!
A
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