Guess what this bit of kit does...

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Re: Guess what this bit of kit does...
« Reply #45 on: July 04, 2019, 22:33 »
G'wan, g'wan, g'wan  :D
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Re: Guess what this bit of kit does...
« Reply #46 on: July 05, 2019, 08:06 »
So, is any/all of this statement correct, you teasing Growster?:

It's attached to an electric screwdriver and used for stirring (twizzling) or possibly winding something (other than several members who are already sufficiently wound up!  :lol:)
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Re: Guess what this bit of kit does...
« Reply #47 on: July 05, 2019, 09:07 »
So, is any/all of this statement correct, you teasing Growster?:

It's attached to an electric screwdriver and used for stirring (twizzling) or possibly winding something (other than several members who are already sufficiently wound up!  :lol:)

Pretty well there, Jay! Nice description!

Answer being concocted as we speak!

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Re: Guess what this bit of kit does...
« Reply #48 on: July 05, 2019, 09:18 »
Well!

That was fun, wasn't it!

After the unpleasantness with our old garden shredder, when Growster committed a serious stupidity in not disconnecting the power after it jammed, (and nearly took out the church and half of the next village), we decided that a new one would be preferable to paying Tunbridge Wells poll tax people extra cash for just taking away garden rubbish.

It's a Mac Allister, like this one below.

It's pretty good at what it does; it's not going to have to do much more than what it says on the tin, and It's quiet as well. I'd recommend one for normal garden shredding, (and 'chips')!

There's one bit of the design, which has been put in for safety of course (remember the last one Growster), where one has to undo a milled wheel at the back, to release the motor connection, and also open up the front to hoik out the jammed-up stuff, which occurs regularly, if you are trying to shred anything half-damp.

This wheel, after a couple of turns to take out the tightness, then needs anything like thirty turns ('twizzles'), to completely undo, and it's a really awkward motion in an odd position, as you're half bending, and the old wrist takes a bit of a battering (Dupuytrens, and Carpal Tunnel - Mrs B was so, so close)!

So the single Growsterbrain-cell kicked in, and here we have: -

The Growstwizzler!

The three dowels fit onto the three-pronged wheel, and using a socket spanner on the electric screwdriver, the whole job takes just a few seconds, and with little or no pain at all! The same happens in reverse when the jammed stuff has been cleared, the nut is connected and the front is securely clicked into place!

I'm happy with the way it works, anyway, and the wild patch we keep for insects, wildlife, bees, etc., gets a new coat of mulch every now and then, so it's a win-win all round!

Thanks for listening, folks, and I bid you good day..;0)
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Re: Guess what this bit of kit does...
« Reply #49 on: July 05, 2019, 09:48 »
no no no not just yet, I need to give it more thought today.   -    Bark chips ?   :D  Mrs B
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Re: Guess what this bit of kit does...
« Reply #50 on: July 05, 2019, 09:56 »
I hadn't seen your answer when I put bark chips.    I have dupuytron and carpal tunnel, so I knew it was a wristy, twisty saving thing.   Well Done,  I would like one, but I haven't got a shredder  ::) ::).
Thank you for giving us so much fun, and to everybody for taking part.    regards   Mrs B

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Re: Guess what this bit of kit does...
« Reply #51 on: July 05, 2019, 10:18 »
Ingeniously made and well played G, although possibly a bit of a niche product and unlikely to contribute greatly to the financial upkeep of Growster Towers!  :unsure:  :lol:

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Re: Guess what this bit of kit does...
« Reply #52 on: July 05, 2019, 10:25 »
Although there is certainly a buyer for this one. According to the answer to Aunt Sally's guess, Jools Oliver would buy it in a trice!

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Re: Guess what this bit of kit does...
« Reply #53 on: July 05, 2019, 10:49 »
Well done Mr G !

A 'chipper' invention for a chipper problem  :lol:

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Re: Guess what this bit of kit does...
« Reply #54 on: July 05, 2019, 14:55 »
Growster, would it not have been simpler to learn from your past electrical experiences as in to pull the plug out before fiddling around in the innards of said device? Not only would it reduce your leccy bill but also would have helped to prevent any recurrence of Dupuytren's syndrome.
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Re: Guess what this bit of kit does...
« Reply #55 on: July 05, 2019, 18:47 »
Thank you all!

It was a fair fight, three falls or three submissions weren't needed at all, thank goodness!

They say necessity is the mother of invention, and the 'twizzling' was really getting on my nerves (literally), so there was a real need to make life easier!

Just another point about the Mac Allister machine; inside the cover, after 'twizzling', there is a simple panel to cover the blades, and which has several pieces of plastic at the bottom, for some reason. I watched a Youtube about this machine and the bloke doing the clip said he'd cut these off, as they contributed to the frequent jamming.

I've cut the whole lot off, and there is no complaint from the machine, or me either, so why they were put there in the first place will remain a mystery!

Otherwise, I'd say that the machine is pretty good, and at around £75:00, well, yes, a bit of a gulp, but it should see us out, and save a few splonders in the process!

It's been fun, all this and thank you for joining in!

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Re: Guess what this bit of kit does...
« Reply #56 on: July 08, 2019, 08:03 »
All that for a spanner !   :nowink:


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Re: Guess what this bit of kit does...
« Reply #57 on: July 08, 2019, 10:19 »
You would still have to turn the spanner... dodgy wrists remember.

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Re: Guess what this bit of kit does...
« Reply #58 on: July 08, 2019, 17:44 »
It's a Bavarian copy of a knurdling stick for grommet scrodgers.
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So I was correct, it just got a bit lost in the translation!!!
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Re: Guess what this bit of kit does...
« Reply #59 on: July 08, 2019, 19:51 »
Ha ha ha!

I've yet to hear of a spanner which would do the trick, but am all ears...;0)

Hurty wrists don't hurt any more!

It could have been called a grommet scrodger, but as I don't speak Bavarian, I couldn't really use that name!



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