The flower buds are placed on
the grill. When you place the lid on top of it and turn the crank, the
buds start to roll over the grill while they are pressed lightly
against te grill. Turning the crank also causes a fine cutting wire
underneath the grill to spin rapidly. The distance between the cutting
wire and the grill can be adjusted from 0 to 2 mm.
You can trim up to 20 grams of
dry weight in 10 to 20 seconds/15 to 30 turns. The grill can be taken
off, so that you can empty it right away onto a drying rack or
collection bin.
This is strongly determined by
the type of plant. If most of the buds are large, then four workers can
remove the buds from the stalks, while a fifth worker operates the
machine. If on the other hand, most of the buds are very small, ten or
even more people can work on one machine.
The buds are handled gently by
the Tumble Trimmer. They are rolling at less then half the speed with
which the crank is turned. Because they are constantly held against the
grill while they are rolling, they are finished after just 10 to 15
rounds along the grill. There is also very little loss of resin glands.
Scrape the hardened resin after after a after a few days from the
machine, and you will see that this amounts to just a few grams per
kilogram.
We haven’t yet seen any plants
that are not suitable. Both indoor as wel outdoor plants can be used.
However, dry or half dry plants are not suitable. Put harvested plants
in water, so that they remain fresh. You can also use the machine for
small onons radisches and variaous herbs which require leaves and or
roots to be removed.
Does the Tumble Trimmer
trim both large and small buds?
Both large and small buds can
be trimmed succesfully by the Tumble Trimmer. The spiral gap of the
grill is just 6 mm. Buds that are smaller than this may pass through
the grill, buth not much remains of them, when they are dried. We
advise to just put everything in the machine. Only some very small buds
will end up in the trimming waste. It is also advisable to devide the
largest buds into smaller buds, as they may take some extra time.
The Tumble Trimmer is almost
soundless, when the wire spins free from the grill. When it is set to
touch te grill, no noise is generated either. It can be used at night,
without any problem.
We are not certain, if we will
come up with an electrical variant as well. It will cost considerably
though. Using a fully automatic trimmer, you will probably find it more
practical to continnually operate it anyway, rather than removing buds
while it is running for just 20 seconds.
As with most trimmers, the
leaves are cut at high speed, so the trimming waste is largely mulched.
Sieving is still possible, but the trimmings are probably most suitable
for making oil or cannabutter.