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There is a guy on TH-cam I think in Germany who has pulled a Hawk Matic apart and it is built better than the Powermatic 3. The hawk Matic is faster and so far no jams so we will wait and see if it lasts. I don't do 100s so I don't know how it will go but others on TH-cam have.

Yikes. Premium pricing to live in heaven. Edit: closer than I thought after checking the exchange rate, but still expensive. Thanks for the video. Mine arrives tomorrow and its nice to see one working ahead of time.

It does a great job and about $100 cheaper than the Powermatic and faster only downside so far is the clamp rubbers are not available and will be difficult to make but that may change.

@obi1kahnobee549 yeah, I haven't even gone through one of those on my powermatic yet but I always know that I can use the fish tubing for that thanks to you. Hopefully they make something avaliable if not I'm sure that you are smart enough to make something up.

I just keep trying new things they either work or fail.

@obi1kahnobee549 yup, no other way to improve. Some folks like to stay with what works for them, but sometimes it's good to try new things and they may indeed work better

OK I will thank you

OK I will thank you

not sure my humidity meter shows 50-77% I just let it dry until it is crunchy but doesn't break too dry it crumbles too wet and it gums into clumps and clogs the machine. I dry over a few days sealing it as it dry's so it is consistent throughout the batch.

see my latest short using an accurate meter that shows humidity at around 63% is ideal

Its legal to grow tobacco in New Zealand but you cannot sell or even give it away. I have friends in Malaysia so I visit every year and a pack of 20 there costs about the same as one cigarette here and petrol is a quarter of the price. I have a sister in Melbourne but have not been there for 7 years. Shops here are being attacked for cigarettes because of the high value.

yes I have always been inventive and an idle mind is the devil's playground.

@@obi1kahnobee549 not if you are only open to a visit from the angels. No one crashes my 'party'.

you are absolutely correct however I have succeeded in reducing the weeds and after a month of no weeding I have no weeds so it is working.

that's ok as long as its done before you arrive. It is a quick process once you know how to do it.

@@obi1kahnobee549thank you

you can buy these in both 240 and 110 volts just make sure you get the right one ask the question before purchase so you get the right one, the plug is not an issue as adapters are readily available. Make sure also you get the width of cut that suits, the shipping costs vary so just be careful.

It has been suggested that this big cat has been drugged, that is not the case they have been hand reared since they were born and have a routine and that is after lunch they have a nap and they sleep. They were very much awake prior to my contact with them and they were very calm.

@@obi1kahnobee549 ya, I did understand that. You made that clear. It makes sense. Hand raised... I guess it might be a littlw rough if they were playful kittens.

The silk worms eat Mulberry leaves, the work ethos in Asia is far different than the west these girls and their siblings have a responsibility to take care of their parents. There are no pensions or government funded schemes in Asia and everyone relies on their family for support. To meet those needs they will do anything to make ends meet including marrying much older men and prostitution, I made a mistake of giving a bigger than normal tip to a lovely young waitress who made sure everything was in order over two nights, because on the first night I had no small denominations I told her she would get a decent tip the following night which I did. She took this as an offer of marriage and accepted !!! I had to use all my powers of diplomacy to settle this without her losing face, she understood finally and I learnt a valuable lesson in Thailand. The tip was 50 Thai baht about $2 normally a tip would be 2 or 5 Baht.

@@obi1kahnobee549 whoa. How did you do it? Do you speak Tia?

@@candyflair7946 She spoke excellent English, I told her I was already married (a lie) and in my country I was only allowed one wife (unlike Asia). I could see a mix of disappointment and relief I think she didn't want to follow the many Thai girls who marry old western men to just get their money and wait for them to die.

They are all pretty rough they unload their catch fuel up and take ice and then they go out again lots of people from Myanmar working there I talked to a few in Thailand and the violence forced them to work in other countries like Thailand especially.

@@obi1kahnobee549 I'm sorry, I meant the plane ride, was the plane on the runway rough? That's what made me laugh. The bumpy runway. It looks like it would be bummy like riding in a horse drawn buckboard.

@@candyflair7946 some landings were better than others Singapore has a very long runway twice as long as Christchurch so the landings there are usually much better, yes some landings were bumpy.

These tigers are in a sanctuary where they are looked after and later used for breeding so the wild population can be restored they were given their lunch before we got there so they were just sleeping off their meal. Wonderful people who are passionate about big cats and their survival, one of the trainers of them has some very big scars from attacks and there are two cats that are not allowed to be out yet because they are just too savage, the highlight of my trip.

@@obi1kahnobee549 very interesting. How many decades have they been working with the tigers?

@@candyflair7946 I don't know how long they have been there all I know is that they are very passionate about their work and I had to go through a bit of training and sign a disclaimer in case I got eaten before they would let me in with them. I could see those big cats and they are huge the white tiger weighed 800 pounds are very calm with them because they have their trust. I went too a night safari in Chang Rai with tigers but I will not post any of that because they are not so kind people just using them for money the same applies with mistreated elephants that are rescued and looked after at the elephant sanctuary that you will see soon.

drove past that Police station 5 days ago and there were more smashed up cars in the in the parking lot and on tow trucks looks like a place where the Police inspect vehicles after accidents.

@@obi1kahnobee549 yep, accidents and an astortment of crimes, too.

I have no idea why I am not getting notifications from your channel so I look every now and then and I suspect you are not getting my channel notifications either so anyway I have posted a longer vid of me in Thailand playing with a white tiger which was scary as there was a Bengal Tiger and a Liger just feet away as well.

@@obi1kahnobee549 they will send you top viewed and well liked stuff first. Ad revevue is their income so they show most popular first.

Yes when they fail it happens very fast I don't know when I will strip this machine I suspect the knife is the part that I need to open and clean I will post a video on the repair but this is months away. I am in Malaysia now and off to Thailand tomorrow.

Good luck. TL looking good, more back to normal Post Covid. Prices risen a bit. 20% more for accom(approx)

If you go through my shorts on colour curing you will see the process this one should help th-cam.com/users/shortsn_t1qCqKHus The important thing is they cannot be wet and must have air between them or they will mould also I did a short today on it. I won't be hanging any more until next season.

I might be confusing you so when I pick the leaves they are mature but green I then hang them and make sure they do not dry out until they have coloured cure and then they can dry the green will not go easily if they dry green so if they dry out I push the leaves together to keep them moist its the first few weeks that needs close attention once they have coloured cured just dry them so if you have any questions just let me know.

sure just let me know what you want to see.

I just hang four leaves together stem to stem face to face, I have found that more than this gives a mould problem which has not happened this season. Also I have been curing at no higher than 48 degrees for about 24 days which seems to give a much better colour and flavour.

If it gets too dry it turns to dust.

@@candyflair7946 It wasn't dry I just mashed it way too much.

It is very soothing I think I might start again my fireside rants on no particular subject just a chat to pass the time in front of the fire.

yes it looks great but it is full of dust.

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Fine dust will cause the spoon to jam and will need clearing gently with the wire and brush provided with the machine be careful the spoon is not strong and easily damaged. See my vid on screening tobacco do this and no more jams. th-cam.com/video/zgRAzUshOMI/w-d-xo.html

@@obi1kahnobee549 Be careful around the tip of the cigarette holder it is easily bent. I used a drill and a very small bit to loosen the packed tobacco.

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My weed problem was my own fault last seasons end I let them go to seed and now I am paying for it.

@@obi1kahnobee549 I let a lot of mine go. As long as they are not crowding the food.