Home Made Compact Honey Extractor

This is a instructional video for a home made honey extractor using some simple materials and a drill to drive the centrifuge. Designed this to be as compact as possible to save space on storage when not in use. Hope you get something from it.

[@JT-lr3fw]

Great Video! To preface my question, you know a lot more than I do already however, do you worry about honey, mold, bacteria buildup inside the PVC spacers? It doesn't look like there is a solid barrier and black mold or something else could develop inside the pvc completely undetectable and leech into the honey. If you have a solution to it, I would love to hear it because I really like the design otherwise.

[@cocomaan]

This was the best guide I found yet. Great camera work. Your girl didn't seem that excited haha

[@gordonalcindor1405]

if you have metal rubbing on metal, what have you done to deal with metal filings or shavings? do you use any oil-less bearings? great video thanks

[@rentpeaple]

I ended up modifying it with a small sealed for life bearing at the bottom.

[@gordonalcindor1405]

that would now require a bit of welding. Posted any pics of the final product including the installed bearing? thanks.

[@dosomethingaboutitnow]

first thing that came to my mind also.

[@terry2346]

Looks like a plan that could be easily adapted to the larger Layens frames! Thanks for the video.

[@rentpeaple]

A mod I did subsequent to this video was install a bearing at the bottom aluminium channel. I used a skateboard bearing and secured that to the frame. Unfortunately I dont have any photo;s and I no longer have the rig I built. I grinded the threaded shaft rod so it would sit neatly on the inner race of the bearing. The whole assembly worked well enough. One of the issues I had was the centre of my honey frames would blow our from the speed, so i had to be gentle at first to spin out most honey then slowly increase speed. I was intending to built a cross brace to help support the centre of the honey frame but never got round to it.

[@mecraig6291]

Simple, useful and very practical. This is amazing, hope to need one next year by this time. Thanks for sharing your build.

[@marymartin557]

I'm building a honey extractor, and want to ask if you can clarify the hardware and sequence you used before and after the aluminum plates. Thanks. I like your work.

[@rentpeaple]

Sure, I can help out. What part exactly do you need clarification? The aluminium plates secured to the frame holders or the aluminium box frame sections?

[@guardiaodasabelhasnativasb2503]

Parabens amigo

[@deb-kelmiles3519]

cheers mate, thats given me something to go off, gotta love Bunnings .

[@بدرالدينبسمالله]

جيد

[@jernejp69]

Ever heard about food grade plastics? :) Just saying,..

[@mohamedalg7298]

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