In reply to Post #40
No, I don't think so. Solar stopped making them yonks ago and on a previous thread someone said 5Mix had stopped selling them too. 2 people on here at the time asked about mine but I thought if I sell it I might well regret it.
No, I don't think so. Solar stopped making them yonks ago and on a previous thread someone said 5Mix had stopped selling them too. 2 people on here at the time asked about mine but I thought if I sell it I might well regret it.
In reply to Post #39
Yeah I'll try it
I have certainly gotten away with 4 sausages in the past, I've had the Solar multi nozzle for over 30 years I believe. I bought it when they first became available.
Which I think was early 90's
Yeah I'll try it
I have certainly gotten away with 4 sausages in the past, I've had the Solar multi nozzle for over 30 years I believe. I bought it when they first became available.
Which I think was early 90's
In reply to Post #21
Quote.... I can remember years ago Tony from Premier telling me one of the lads dropped a litre glass bottle of injun oil, which obviously smashed, took a very long while for the smell to subside 😂😂
I am so nose dead to it all now. The sense of taste never changes though, and that's what matters.
I give my postman a nice tip every Christmas, so we have become friendly. I wear a snugpak jacket while at work. It soaks it up the vapors from the hook bait heaters like a sponge. When I explained to the postman one day that i was not some stinking tramp really, it's to do with my work.... He replied pissing himself that he would never have mentioned it, but the smell from me (the jacket) is so overpowering its sickening. We laughed so much.
Every delivery driver who comes to us must think that I'm an absolute stinking freak
Quote.... I can remember years ago Tony from Premier telling me one of the lads dropped a litre glass bottle of injun oil, which obviously smashed, took a very long while for the smell to subside 😂😂
I am so nose dead to it all now. The sense of taste never changes though, and that's what matters.
I give my postman a nice tip every Christmas, so we have become friendly. I wear a snugpak jacket while at work. It soaks it up the vapors from the hook bait heaters like a sponge. When I explained to the postman one day that i was not some stinking tramp really, it's to do with my work.... He replied pissing himself that he would never have mentioned it, but the smell from me (the jacket) is so overpowering its sickening. We laughed so much.
Every delivery driver who comes to us must think that I'm an absolute stinking freak
I'm looking at designing my own electric powered extruder. Does anybody know a rough weight of base mix per litre once it is made up ready to gun?
I am getting back in to bait making in a few months so do not have any ingredients to mix up yet, I will be doing it on a larger scale to supply a few friends.
The tube I am looking at using has a volume of almost 4 litres.
I am getting back in to bait making in a few months so do not have any ingredients to mix up yet, I will be doing it on a larger scale to supply a few friends.
The tube I am looking at using has a volume of almost 4 litres.
My 24 eggs mix takes 3 kg of base mix. Weight with eggs is 4.2 kilo.
It takes 6 full runs in the dewalt gun.
From memory the gun capacity is 600ml but check the specs online.
It takes 6 full runs in the dewalt gun.
From memory the gun capacity is 600ml but check the specs online.
In reply to Post #45
That is really helpful thank you.
Judging from that if I make it 100mm longer and account for the lost room for the piston it should do 5kg a time.
That is really helpful thank you.
Judging from that if I make it 100mm longer and account for the lost room for the piston it should do 5kg a time.
https://youtu.be/XPJmlwpQS8M?si=hrmhCDkxsK0uQ67d
Watch the end of the this video...... he's using a sausage filler with a manual crank handle.
Found one on eBay with a large capacity:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364984207861?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=le-yi4wtsge&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=nXBTcnsMRXq&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Watch the end of the this video...... he's using a sausage filler with a manual crank handle.
Found one on eBay with a large capacity:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364984207861?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=le-yi4wtsge&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=nXBTcnsMRXq&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
In reply to Post #47
Looks similar to what I've planned but mine will be powered with an electronic piston.
If it works it will extrude 5kg of mix in 2 minutes, then needs 18 minutes cool-down before the next 5kg. Will give me time to get the boilies rolled (wishful thinking with a manual table for now)
Planning on making a conveyor and auto cutter too then after a while get a rolling machine.
Looks similar to what I've planned but mine will be powered with an electronic piston.
If it works it will extrude 5kg of mix in 2 minutes, then needs 18 minutes cool-down before the next 5kg. Will give me time to get the boilies rolled (wishful thinking with a manual table for now)
Planning on making a conveyor and auto cutter too then after a while get a rolling machine.
In reply to Post #46
My 4.2 kg mix / dough requires 3.6 litres total volume.
So volume = 3.14 x radius squared x length of your tube.
You will need a very wide tube and matching plunger unless you want use a tube of standard bait gun diameter.
Maintain the standard width and your tube will be over 2 metres long.
My 4.2 kg mix / dough requires 3.6 litres total volume.
So volume = 3.14 x radius squared x length of your tube.
You will need a very wide tube and matching plunger unless you want use a tube of standard bait gun diameter.
Maintain the standard width and your tube will be over 2 metres long.
In reply to Post #49
I will be using a 600mm long, 100mm diameter (96mm internal) aluminium pipe.
The plate for the plunger is 6mm thickness, will give an available volume of 4.31 litres.
Based off the weight of your mix per litre it will fit 5.01kg. Each mix weight by volume will vary slightly but 5kg is a nice round figure.
I will be using a 600mm long, 100mm diameter (96mm internal) aluminium pipe.
The plate for the plunger is 6mm thickness, will give an available volume of 4.31 litres.
Based off the weight of your mix per litre it will fit 5.01kg. Each mix weight by volume will vary slightly but 5kg is a nice round figure.
In reply to Post #50
Definitely interested to see the end result 😃
Definitely interested to see the end result 😃
In reply to Post #51
I am ordering everything I need in a few weeks.
I'll start a new thread for the build, fingers crossed all goes to plan 😂
I am ordering everything I need in a few weeks.
I'll start a new thread for the build, fingers crossed all goes to plan 😂
In reply to Post #52
Fingers crossed 🤞😁👍
Fingers crossed 🤞😁👍
Not sure if this helps, you may be happy with 5kg capacity.
I have a BoilieBenz extruder/sausage gun...it's takes just under 10kg.
I can try to get dimensions next weekend, all my bait making stuff is at another property
This webpage shows you the new version of the Boilie Gun, mine is not this flashy. There's some rough dimensions on there.
I used to knock up 96 egg mixes and it was quite annoying that I couldn't quite fit it all in the gun in one go...and even to get the 9 or 9.5kg in I used to have to take a while packing the paste down in the tube with my fist to remove as much air as possible.
Basically I'm hinting at go a bit bigger than you think you'll need to make the product less hassle to use
LINKY POO™ https://boiliemaschine.de/en/product/big-guns/
I have a BoilieBenz extruder/sausage gun...it's takes just under 10kg.
I can try to get dimensions next weekend, all my bait making stuff is at another property
This webpage shows you the new version of the Boilie Gun, mine is not this flashy. There's some rough dimensions on there.
I used to knock up 96 egg mixes and it was quite annoying that I couldn't quite fit it all in the gun in one go...and even to get the 9 or 9.5kg in I used to have to take a while packing the paste down in the tube with my fist to remove as much air as possible.
Basically I'm hinting at go a bit bigger than you think you'll need to make the product less hassle to use
LINKY POO™ https://boiliemaschine.de/en/product/big-guns/
In reply to Post #54
Yeah I totally agree. Over about 3-5kg then a cylinder type extruder would become a right pain as you can't have air pockets in the mix. Trust me the results are spectacular when you do. lol.
That's where the hopper type extruders come in to their own. If I was just home rolling for myself I think I'd actually like to have a mixer, extruder and steamer that just did about three kilos at a time. That would give a nice relaxed one person workflow. Home rolling is meant to be a fun extension of the hobby, not a chore. So I think smaller volumes on your own are just less hassle. Sometimes when we've needed to turn out a load of bait in couple of hours there's been three of us using the machinery. One mixing, loading and extruding. One manning the roller end, changing trays etc. One boiling and rotating the drying baits etc to recycle the trays etc. it's not relaxing.
Yeah I totally agree. Over about 3-5kg then a cylinder type extruder would become a right pain as you can't have air pockets in the mix. Trust me the results are spectacular when you do. lol.
That's where the hopper type extruders come in to their own. If I was just home rolling for myself I think I'd actually like to have a mixer, extruder and steamer that just did about three kilos at a time. That would give a nice relaxed one person workflow. Home rolling is meant to be a fun extension of the hobby, not a chore. So I think smaller volumes on your own are just less hassle. Sometimes when we've needed to turn out a load of bait in couple of hours there's been three of us using the machinery. One mixing, loading and extruding. One manning the roller end, changing trays etc. One boiling and rotating the drying baits etc to recycle the trays etc. it's not relaxing.