twar Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 In western Norway, this press is currently on offer for free to the first person who can come and «pick it up». It’s German-built from 1934, and it’s rated at 540 metric tons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kexel Werkstatt Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greebe Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 That is awesome. Wish I could find one here. Especially for free. Is it your press? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twar Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 No, this is not mine. Mine is just a child’s toy by comparison. I wonder how much the thing weighs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Oooh! Looks like at least 25-30 tons to me. Any word on make and model to look up specifics? I'm betting it goes to the scrappers if they can't find someone to take it, they only want it gone. I don't think it'd fit under the roof in my shop and mine's pretty roomy. I doubt I could afford to have it moved to a port let alone shipped. Heck it might be cheaper to ship it through the Panama Canal and to Anchorage than what it'd cost to truck it from the East coast to Alaska. As much as I'd love a screw press I'll hold out for something smaller. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 My friend with a mint has an electrical/mechanical screwpress and it's not *that* large! (I've used it and it was a lot of fun!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twar Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 This press is from L. Schuler (Schuler Group) in Göppingen, Germany. The company was established in 1839 and is still in business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rojo Pedro Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 I would like to see what drives it. I’d get it but I don’t have 220v in my shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Holy cow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 I wonder how many metric tons it takes to crack a black walnut. I used to have a tree and that would have been handy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 We used to use a rock and hammer or Dad's bench vise. Boy does that bring back kidhood memories. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scott NC Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 I hope you wore a face shield and a kevlar vest. Safety first, you know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 The best thing about processing your own black walnuts---It doesn't take many to flavour something! Back in Arkansas there was a place that commercially processed black walnuts and had a huge pile of husks & hulls with a FREE sign on it. I know of someone from elsewhere who loaded up a pickup load and mulched their garden with it; took over a decade before they could grow anything in their garden again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 That's hilarious, to me as a gardener, myself. Not so much to them I am betting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Sawdust and planning chips from black walnut can kill a horse if used as bedding in their stalls. (I once worked in a custom woodshop and local horse owners would clean out the sawdust pile *EXCEPT* when we did a load of walnut and locked the gate till it was all otherwise disposed of!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Hmmm, a giant pile of free shells screamed out furnace fuel, in my mind. Then all the posts about how toxic walnut is makes me wonder if the smoke is toxic too. There were hundreds of acres of walnut groves around us where we lived when I was 6 till maybe 9. All that acreage is tract homes now. No wonder I guess. I have fond memories of that house, three days after we moved in a Jet trainer doing touch and goes, crashed into the house across the street from us. I was in school, Mother and my Grandmother were shopping. The police physically restrained Dad from checking the house until things were under control. The Van Nuys Airport / Feds bought the sub divisions and extended the safety zone another block to our street. Gave us a great view, we could see the Castle and the Mountain when they built it, at Disneyland. And boy did another 100' make us feel safe! What actually increased safety was that airport was decertified for military training. The pilot was too low on approach and snagged a power line with a full fuel load. The lady in the house was doing dishes but the phone rang so she was away from the window when the jet hit the front yard about 30' from it. The walnut tree shading the front of their house slowed the burning jet fuel long enough for her to grab her cat and get out the front and only clear door before the house went up like a torch. Her little dog followed her out. They ran across the street but nobody was home at our place so she ran next door to call the fire dept. The house burned to ashes in about 30 minutes from what I recall. Another 15-20 seconds and she would've been trapped. Bet you didn't think there was a walnut connection to that one did you? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Who knows where the subject of black walnuts may lead. I would relate the story of the "voodo" walnut tree the farm next to mine had but my thumb would be stoved in from the effort. My kingdom for a keyboard! It was, is and always will be creepy. I wonder if horses get canker sores from black walnuts like I do. Maybe the shells and hulls don't work the same way. They might not eat themselves to death on it if they did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I googled this and horses don't get sick or die so much from eating it as contact from the BEDDING. Also my mention of the voodo tree might have been a bit over the top for this thread. It does exist though! What was the topic again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Mr. Nodebt, I am not sure that horses can get canker sores like you seem to get. But horses do get laminitis from walnut bedding. And cases can lead to lameness and even death. SLAG. The walnut chemical juglone, in walnut trees, inhibits apples, tomatoes, pines, birches, beech, and alfalfa. It plays a big role in plant chemical warfare. The phenomenon is called allelopathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Mr. slag, I did not know this about horses. I thought they ate the hulls and shells. I do indeed get canker sores from them, but it takes eating a lot. Once again I turned to google and found out the amino acid L-Arginine is the cause. Mom baked with them and I never had much self control but the taste was worth it! We used to toss them all over the gravel lane and the grinding action of the tires driving over them removed the hulls. Then we we spent hours of cracking and picking out the meats. Thanks for the information on juglone. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Mr. Nodebt, The plant (walnut), does not store juglone in the fruit. a.k.a. walnuts. The rest of the plant have juglone in the, the nut hulls, leaves, roots, bark etc. The chemical's function is to 'poison' other plants nearby. Juglone is not soluble in water so it tends to stay in the root zone of the soil. And it breaks down slowly. that's why other susceptible plants, do not grow in soil that has had juglone (in it). It can take a number of years for the ground to be rid of juglone. (bacteria break it down). Enjoy your walnuts, I like them too. Regards, SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 When I was little, we used to sprinkle black walnuts over vanilla ice cream and serve with a drizzle of maple syrup. Ah, necktie of the gods! There was a place near where I lived in NYC that would occasionally have doughnuts rolled in crushed butternuts. That was also something really special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 How about black walnut and pecan frosting on fresh out of the oven cinnamon rolls with a nice slab of butter melting over it. Where's a fork! I do believe I'm drooling.... I have deja vu from the past! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 My mother, bless her soul, would make a holiday bread called potica (from the Balkans) with finely ground black walnuts, pecans and a bunch of other ingredients. One bite and I thought I was in heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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