[GSBN] Fwd: [Gsbn] Fwd: getting a German hay cutter

[Bob Theis]

Derek, I long to do a great deal more than watch it in action!  I appreciate the voltage and Hz issues. The response of the manufacturer, that they simply don't sell to 60 Hz locations, doesn’t encourage optimism about tolerance of the machine for our supply. 

 But step down converters are not prohibitively priced. 

Benedikt,  thanks for the kind offer, I will look into it further. The smaller machine you mentioned appears to only vibrate a toothed blade, which I have not found to be very effective on straw. The Big Thing appears to have two toothed blades that work in opposition.  ( Reminds me of the electric carving knife my dad used at the dinner table.) 


Bob Theis





> On Jan 24, 2020, at 12:10 AM, Global Straw Building Network <gsbn at sustainablesources.com> wrote:
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> From: Derek Roff <derek at unm.edu <mailto:derek at unm.edu>>
> Date: Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 9:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [Gsbn] Fwd: getting a German hay cutter
> To: GSBN Global Straw Building Network <gsbn at sustainablesources.com <mailto:gsbn at sustainablesources.com>>
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> I’d love to see this machine in action.  Most building sites have 240V power available.  At a guess, our 60 HZ electricity would work with this machine, but some electronics may require the 50 Hz used in Europe.  It would be worth verifying whether this machine can tolerate 60 Hz power.  
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> Derek Roff
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>> On Jan 22, 2020, at 10:50 PM, Global Straw Building Network <gsbn at sustainablesources.com <mailto:gsbn at sustainablesources.com>> wrote:
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>> From: <bob at bobtheis.net <mailto:bob at bobtheis.net>>
>> Date: Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 9:57 PM
>> Subject: getting a German hay cutter
>> To: Global Straw Building Network <gsbn at sustainablesources.com <mailto:gsbn at sustainablesources.com>>
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>> Hello all, 
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>> I just learned about this tool, and would love to hear if any of you in Europe have used it: 
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>> <https://www.kerbl.com/catalog/ShowArtikel.aspx?SKCatalogID=555070&SKLanguageID=2&SKTreeParentID=555289&SKTreeID=555293&SKProductID=408767&siteID=2&siteTyp=1 <https://www.kerbl.com/catalog/ShowArtikel.aspx?SKCatalogID=555070&SKLanguageID=2&SKTreeParentID=555289&SKTreeID=555293&SKProductID=408767&siteID=2&siteTyp=1>>
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>>  The ability to shape bales was my initial purpose  - I’ve always had the dream of carving bas-reliefs  into bale walls  prior to pastering, and this seems like just the tool for that.
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>>  But at an earth plastering workshop this weekend, where I was reminded what a noisy,  dusty process generating chopped straw is, I saw the potential to simply slice off short sections of a bale like slicing a loaf of bread. LOw dust, low noise and you can get just the straw length you want. 
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>> On inquiry the firm sent me a very polite reply that they don’t sell to those of us with 110 volt electricity. 
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>> Would one of you be willing to do the legwork of buying this dream machine and shipping it over here?   I realize it would have to be paired with a step down voltage converter. 
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>> We’d be willing to let you play with it first. Share the toys. 
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>> Thanks, 
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>> Bob Theis
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