Tobacco bricking

[grgfinney]

Is tobacco easier to shred after making a brick?what is the easiest way to do this

 

[Tom_in_TN]

It would be easy with the right shredder. Some vids on you tube on shredding bricks. Have fun!!!

 

[FmGrowit]

There isn't a shredder that cuts bricked tobacco...except some of the 100 year old German designs.







The second one is my favorite

 

[Matty]

Yeah, not bad for 100 years old lol

 

[Tom_in_TN]

There is a home-made shredder on youtube that I would love to try. Just need to do a search.

 

[Matty]

Are you thinkin' of the mini winiker? Neato homemade chopper

 

[Chicken]

There isn't a shredder that cuts bricked tobacco...except some of the 100 year old German designs.

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The second one is my favorite

i bet the 2'nd shredder<

works just fine, 3 weeks out of the month,,,,lol

the 4'th week, i heard it dont work too good.

 

[grgfinney]

Cuthof machine looks very promising,comes with mold and 3extra blades

 

[Boboro]

I've heard its crap.

 

[leverhead]

I don't know how the Germans do it, but to get those things to stay that firm for a hundred years! Must be something to that super race.

 

[Rayshields]

The Germans like to belittle Americans for not being able to build anything that lasts. I heard this on two trips to Germany. After thinking about this for a long time, I formulated a question for them. More Americans claim Germany as their family heritage country than any country in the world. How did they get so dumb once they crossed the Atlantic Ocean?

 

[SmokeStack]

I've heard its crap.

I have one. It is crap.

 

[grgfinney]

I have one. It is crap.

Thanks for saving me a franklin guess i will buy a nice sharp knife

 

[johnlee1933]

Thanks for saving me a franklin guess i will buy a nice sharp knife

Ever consider a deli type meat slicer. I have an old Globe slicer. It has it's own built in sharpener. It works just fine till you get close to the end of the brick. Then the brick crumbles and you no longer get slices just oddly shaped bits. I did not like it for cig shredding and got one of Don's Powermatics (hopefully arriving today) but for Pipe cut it worked OK.

John

 

[grgfinney]

Got a link to it? Let me know how it works for you plz,pricetag?

 

[Jitterbugdude]

I have a Teck 1 shredder. It is a nice solidly built German machine. You can put a small pressed brick into it or just fold some leaves. It is a hand crank so it is not going to have the thru-put that the Powermatic shredder has.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teck-1-/221076894278?pt=Folk_Art&hash=item337935b246

 

[johnlee1933]

Got a link to it? Let me know how it works for you plz,pricetag?

Sorry, mine it 50 years old. I got mine from a friend when he was cleaning out his Dad's house. If you get a used one be sure it one with the built sharpener. It makes a lot of difference. Just google "deli meat slicer" and you'll get lots of hits. Same for Ebay. They're bit pricey.

Oh Yeah, It works fine for meat too. cool I like steak sandwiches and it slices an inexpensive, tough roast into GREAT sandwich meat. I adjust it a bit thicker and slice my onions too.

John

 

[FmGrowit]

If you're going to spend money on a meat slicer, try to find an old commercial one. The homeowner specials like Rival are a waste of time and money...they just don't work.

 

[Boboro]

I got one from the chinese tool store. Its junk.

 

[Webby]

This one seems to work for him.