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This machine was invented by Jock Brandis to shell peanuts at the request of a women's coop in Mali, later he would co-found an non-profit internation...
After locating the outer rotor mold, Wipe inner face of the outer rotor mold with cooking grease or heavy oil. This ensures an easy release of the con...
Locate inner rotor mold and prep for greasing. Wipe smooth exterior surface of the inner rotor mold with cooking grease or heavy oil.
Install shortest threaded rods with nut and washer on both sides of outer rotor mold, exposing just enough threads to get a washer and nut on tightly....
Insert biggest shaft with two attached flat pieces into center hole THREADED END GOING IN FIRST. The threaded end must be facing down otherwise you wi...
Assemble the stool by attaching legs and spin pipe into center mount.
Place outer rotor mold on stool, by sliding the shaft sticking out through the hole in the stool and through the pipe on the other end. The bolts stic...
Slide inner rotor mold onto shaft.
Spin Lock Nut (nut with welded flat bar) onto shaft thread and hand tighten.
Fit wooden clamp to exposed shaft, keeping inner rotor mold pressed down. Check the Lock Nut for tightness. The clamp is there to keep the mold from f...
USE HARD SAND, SAND BLASTING OR RIVER SAND, AVOID CRUSHED CORAL. MIX SAND AND CEMENT IN A 50/50 MIX. Pour concrete into mold to within about a finger...
Note: These steps should be completed while concrete is still soft enough to brush surface to make it rough- WARNING: IF CONCRETE HAS LEFT TO SET TO L...
Remove 2 nuts from bottom of mold so that the attached threaded rods will release.
Gently pry out Center Hub using bottom and top brackets.
Place Rotor in mold on blocks with central shaft between the blocks. Hit side with piece of wood to loosen. Drop the whole assembly gently onto the bl...
Prior to prepping the mold for use, please check that side expansion joints are free and clear of any residual mortar, or foreign matter of any kind ...
Wipe inner surface of outer stator mold generously with cooking grease for easy release later.
Your kit should come with a plastic liner in it. This is used to help release the inner stator mold. However if the liner needs to be replaced this ca...
Once you've cut out the part for the plastic liner go ahead and seal the seam with electrical tape. If any liner is left above the mold trim it with s...
Insert four (4) bent threaded rods into 4 holes in inner stator mold,leaving two opposite holes open as shown. Thse rods are for attaching the carr...
Insert inner stator mold into outer stator mold. Center pin will slide into hole in center of inner stator mold, inserting pin in center.
Insert and drop longeest threaded rods into the two remaining holes in the inner stator, these rods pass through the bottom of outer stator mold, and ...
Secure each bolt with a washer and nut to hold the two mold sections together.
MIX HARD SAND AND CEMENT IN A HALF AND HALF MIX, SAND BLASTING SAND OR RIVER SAND NOT CORAL OR FINE SAND. On a level surface, on a level surface pour ...
After concrete is the consistency of styrafoam remove all six nuts and washers from mold.
Using the top and bottom bracket pry and lift inner stator mold out.
Pull Plastic Liner out Save Liner for later use. (However if it does rip it is easily replaceable).
Leaving stator in outer mold, brush the inside surface of the stator using a wire brush using vertical brush strokes until the surface is rough. A mac...
After final 12 more hours setting time - Remove remaining 2 nuts.
Loosen nuts holding expansion joints closed.
Pry both joints open 1 cm.
Lift mold off stator. Smooth the edges.
Set bracket on exposed threaded rods with loose nuts and washers. Center pipe in opening.
Pack as much heavy machine grease as possible into top bearing.
You will want to set the stator with the attached top bracket on top of concrete blocks (cinder blocks) or something of a similar shape, being careful...
Gently insert upside down rotor into upside down stator. The reason for having the stator up on blocks is to allow space for the rotor shaft to go thr...
Pack bottom bearing tube with heavy machine grease.
Identify two threaded rods that also connect to top bracket. Identify the other end of the threaded rods that are holding the top bracket on. Place a ...
Slide bearing tube (with bottom bracket attached) onto shaft.
Install nut and washer on bottom mounting bolts, and tighten.
Cut and drill wooden supports. You can figure out where the holes should go by placing a support on the threaded rods then hitting the top of the wood...
You will now carefully, with two people turn the machine on its side, being careful to not let the shaft slide down through the bracket. Grease 4 (fou...
While the machine is still on its side spin the handle onto threaded shaft, and install lock nut after, as shown.
This is the Layout of the Metering Plates for the Sheller. Install the larger half-circle plates first so that that the notches meet. Then install the...
Set on box or 1/2 oil drum or other supporting object. To adjust for shelling bigger or smaller nuts raise or lower the rotor. To raise the rotor rele...
Proceed to introduce sheller to villages. Any small farms that grow peanuts, pecans, neem nuts, wing beans palm nuts, shea nuts and pine nuts have a u...
This is a picture of our Pedal Powered Agricultural Center (PPAC), essentially it adds on to the Universal Nut Sheller (UNS) by making it pedal powere...
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