rotary seive

i m thinking of getting arotary sieve . its �£40 on offer, any1 any experience?

 

Yes, had one for a year, not bad, gives good results for small quantities. A bit fiddly, if you have a lot, but I'm retired, so have the time. Certainly takes out the back ache of normal seiving!

 

I bought one last year. It came with a couple of essential screws missing which was very annoying, and with lots of use the screws tend to work loose. Apart from that, it works OK.
It is expensive even on offer. I don't know that it's any quicker than a large sieve shaken by hand over a wheelbarrow, it just uses different muscles and marginally gives more even results.

 

I had forgotten about that Liz, I had a couple of screws missing as well!

But then again, Iv'e got a couple of screws missing anyway!

 

So have I- so I always keep spares.... :D :D

 

mm il just get a hand one

 

that reminds me, I ordered one from harrodhorticultural, and although the other stuff came - that didn't!! must ring them!!

 

they are out of stock dend, available on
www.gonegardening.com

 

So they told me just now when I rang - they expect delivery in April - that'll do me! Nno rush on that one. :D

 

check price tho , im sure its cheaper, also watch for delivery charge

 

I normally use a large muck bucket with a home made hook on chain 'thingy' that supports standard 10mm and 6mm seives. I'll see if I can get a pic of it tomorrow. Compost or soil will rub through much easier if it's well broken up and not too wet.

Sometimes I just use a couple of battens across a wheelbarrow to raise the seive

[ 22. March 2006, 05:58 PM: Message edited by: frogesque ]

 

There really is no answer to that, Frogesque!!

 

OK, some pics of my DIY home made seive 'thingy'. I had a bit of chain kicking about and the wire came off a coathanger. Only tool needed was a pair of heavy pliers to cut and bend the wire. I made it years ago as a prototype but it works so well I never got round to making a fancy one. :D















In use the chain hooks under the rim of the muck bucket. The chains are loose and they take the weight but allow the seive movement and there is sufficient room inside the bucket to give it a good shoogle or you can rub your compost through (wear heavy gloves). If you fill the bucket with water it also makes a great gravel and sand grader/washer (its original purpose).

 

Ok, so I'll just find a muck bucket, chains and I'm away! Great stuff Frogesque - you should patent it!

 

was just thinking same dendrobium.arms would not ache as much with one of those.