Mechanical tree seed hulling

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#1

Hi. I’m looking for info on building a small hand powered sheller for shelling tree seeds that are difficult to shell by hand such as Prosopis juliflora.

#2

This one is motorizedbut it might give you some ideas:

See also:

http://www.fao.org/3/q2180e/Q2180E18.htm

and

http://www.fao.org/3/r4968e/R4968E11.htm

Several threshers are mentioned in:

It’s possible that the “universal nut sheller” could work. Lots of info sources on it.

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#3

Thank you Robert. This is helpful!