How to build a pecan sheller. Pecan shellers or pecan crackers are for extracting the nutmeats out of pecan shells by the harvesters. Diy nut cracker machine walnuts pecans brazil nuts etc in under 5 minutes you can do a 5 gallon bucket of walnuts compared to 8hrs to do 5 gallons by hand. How to shell pecans. The outside tank with the slats runs 12 to 14 rpms.
I can shell a peck of nuts in anywhere from 5 to 9 min depending on the thickness. If you have a large nut harvest to shell breaking all the nuts by hand can be tiring at best and at worst all the nut cracking could land you with a case of repetitive strain injury. The duke easy pecan sheller. If you have to ask chances are youve never spent an.
The inside breaker plate runs counter clock wise at 94 rpms. You then use the handle on the duke easy pecan sheller to crack open the pecan. The positives of this sheller are that 1 it can crack the smaller native pecan and 2 you can go through a large amount of pecans rather. I obtained the idea from sixtyfiveford and his video so the credit goes to him for the idea.
Pecan shellers are machine apparatuses with revolutionary designs in that they accumulate a. Start with step 1 below for detailed instructions on how to extract the nut. Electric nut crackers can be bought for a few hundred dollars but you can construct your own at a low cost with a few workshop tools. Top notch pecan cracker and sheller duration.
Shell bulk pecans in minutes with this automatic pecan sheller duration. It has a 18 hp. It can be set to only exert a specific amount of force d. Build a better pea sheller and thousands well maybe dozens of people with raw ragged thumbnails will beat a path to your door.
Just thought you would like to see a pecan sheller i made in my shop. Whether you plan to eat them plain or roasted or use them in your favorite pecan pie recipe pecans must be shelled and cleaned before use. This machine was invented by jock brandis to shell peanuts at the request of a womens coop in mali later he would co found an non profit international development organization called the full belly project that for developing countries.