Comments for Five Islands Orchard http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com Apples on Robinhood Cove Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:04:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Year 5: Monday – cleaning up and shipping out by wendy http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/year-5-monday-cleaning-up-and-shipping-out/#comment-529 wendy Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:04:12 +0000 http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/?p=481#comment-529 I love being able to follow this "madness" on your blog, Ben! My fingers are crossed that next year we live close enough to be able to join in the work and fun! I love being able to follow this “madness” on your blog, Ben! My fingers are crossed that next year we live close enough to be able to join in the work and fun!

]]> Comment on Year 5: Saturday – cider on! by Brandon http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/year-5-saturday-cider-on/#comment-528 Brandon Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:14:00 +0000 http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/?p=463#comment-528 For those of you following along at home, "Just when the pikes were about to come out" was 8:15 AM on Saturday morning. At the Polito compound, that's how they roll. For those of you following along at home, “Just when the pikes were about to come out” was 8:15 AM on Saturday morning. At the Polito compound, that’s how they roll.

]]> Comment on New pedal-powered apple grinder built by Pedal-Power Apple Grinder « Five Islands Orchard http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/new-pedal-powered-apple-grinder-built/#comment-527 Pedal-Power Apple Grinder « Five Islands Orchard Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:46:45 +0000 http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/?p=425#comment-527 [...] 2007, including tandem bike power.  See posts from Sept-Oct 2009 for details on the upgrades, eg. http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/new-pedal-powered-apple-grinder-built/ [...] [...] 2007, including tandem bike power.  See posts from Sept-Oct 2009 for details on the upgrades, eg. http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/new-pedal-powered-apple-grinder-built/ [...]

]]> Comment on New pedal-powered apple grinder built by Pedal Powered Apple Grinder Complete « Five Islands Orchard http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/new-pedal-powered-apple-grinder-built/#comment-526 Pedal Powered Apple Grinder Complete « Five Islands Orchard Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:45:27 +0000 http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/?p=425#comment-526 [...] substantially updated since 2007.  See posts from Sept-Oct 2009 for details on the upgrades, eg. http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/new-pedal-powered-apple-grinder-built/ [...] [...] substantially updated since 2007.  See posts from Sept-Oct 2009 for details on the upgrades, eg. http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/new-pedal-powered-apple-grinder-built/ [...]

]]> Comment on Last minute press and grinder hacking by Brandon http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/last-minute-press-and-grinder-hacking/#comment-524 Brandon Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:24:37 +0000 http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/?p=430#comment-524 HI Ben, Last night, I screwed together the joists and planks for the cider press base. It still needs a little chamfering and sanding, but it's functional. (Also, it's lighter than I thought. I don't know why I was worried about it being too heavy.) I have the threaded rod, the 2x6 clamp pieces, and some beefy lag bolts for attaching to the frame. Ready for assembly tomorrow-- huzzah! HI Ben,

Last night, I screwed together the joists and planks for the cider press base. It still needs a little chamfering and sanding, but it’s functional. (Also, it’s lighter than I thought. I don’t know why I was worried about it being too heavy.) I have the threaded rod, the 2×6 clamp pieces, and some beefy lag bolts for attaching to the frame. Ready for assembly tomorrow– huzzah!

]]> Comment on Pedal Powered Apple Grinder Complete by Joe Sorbello http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/pedal-powered-apple-grinder-complete/#comment-520 Joe Sorbello Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:06:27 +0000 http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/pedal-powered-apple-grinder-complete/#comment-520 we just pressed 70 gallons in my backyard in Cumberland. this is our 4th year and the grinding is the slow process. i would like to know what you used for a cutting drum on the bike grinder. we have been using sausage grinders, they work well but slow. i worry that garbage disposals will burn out being run all day. we have had a great time. we just pressed 70 gallons in my backyard in Cumberland. this is our 4th year and the grinding is the slow process. i would like to know what you used for a cutting drum on the bike grinder.
we have been using sausage grinders, they work well but slow.
i worry that garbage disposals will burn out being run all day.
we have had a great time.

]]> Comment on Pedal hydraulic power system – Working! by Matt Dorson http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/pedal-hydraulic-power-system-working/#comment-518 Matt Dorson Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:08:29 +0000 http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/?p=413#comment-518 Nice to see the system coming together. A good specification for getting a leak proof seal in tapered fittings at high pressure is to use two wraps of teflon tape, tighten the fitting as hard as you can using your fingers and then turn it a minimum of two more full turns. If you exceed three turns it can start to leak again. This works for 10,000 psi oil and 6,000 psi hydrogen service pretty well. Nice to see the system coming together. A good specification for getting a leak proof seal in tapered fittings at high pressure is to use two wraps of teflon tape, tighten the fitting as hard as you can using your fingers and then turn it a minimum of two more full turns. If you exceed three turns it can start to leak again. This works for 10,000 psi oil and 6,000 psi hydrogen service pretty well.

]]> Comment on Bike-Hydraulic Cider press – dry fit, ram in place by Kenny Boy http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/bike-hydraulic-cider-press-dry-fit-ram-in-place/#comment-516 Kenny Boy Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:25:28 +0000 http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/?p=410#comment-516 My cousin Bontrager is jealous. My cousin Bontrager is jealous.

]]> Comment on Cider equipment development: kicking into high gear by Matt Dorson http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/cider-equipment-development-kicking-into-high-gear/#comment-513 Matt Dorson Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:50:40 +0000 http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/?p=390#comment-513 The SCBA tank for an accumulator is a good idea for smoothing out the power output on a longer time scale than the flywheel. However it lacks a couple of the critical features of a hydraulic accumulator. Typically you want to pre-charge the system at about 1/3 of the peak operating pressure to get an effective amount of energy storage out of the given volume. Also the rubber bladder serves to separate the gas and oil to keep gas out of critical places like pump cavities. A third advantage is that you can stuff the dry gas bladder full of elastomeric foam and raise your short time scale round trip energy efficiency from around 70% to up in the high nineties. The foam adds a great deal of thermal mass to the gas side, reduces the temperature rise and prevents the heat of compression from leaking away quite as quickly. The SCBA tank for an accumulator is a good idea for smoothing out the power output on a longer time scale than the flywheel. However it lacks a couple of the critical features of a hydraulic accumulator. Typically you want to pre-charge the system at about 1/3 of the peak operating pressure to get an effective amount of energy storage out of the given volume. Also the rubber bladder serves to separate the gas and oil to keep gas out of critical places like pump cavities. A third advantage is that you can stuff the dry gas bladder full of elastomeric foam and raise your short time scale round trip energy efficiency from around 70% to up in the high nineties. The foam adds a great deal of thermal mass to the gas side, reduces the temperature rise and prevents the heat of compression from leaking away quite as quickly.

]]> Comment on Pedal Hydraulic Cider Press – timbers rough fitted by seth jones http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/pedal-hydraulic-cider-press-timbers-rough-fitted/#comment-512 seth jones Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:36:53 +0000 http://fiveislandsorchard.wordpress.com/?p=406#comment-512 Hello Great blog and site. I make my own ciders in western New York and have used the garbage disposer grinder for the past few years. I saw on your positron cider site you attached a compresser to help cool the motor. Can you provide more specific info on that process as i have had trouble with my Kenmore 1hp disposer overheating. (I know this is an old posting for you but would love any info you could provide. Thanks Seth Jones Hello
Great blog and site. I make my own ciders in western New York and have used the garbage disposer grinder for the past few years. I saw on your positron cider site you attached a compresser to help cool the motor. Can you provide more specific info on that process as i have had trouble with my Kenmore 1hp disposer overheating. (I know this is an old posting for you but would love any info you could provide.
Thanks
Seth Jones

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