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Any tips on chopping up straw really fine? without a fancy shredder?
    #4921044 - 11/11/05 04:15 AM (18 years, 4 months ago)

I want to shred straw up finely for use as a sclerotia substrate. I am planning on mixing it with grain flour since it has such a low density. Do people ever shred after soaking, I would think this may work better in a blender, or mix with my wet flour so it doesnt just get moved by the blades, if it has some weight in it I figure the straw should get chopped more. I have already cut some with a scissors and got a nasty blister from the damn scissors handle

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Re: Any tips on chopping up straw really fine? without a fancy shredder? [Re: blackout]
    #4921120 - 11/11/05 05:38 AM (18 years, 4 months ago)

I would chop it in a blender with alot of water so that it chops up well and then drain it to your liking.


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Re: Any tips on chopping up straw really fine? without a fancy shredder? [Re: FooMan]
    #4921548 - 11/11/05 09:27 AM (18 years, 4 months ago)

Put the straw in a plastic trash can and chop it with a cheap, electric weed eater.

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Re: Any tips on chopping up straw really fine? without a fancy shredder? [Re: blackout]
    #4921558 - 11/11/05 09:32 AM (18 years, 4 months ago)

You are not really going to be able to chop it up really fine without a shredder. You could, but it wouldn't hardly be worth the effort.

I use one of these to get it to half inch or an inch http://staff.harrisonburg.k12.va.us/~mwampole/1-resources/simple-machines/paper-cutter-3.jpg

And then I put it into on of these http://www.casawares.co.uk/dyn/product_659.jpg :thumbup: :mushroom2:


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[quote]KristiMidocean said:
Good now thats clear.WHO FUCKING CARES. If I am fat u all keep pointing it out like its suppose to be a secret.LIke u really have nothing better to do then make fat jokes. If o know its like I do I know yall can come up with NEW AND BETTER SHIT . This shit is old and boring . I left in the first place cause this shit got boring not because of the fat jokes . Fat jokes dont bother me but seriously its old[/quote]

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Re: Any tips on chopping up straw really fine? without a fancy shredder? [Re: Hotnuts]
    #4921564 - 11/11/05 09:35 AM (18 years, 4 months ago)

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hotnutz said:
Put the straw in a plastic trash can and chop it with a cheap, electric weed eater.




Been there, tried that. It doesn't work. The straw gets all wrapped around the spinning head. A lawn mower works decent though.


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[quote]KristiMidocean said:
Good now thats clear.WHO FUCKING CARES. If I am fat u all keep pointing it out like its suppose to be a secret.LIke u really have nothing better to do then make fat jokes. If o know its like I do I know yall can come up with NEW AND BETTER SHIT . This shit is old and boring . I left in the first place cause this shit got boring not because of the fat jokes . Fat jokes dont bother me but seriously its old[/quote]

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Re: Any tips on chopping up straw really fine? without a fancy shredder? [Re: Hotnuts]
    #4922810 - 11/11/05 03:47 PM (18 years, 4 months ago)

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hotnutz said:
Put the straw in a plastic trash can and chop it with a cheap, electric weed eater.




Hell great idea but if you do a search I brought this to light a few years back...

Great that someone pays attention.....I shared this idea openly to ralphster and am glad someone has seen how good it works.

You can only put in a little at a time though...

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