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kwikness · 11-07-2017, 02:29 PM

Anyone have a useful tek for clearing out a long, packed column of material? With shorter columns (6"), I have enough leverage at each end to pry out the material, but that's not the case with anything bigger.

Tried jamming a coat hanger in there but it's not optimal.

Speed of green · 11-08-2017, 08:43 AM

half of an old fishing pole with the eyes removed.

what are you using the columns for?

kwikness · 11-08-2017, 04:12 PM

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half of an old fishing pole with the eyes removed.

what are you using the columns for?

that sounds like a really good idea actually. thanks!

closed-loop solvent extraction-- sounds like you guessed that much already though.

Speed of green · 11-08-2017, 04:54 PM

if you do it right after the extraction when the matereial is still saturated it comes out a ton easier than if you let it sit around for a while.

There is a thing called a de-bowler, its an ashtray with a golf tee looking thing sticking out of it, its used to empty out the ashed bowl of a pipe.

i built one of those but basically on a large scale using a trashcan and a piece of pvc with notches/teeth cut in the end. The notches are for digging into the material.

i used a "floor flange" to attach the pvc to the trash can.

https://cdn1.bigcommerce.com/n-yp39j...44.365.jpg?c=2

Crusader Rabbit · 11-08-2017, 07:46 PM

What's the inside diameter of your columns?

Dro Smoe · 11-09-2017, 01:46 AM

I find that flat and relatively thin materials work a bit easier than round.. I use a steel yardstick right up the center to loosen it up.. I put one end of the yardstick on top of something solid, and push the column down onto it..

hash head · 11-13-2017, 11:58 AM

broom stick pushed into the ground.. seen them broken before where it has a sharper point on one end...

not packing it too incredibly tight and doing it while still cold seem to help...

stoney917 · 11-13-2017, 01:30 PM

Compressor n air done in 2 seconds

dank.frank · 11-13-2017, 03:28 PM

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Compressor n air done in 2 seconds

Plus, no micro-scratches on the interior of your column.

dank.Frank

11-07-2017, 02:29 PM	#1
kwikness Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 71	Clearing/Unpacking Long, Narrow Columns Anyone have a useful tek for clearing out a long, packed column of material? With shorter columns (6"), I have enough leverage at each end to pry out the material, but that's not the case with anything bigger. Tried jamming a coat hanger in there but it's not optimal.
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stoney917 i Am SoFaKiNg WeTod DiD Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: sPeCial EdUcAtIoN tRaiLoR behind the school with the rest of the window lickers Posts: 4,885	Compressor n air done in 2 seconds __________________ I am SoFa KiNg We Todd DiD I sWeAr I am SoFa kiNg We ToD did "JUST KEEP LIVIN THE DREAM"
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Speed of green Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: SoCal Posts: 627	half of an old fishing pole with the eyes removed. what are you using the columns for?
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11-08-2017, 04:54 PM	#4
Speed of green Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: SoCal Posts: 627	if you do it right after the extraction when the matereial is still saturated it comes out a ton easier than if you let it sit around for a while. There is a thing called a de-bowler, its an ashtray with a golf tee looking thing sticking out of it, its used to empty out the ashed bowl of a pipe. i built one of those but basically on a large scale using a trashcan and a piece of pvc with notches/teeth cut in the end. The notches are for digging into the material. i used a "floor flange" to attach the pvc to the trash can. https://cdn1.bigcommerce.com/n-yp39j...44.365.jpg?c=2
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Crusader Rabbit Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,631	What's the inside diameter of your columns?
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11-09-2017, 01:46 AM	#6
Dro Smoe Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: God's Green Earth Posts: 58	I find that flat and relatively thin materials work a bit easier than round.. I use a steel yardstick right up the center to loosen it up.. I put one end of the yardstick on top of something solid, and push the column down onto it..
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11-13-2017, 11:58 AM	#7
hash head Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 243	broom stick pushed into the ground.. seen them broken before where it has a sharper point on one end... not packing it too incredibly tight and doing it while still cold seem to help...
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