Wild Rice processing parching and hulling with homemade equipment

Rice hulling machine made from a 5 gallon bucket and other recycled parts.

[@charlescain7962]

Nice video, but no information, what was the temp. you where looking for?

[@SpaceOcean]

Love it.

[@Rioourpup]

Super awesome😊😊

[@jdeeremoma]

We have made one but seems like we turn forever w little results.
We have not added the fan. Is
That a key? I’d love any updated information on your process. Thanks

[@joeostazeski204]

Thank Abe. I'm intrigued. What do the guts of the larger 55 gallon drum look like? Still the same mechanism? Could you send some better photos? Great photo of you on the bike threshing, but hard to tell what is going on. Where did you source your rubber? Thanks.

[@abelloyd6340]

Hi Joe,
My brother put together a video with better images of the new 55 gallon hulling machine. Here is the link:
Making Rice

[@dirtdiver1141]

Is that a heat gun or hair drier?

[@twig5944]

Abe, any chance your willing to share some more detailed plans? Im sitting on a bunch of dried rice i need to hull Thanks

[@joeostazeski204]

Looks effective. Is that rubber attached to the inside of the bucket? Did you make a larger thresher as well in your scaled up production?

[@abelloyd6340]

Hi Joe,
There is rubber glued to both the inside of the bucket, and the rotating paddles. I did make a larger thresher out of a 55 gallon drum, it is much more efficient and still human powered: I peddle a bicycle to turn the paddles. A student magazine interviewed me and posted a picture of the new machine at www.klipsunmagazine.com/foragers/