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Making a Peanut Shelling Machine


All steps must be completed to ensure proper operation of machine.

>>  Start  <<
>>  1  Pour Rotor  <<
>>  2  Finish Rotor  <<
>>  3  Pour Stator  <<
>>  4  Finish Stator  <<
>>  5  Assemble Machine  <<
>>  6  Adjust Machine  <<

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Finishing the Stator

These steps should be completed while concrete is still soft enough to finish, but after sitting for at least 24 hours.
Step 1
Remove all six nuts.
Step 2
Pry inner stator mold out of outer stator mold.
Step 3
Leaving stator in outer mold, brush the inside surface of the stator using a wire brush until the surface is rough. While image shows stator not in mold, you must leave the stator in the mold while brushing. A machine with smooth inner surfaces will work poorly. Wait an additional 12 hours before removing stator from outer mold.
Step 4
Remove bottom nuts.
Step 5
Loosen both expansion joints.
Step 6
Pry both joints open 1 cm. Be very careful not to damage stator. Lightly tap prying device, do not hit hard.
Step 7
List mold off stator.