My home made Trimmer -

I made this for under $50 dollars US. and it works great, but how do I clean all that sticky stuff of the grill and trimmer blade?????

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w7yf47Cx4U&feature=player_embedded

Movie further down this post..

I wouldn't use facebook links.

let the blades soak in rubbing alcohol. Scrub them with a brush. Then apply vegetable oil. Scrub them with a brush. Next apply soap. Scrub them with a brush. Next rinse well in water.

Repeat as necessary.

Rubbing alcohol is a solvent and will dissolve the majority of the sticky stuff. However because rubbing alcohol and water are miscible some stickiness will remain once rinsed. Oil is also a solvent but one that is hydrophobic (afraid of water); once the remaining stickiness is dissolved into the oil the oil can be rinsed off and takes all of it with it. Soap removes the last bit of oil. Water removes the last bit of soap.

This is also the #1 way of removing all traces of stick on your hands after trimming.

I wish i could see the trimmer but scince i dont follow links i guess its out.

Im not alone either,quite a few people wont follow links,its like opening a box expecting something & getting a note to pick up your item somewhere else.

cool design what did you use for blades? the grill looks to be nothing more than some metal shelving correct?

[video=youtube;4w7yf47Cx4U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w7yf47Cx4U[/video]

Gastanker said:

[video=youtube;4w7yf47Cx4U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w7yf47Cx4U[/video]

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Thanks Gas I couldn't finger it out...

drgreentm said:

cool design what did you use for blades? the grill looks to be nothing more than some metal shelving correct?

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The blade is a piece of 16 gage steel x 16" long and the grill is a Webber BBQ Grill.

It works real good but man it sure gets full of the sticky stuff, Looks like I'll get alot of siccor hash

thats fuckin kewl! looks like it does a good hairrcut...nice work mang!

i think it works as well as the one's you pay big bucks for...

i seen em for like 3 grand and shit..always thought it was super over priced considdering its a motor/blade system

I would love to make one of these.
If I make one I could use a tote? So it collects all the trimmings to make yummy edibles.

You still need to manicure it though, right?

Nice always a good way to cut down on trim time. What supplies did u need to build it?

Basic stuff was a box fan
a piece of 1 1/2 x 16" long 16 gage steel
2 self tapping screws
a replacmentBBQ Grill 12" round
a piece of 1/2 " Plywood and
some more screws to attach the plywood

after 5 plants theres alot of sticky left behind and it's easy to scrape the grill.
it cost about ..... well I might keep that a secret LOL so i can sell em for 3 grand a pop....

Blackhash said:

I would love to make one of these.
If I make one I could use a tote? So it collects all the trimmings to make yummy edibles.

You still need to manicure it though, right?

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I started with taking all the shade and water leafs off but man i could trim by hand almost as fast.. And I was handling it way too much also.
Just going for it with as much as I could workes best.
Heres a finished shot. It's Train Wreck Seems a little airy but Daym it smells good!!!

looks pretty effective. nice job mcgyver/

THENUMBER1022 said:

looks pretty effective. nice job mcgyver/

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Man he was my hero some times bull but I did the go down the sand dune on a piece of card board the Blue Print was too thin for any serious distance down the dune.. The card board tho was a blast.
I was a Millwright by trade for 20 years the rest of the time I was a machinst.

Oh sht I cleaned off the grill with a razor knife and look at the little extra reward I got.

use alcohol to clean then catch the residue then let alcohol evaporate then u got some sticky itcky