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Olive pitting machine. 2:42 video. Pitting mechanism shown at 1:12.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-PsU_cJLnI
Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...0652#post72887
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...113#post125901
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...237#post112876
After washing and sorting: size, singulate, poke, and draw. Simple, really, and rather Gatling-like, don't you think?.
Some of the most fascinating Rube Goldberg looking machinery can be found in agricultural processing. If you have the time, ask for a tour of a fruit or vegetable processor. It's compelling.
It is truely amazing all the work that has to go into olives to make them safe to eat & pitting them ready for stuffing is yet another process.
thanks for posting.
so what do that do with all the olive pits? Ive never seen olive seeds/pits for sale..... Ive just starting out with olive tree addtion to my orchard, that give me some ideas.
There are scores of old driveways in California's Central Valley that are graveled with olive pits.
so basically like a gravel pit grown on trees. Thanks! thats good to know. thanks.I dont remember that when i lived in california...but we had concrete driveways.and I probably would of never figured out they were olive pits. that was long long ago.
Make sure you have more than one tree as they are wind polinated: they need to be fairly close to gether (about 10 metres is ok).Quote:
Originally Posted by marksbug