Comments on: John’s Homemade Worm Harvester

By: John W.

John W. — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 04:09:54 +0000

I know I am a little late on this 🙂 but…
How is he suspending that bucket on the rubbermaid? I am trying to figure out how the bucket is being spun???

By: Bentley

Bentley — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:14:50 +0000

Scott – you don’t happen to live in southwestern Ontario (Canada) do you?
Haha
I’d love to connect with someone with your sort of work experience (who also happens to be interested in vermicomposting). Building stuff is not exactly my strong suit.
😆

As for letting the compost dry out a bit – this is definitely not a bad idea. If you are using open systems this shouldn’t be too difficult, but with enclosed bins, the material will likely need to be taken out and allowed to sit for a period of time. Mucky stuff just won’t work well with a harvester like this.

Your idea for multiple screen sizes is interesting!
8)

By: scott

scott — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:23:28 +0000

I too am interested in the seperation process, though I have some time to go before this is an issue…. as a professional sheet metal fabricator I am fairly confident in my capabilities also…. my interest is in optimal screen size for worm/egg/compost seperation and whether or not the 13 inch diameter of a 5 gal bucket can provide adequate space to tumble a moist compost…. should it be allowed to dry out a little first? is it not better to use a larger diameter if available? Also… has anyone designed a smaller scale unit that does multiple size screenings in a single pass? Say a quarter inch screen surrounded by a 1/8 inch screen that both dump to seperate resovoirs?

By: David Carter

David Carter — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:14:58 +0000

I plan on making my own soon. I will be sure to take pictures and let you know if it is a success. My bins really need harvesting.

By: mamawhatthe

mamawhatthe — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:06:04 +0000

Wow! I recently blogged about my plans to start a (homemade) worm bin and then found your site while researching how to actually do that. So much information! I will have to go back and add a link from that post to your site, if that’s okay?

By: vermiman

vermiman — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:33:25 +0000

How does the turning of the harvester work?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:50:32 +0000

in my opinion, the rivets are a very good idea….

By: Kim from Milwaukee

Kim from Milwaukee — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:45:28 +0000

That looks awesome! Would John consider posting instructions for this? And why did he go with screws instead of zip ties??