Cleaning seed thats very small any ideals

Anonymous-0 · Sep 21, 2008

I have a seed I'm going to use for bio-fuel.I've ran it thru a fanning mill and can't get all the weed seed out of it.The weed seed is about the same size as the seed I'm trying to clean.Someone told me to get a gravity table or gravity bed. They cost alot and this is an experiment so I just don't want to spend that kind of money.Anyone know how to build something that will do the trick? The seed is about the size of alfalfa seed.Need to get it clean so I can crush it.Any information would be a big help.Thanks

Anonymous-0 · Sep 21, 2008

If you're going to crush it does it really need to be weed free?

flying belgian · Sep 21, 2008

usually weed seed is lighter than alfalfa seed. So can you turn up the wind and blow the weed out?

Anonymous-0 · Sep 21, 2008

Would like to use some to replant .Don't want to replant weeds they are hard enough to get rid of when they grow wild.So I would like to get them out.Also I don't know if it will make the oil bad with the weed seed in it.I've tryed turning the air up throws a lot of seed over.Thanks

GeneMO · Sep 22, 2008

If it's the same size and weight, you are pretty well screwed. I can't think of any way. I grew up helping my dad fan red clover with a Clipper 2B fanning mill. So I know a little about the subject.

Have you harvested it all? I was going to suggest that for a small sample you might try hand harvesting some to get a cleaner batch.

Gene

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