Monday, July 21, 2008

Compost Tumbler 2.0

Here is the compost tumbler I made from a recycled car wash detergent barrel on its new improved stand. The original version was much lower to the ground and difficult to work with. I also added baffles to the insides of the barrel, similar to those in a clothes dryer, to help mix the compost more thoroughly when I turn it. The stand is high enough that I can wheel my neighbor's wheelbarrow under it to empty the contents instead of digging it out like before. I still need to add a few more handles to make it easier to turn and finish reinforcing the hatch, which has warped slightly, but so far the new version is cooking the compost like it's on a mission. The other day I opened it to check on something and heat just blasted out at me. It was awesome...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Cool! That is a beaut! typed compost tumbler in a google alert and your blog came up. Nice work overall.