root washer

Thanks for the great plans and advice. The only problems we have run into so far in building this are that the 2" wide caster wheels in the plans do not fit all the way between the grooves of the culvert pipe, making it too hard to turn the washer, and the 3" carriage bolts connecting the culvert to the wooden barrel staves are too long to run smoothly into and out of the chain. We are trying again with 2" bolts and wheels 1" thick. Maybe culvert pipe is different than the one in the plans?  Something to look at if you are building this to save some trips to town.

Greetings all-

At the end of last root season, we were tired. As a small company (4 full-time herbalists) that prides itself on maintaining a 30 year old production process steeped in intention and integrity, we were at a loss regarding how to address our current growth spurt and it's effect on our ability to continue producing professional-grade, fresh-plant herb extracts on the scale of our client's demands.

Then we found Lu's design. A dream was born.