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  • From: Richard Robinson <rrobinson AT nasw.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Vacuum seeder
  • Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:25:52 -0400

On 3/15/2012 at 1:24:44 PM, Marcy wrote:
> Spring greetings - 77 in SE Colo
> We decided to try making our own vacuum seeder, making a wooden box with
> Plexi-glass plates. Started with the 72(12x6) cells so there weren't so many
> holes to drill but it's generating or attracting a lot of static
> electricity.
> Any ideas how to beat the static? Or should we change to some kind of metal
> material? The hole size is working for brassicas and it drops off the plate
> OK when we power off the vacuum, but we have too many loose seeds clinging
> to
> the plate.
>
> Checked a couple things - a big wad of aluminum foil in the box and wiped
> the
> plate both sides with vinegar.
> Of course this would have been a good "winter" project, but here we are.
>

Try googling "plexiglass removing static electricity". I can't vouch for any
methods, but there are a number of options, it appears.

Richard Robinson
www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/
Hopestill Farm
www.hopestill.com




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