anyone used trimming machines, are they any good?

[Eccentric]

At some stage I will be confronted with having to trim my first crop and already its not something I am looking forward to in part due to it being tedious and time consuming but primarily because my hands are not real good and its going to be a difficult task that will probably take literally forever. I was contemplating trying to get one of those electric trimmers I saw on ebay, has any one used one and do they do a good job or not?

 

 

[merl1n]

For vast quantities they do make the tedious task quicker, BUT, they merely trim the leaf level with the bud and do not really manicure nor remove the stem shaft.

Also there is a large loss of trichomes as the bud is tumbled over and over in the process with mechanical trimmers.

Let's face it trimming a crop is a bastard job and can be a long tedious task, but if you want it done right, do it by hand. IMO

[Eccentric]

Thanks for that, I have some arthritis and my hands are not good so thought with a bit of luck I could find a way of cheating and get it done easier.  My hands are one reason that Ive got 3 varieties that mature at different times supposedly W6-7 / 7-8/ 8-9  to try to spread the workload out a bit although that creates another problem of having to find a way to dry each one  separately one outside the tent  while lights are still on in the tent. Well I'll see how I go with all then.

 

Once again thanks for the advice much appreciated.

[itchybromusic]

+1 marl

i would also add to merls comments 

the rolling buds are being rolled in there own juice & will cause the buds to oxidize / go brown at some point 

really depends what it's for , if extracting then how you trim really doesn't matter  

[Harry Bootlace]

just don't trim, like me

[pedro de pacas]

For $200 a pound a Mexican will do it for you

[itchybromusic]

just don't trim, like me

no offence , but i hate guys like you  

of cause i mean that in the most loving of ways 

 

Your missing out on all the flav & tasting leaf , 

smell/flav has got to be around 50% of the pleasure of smoking / consuming 

 

ever looked into aromatherapy or thought about your body's reaction

to the smell of your fav meal being cooked when you got home from work

 

smell of coffee ( if coffee drinker ) in the coffee shop

makes ya mouth water just thinking about it , a saying , but true , don't ya reckon

 

for some it's the smell of paint or a sharpie , your reaction to rotten eggs , smelly feet , the missus farts

 

trim those buds brother !

[Gazza2001au]

Eccentric i have seen a couple types one is like a tumbler i wouldnt recommend that one it would knock off all the resin, i think the bigger industrial leaf trimmers work by rolling a branch or bud over the grill and it sucks the leaf in and trims it off might be better for you,

You could always use spring loaded pruning scissors if your having problems with old arthur and holding the sissors push some soft rubber hose over the handles to make it easier to grip

[Eccentric]

Thanks Lfdjhbkma...  I'll give that a try

 

xxxx- unfortunately in Australia its a little hard to find any Mexicans but we have tons of new Zealanders so maybe I can give that a try (no offence intended to our mates over the ditch)

[Harry Bootlace]

no offence , but i hate guys like you

of cause i mean that in the most loving of ways 

 

Your missing out on all the flav & tasting leaf , 

smell/flav has got to be around 50% of the pleasure of smoking / consuming 

 

ever looked into aromatherapy or thought about your body's reaction

to the smell of your fav meal being cooked when you got home from work

 

smell of coffee ( if coffee drinker ) in the coffee shop

makes ya mouth water just thinking about it , a saying , but true , don't ya reckon

 

for some it's the smell of paint or a sharpie , your reaction to rotten eggs , smelly feet , the missus farts

 

trim those buds brother !

 

 

OK point taken, I probably have never smoked trimmed buds, and I quite like smoking leaf.

 

so, stuck in my ways, maybe I WILL try. But question. is there a reason it needs to be trimmed before hand. is it different to getting  dried and cured bud with leafs attached, and picking out the good bit to smoke?

 

(seriously asking) does leaving the leaves on while drying and/or curing make the other buds to doing it without leaves attached?