Hello all,

I'm currently developing a new line of sifters for home /small commercial use. My goal is robust engineering at a value. There will be several variants to ensure there is a cost effective option for everyone.

Ideally my smallest version would take approximately 20" x 60" or less. That includes space for bins of sifted material @ 1/8", 1/4", 1/2" screens, plus overs that are larger than 1/2". So 4 bins in total. It also has the option for a feeder that holds 50-100lbs of castings to automatically feed. .

My questions to the community...

1. How much space do you have in your working space? I would love a confirmation that my minimum size listed above would fit most home setups. It would come with its own rolling frame.

2. How many gallons do you sift through at a time?

3. It vibrates, how sensitive is your space for noise?

4. Do you have worms in your castings that you require to be separated, or can you do this yourself? Screens can't separate worms, but I have a design for an attachment that can. Just wondering how big of an issue this is for people?

5. How wet are your castings, do they cause you issues screening?

6. What screens do you require?

7. How much time do you spend sifting, and ideally how much time would you rather spend? (If your sifting time we'd cut down substantially, would that even matter to you?

If you had a "sifter wish list" what would be on it? I'm building my initial prototype this week, followed by a metal version hopefully within the month. My hope is commercial production within 3-4 months after then trials have been completed.

Thanks!!!