im just a fustrated begineer, i was wondering how well the mini flesher are. i mainly work on whitetail. just wondering if it would be worth it on some home tanning projects or not. thanks
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Well, it is not the best way to go, but an affordable way. There are two kinds, air driven or electric motor. From what I hear and read in the archives, you need a beefy air compressor to run and keep fed the pneumatic flesher. The electric would be quieter. I have read where they can be messy and sling goop on to the walls, floor and you. A tabletop flesher is the way to go if you want to do more than hobby work. A tabletop would be faster also. There is just no way to get around paying for the right kind of tooling in this taxidermy industry. Everyone that has ever started out has asked the same question that you have. A sober fact is that if you want to play, you have to pay. On the other hand, get good at doing it by hand, or send your deer out to have done if you are only in the hobby stage. It would be better to outsource the capes instead of buying a bottom of the line machine out of desperation. If you pick up some business, go out of your way to get the better tooling.
I just bought it, and it is VERY messy, but like said above, still
better than doing by hand. I'll save for a big one. scott olson
The Flesh All mini flesher is all I have ever used for what I do, which is basically gameheads. It takes time to get it down to a science, but once you are comfortable with it you can't see how you ever got along without it. Of course as far as flinging crap all over the place, I'm at an advantage as I am a southpaw, and it flings flesh and fat away from me. HA! I recommend anybody to at least give it a try, it works great on any hide, whitetail thickness or less. As for the big stuff, I just rough flesh, salt dry, and send it to the tannery. Let them do the thinning!
I know im gonna get bashed for this but i like my mini flesher like said abouve once you get the hang of it it is all you need for deer hogs etc.I can get a hide pretty thin with the mini flesher and can flesh the whole face area with it as well now try that with a table top flesher.
I can do the entire face along with the lips and up into the nose with a table top. You comparison for the mini-flesher being the best thing since pinto beans if true in one respect. Neither one of them are worth a fart.
will do it all for you. I spent 1350 bucks on a Quebec machine and sold the thing for 600 bucks after doing about 6 capes. I did like it for working the shield off those boars though.
I have used the miniflesher which is a glorified pneumatic cut-off tool with a mini saw blade instead of a carborundum wheel. How they can justify charging that much makes me wonder. I have the air model and the handle is so fat it makes my hand and arm hurt after a short while. I don't think I've used the thing in 4 or 5 years.
My personal opinion is that i like total control of my own tanning.You can't blame any one but your self for putting hole or not shaved thin enouph cut off eye lashes and the list gose on. The way i see it you don't have the patience to learn the art of fleshing your own hides. So don't nock something that thousans have masterd. They would not have the equipment out there if it didn't work. And some people just don't want to learn.Just my opinion.
I think it will take some practice to master it like some previous have stated. I have one but have never used it long enough to get the hang of it. I don't like it because it is messy.