I bought a saw and mincer.

[Treeman]

I processed my own animal for the first time this hunt. I bought an old Springbuck meat saw that came with a mincer and old RSA flag colors on paper work.

I am now officially a bush to table hunter.

The saw takes a lot of learning, but luckily I have a friend who feels he owe me a lot because I taught him to reload, so I am lucky.

Now I need to buy a sausage stuffer to make wors, more work 
saw by David Frank Allen, on Flickr
saw visd by David Frank Allen, on Flickr

[DaavG]

Nice! I think you get a sausage stuffer attachment for the mincer which would work.

Scared shitless about bandsaws and fingers!

[oafpatroll]

Scared shitless about bandsaws and fingers!

^This. Cold meat makes cold dumb fingers makes counting past 10 a bear unless you're barefoot

Guy that ran my local butcher years ago was a few digit segments light and he said it happened late one evening while pushing through a really big order.

I love the idea of being able to manage the entire process from bullet casting to wors braaing. Good on you for making that a real thing.

[Treeman]

Nice! I think you get a sausage stuffer attachment for the mincer which would work.

Scared shitless about bandsaws and fingers!

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You may find it hard to believe, I do not go near where the saws are being used, I even leave shops where I can hear these saws. If I stand an watch one being used, I start heaving, I wanna puke.
BUT BUT BUT, this saw has not got that sound, I think it runs at a slower RPM

I how ever am going to battle, it still scares me terribly even with out that sound, and after what you saw I went to bed, it really is a fight to use it, I have a phobia I will have to beat.
I will build a blade cover to block unused blade area ------------ it scares me horribly - I do not know how one can use one for a living.
I wheelie motor bikes well in exess of 200 km/h with no comparable fear.

[Treeman]

Nice! I think you get a sausage stuffer attachment for the mincer which would work.

Scared shitless about bandsaws and fingers!

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I have been advised to buy a free standing sausage stuffer.

[oafpatroll]

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I have been advised to buy a free standing sausage stuffer.

A mate of mine who makes his own Kraut style sausages and boerewors reckons the good quality hand cranked ones are the ticket. They have a big wide cylinder and apparently that makes the flow of meat really consistent and controllable when the handle is cranked.

[Ds J]

Some stuffers have two gears. They make it a lot easier and faster. For some reason, I prefer a horisontal, backloading stuffer to a vertical, toploading one. 

[Treeman]

"Oh Fok !" here it comes again, choices and options, confusion and hesitation.

[Treeman]

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I have been advised to buy a free standing sausage stuffer.

A mate of mine who makes his own Kraut style sausages and boerewors reckons the good quality hand cranked ones are the ticket. They have a big wide cylinder and apparently that makes the flow of meat really consistent and controllable when the handle is cranked.

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Please ask your friend if u may forward his number - I would just like to get a verbal walk through on his Kraut sausage. Please.

[DaavG]

I have been advised to buy a free standing sausage stuffer.

That what was what I was advised and I have a separate stuffer and mincer. I have never tried the sausage attachments but a mate used to have a small butcher and made bulk wors using electric stuffer as it was significantly quicker.

Agreed on preferring a horizontal stuffer - more counter top space but it seems to flow better than a vertical unit I tried.

[janfred]

Scared shitless about bandsaws and fingers!

^This. Cold meat makes cold dumb fingers makes counting past 10 a bear unless you're barefoot

Guy that ran my local butcher years ago was a few digit segments light and he said it happened late one evening while pushing through a really big order.

I love the idea of being able to manage the entire process from bullet casting to wors braaing. Good on you for making that a real thing.

Reminds me of my first driving lesson. Driving a kombi to the doctor with my dad's hand wrapped in a towel. The saw went through the soft tissue between the thumb and forefinger to the bone. Thankfully no real damage was done.

[Treeman]

I have been advised to buy a free standing sausage stuffer.

Agreed on preferring a horizontal stuffer - more counter top space but it seems to flow better than a vertical unit I tried.

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I am much into how something feels, and the horizontal feels right in my brain while the vertical seems more "right" for liquids, strange how the mind works.

[Treeman]

Scared shitless about bandsaws and fingers!

^This. Cold meat makes cold dumb fingers makes counting past 10 a bear unless you're barefoot

Guy that ran my local butcher years ago was a few digit segments light and he said it happened late one evening while pushing through a really big order.

I love the idea of being able to manage the entire process from bullet casting to wors braaing. Good on you for making that a real thing.

Reminds me of my first driving lesson. Driving a kombi to the doctor with my dad's hand wrapped in a towel. The saw went through the soft tissue between the thumb and forefinger to the bone. Thankfully no real damage was done.

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Niiiiiice !!! Guys guys, you have to bring this up ?    - already half sick with foreboding, scared of this thing much.
One blessing, is that my saw does not make the meowing screech when cutting, I would not have bought it if it made that sound. Never no nay never !!!

[oafpatroll]

Please ask your friend if u may forward his number - I would just like to get a verbal walk through on his Kraut sausage. Please.

I'll ask but I wouldn't suggest holding your breath. He's a grumpy old git.

[Treeman]

So we made our first sausage, it was a bit on the less spicy side, actually perfect for me. but wife wants more hide the meat additives.
20230911_195924 by Cody  Allen, on Flickr

My son and I really had a very good moment in time doing this.
20230913_214756_1069742335989393 by Cody  Allen, on Flickr

I bought my own sausage stuffer yesterday.