Why a Hand Held Dry Trimmer Has No Blades in It
The Trimbag has no blade, no screen and no motor in it. Motion and fabric do the work, so the only moving part is the operator. That matters more than it sounds, because a blade trimmer with a dull edge tears rather than cuts and the damage is invisible until later. The trade is that it only works on properly dry material. Dry until the outer leaves flake off when gently rubbed between finger and thumb, and not before. Results vary with variety, with dryness and with how the bag is worked, and some varieties want excess stems and leaves cut off first. The body measures 23 in square and 6 in deep when assembled, and the whole tool weighs 3.5 lb. It collapses flat and travels in a pocketed carry bag, which is most of the argument over a bench machine. Flexible end caps let you pour out of either end without a funnel. The fabric is chosen to keep airborne particles down, which is a real consideration in a closed room.
Working the Sift Screen, and the Three Handle Positions
The sift screen inside is sized to let leaf through and hold flower back, which is the entire mechanism. It also divides the bag, so once material has passed through, the two grades stay separated rather than remixing. Fill the main chamber to about one third, which is roughly 2 lb of dry material and no more. Overfilling is the commonest mistake, because a packed bag cannot tumble and the leaf never separates. Three handle positions give three different motions, and each does something distinct. End cap handles are for a lifting motion and the tension straps are for spinning. The rim handles on the end caps give a side to side sift. Work in short bursts and check the flower rather than running one long session. Anyone trimming wet should look at a wet machine instead, since this tool will only smear. For a small dry harvest it replaces a week of scissors with an afternoon.
Key Features
- How it works: Friction from the fabric and the motion of the bag
- No blades: Nothing to sharpen, jam or replace
- Power needed: None at all
- Assembled size: 23 in by 23 in by 6 in
- Weight: 3.5 lb for the whole tool
- Batch size: Fill to a third, which is about 2 lb dry
- The screen: Sized to pass leaf and hold flower, and it divides the bag
- Three handle positions: End cap handles, tension straps and rim handles
- Transport: Collapses flat into a pocketed carry bag
- The one condition: Material must be dry enough that outer leaves flake off
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | TRIMBAG_CAMO |
| Brand | Trimbag |
| Edition | Camo, a colourway of the same tool |
| Type | Hand operated dry trimmer, bladeless |
| Mechanism | Friction, with no motor and no power supply |
| Assembled dimensions | 23 in x 23 in x 6 in |
| Weight | 3.5 lb |
| Capacity | About 2 lb dry, filling the chamber to one third |
| Chambers | Two, divided by the sift screen |
| Handles | End cap handles, tension straps, end cap rim handles |
| End caps | Flexible, for pouring |
| Included | Pocketed carry bag |
| Replacement parts | None required |
| Material requirement | Dry enough that outer leaves flake off when rubbed |
| Barcode | 864740000221 |