Technologies
Title: | Chaff Cutter |
Area: | Rural Technologies |
Focus Area: | Agricultural Technology |
Developing Agency: | Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati |
Email: | sashin@iitg.ac.in |
Principal Investigator: | Prof. Sashindra K. Kakoty (Founder, SART) Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati |
Funding Agency: | Ministry of Panchayti Raj |
Implementing Agency Link: | https://www.iitg.ac.in/uba/doc/theme/rutag.pdf |
Brief Description
Description : | It is a table top machine for cutting of paddy straws, grass, etc. which is one of the essential parts of farming activities. This machine is made of wooden rollers and gears. Salient features of chaff cutter: Manual driven wooden feeding roller of 15cm diameter and 30cm length. Employed for cutting straws of uniform length with a blade made of leaf string. Negligible maintenance is required. The cutter can easily be disassembles for sharpening. Feeding and cutting mechanisms carried out simultaneously. |