cleaning corkers

Ross,

All you need to do is get it clean, of dust, grease, etc., so the first two steps are fine. Unless your corker is unbelievably filthy, I don't think the alcohol is necessary ;-) Occasionally (rarely), you may need to lube the iris blocks where they slide against each other. Most people I know use ordinary petroleum jelly as their "Food Grade" lubricant. After that, you may need to run a paper towel or two through. Good luck with your machine; I'm sure you'll love it.

Mike MTM

Thanks mate, I'll try not to let it get unbelievably filthy then...

cheers, I love it already and I've only corked a couple of bottles of tap water so far!

-- Ross McKay, WebAware Pty Ltd "The lawn could stand another mowing; funny, I don't even care"

- Elvis Costello

Thanks John, I'll try that on a couple of bottles and see what happens. With the trial attempts with bottled water, it all just happened really quickly with almost no effort on the lever, but there was a small dimple on the cork afterwards.

cheers, Ross.

-- Ross McKay, WebAware Pty Ltd "The lawn could stand another mowing; funny, I don't even care"

- Elvis Costello

Good-Morning: for the fast 15 years I've dipped my corks in BM Sulfite and rinsed with water then soak in water for a few minutes before inserting into bottle. works great evertime. never use clorox.

Mike K

Thanks Mike, I'll probably leave out the soak because synthetic corks don't need it AFAIK.

cheers, Ross.

-- Ross McKay, WebAware Pty Ltd "The lawn could stand another mowing; funny, I don't even care"

- Elvis Costello

since about 2 years ago I have use dry corks without sterilisation direct from the pack in my Portuguese floor corker without problems!

Thanks Trevor, I'm feeling pretty confident about all of this now.

cheers, Ross.

-- Ross McKay, WebAware Pty Ltd "The lawn could stand another mowing; funny, I don't even care"

- Elvis Costello