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Air Skinning #8544530
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Does anyone hear do air skinning if so would you recommend it?

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Anyone....


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Re: Air Skinning [Re: Cajun boy] #8544554
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Asking questions is a good thing
But might I suggest you just ease up a bit on the rapid fire questions
Your enthusiasm is great, but just slow down a bit

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I tried it , it maybe made it a little easier on coons

you should try it , if you have access to a compressor you can borrow and make up your own mind.

the idea is you cut a little slit in the inside of the leg near the paw , stick the air gun in and inflate it till it is big and round , then hang it up and start skinning.
and that it makes it not as hard with the connective tissue.
the thing is the connective tissue has a lot of stretch to it so I don't know that you really break it down very much

I think if you were asking , should I spend money on a compressor or a harbor freight winch that will pull like the ADC video of him skinning a coon , he is going to tell you , much faster and better use of money to make up a skinning machine with the winch because it will pull it , you cut it a little and you will be done with a coon in less time than it took you to inflate it and start skinning in the first place.


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Re: Air Skinning [Re: wetdog] #8544560
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Originally Posted by wetdog
Asking questions is a good thing
But might I suggest you just ease up a bit on the rapid fire questions
Your enthusiasm is great, but just slow down a bit

Yeah lol. I know....when I want to learn something I want to know everything about .
i will slow down on the questions.


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Re: Air Skinning [Re: GREENCOUNTYPETE] #8544570
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Originally Posted by GREENCOUNTYPETE
I tried it , it maybe made it a little easier on coons

you should try it , if you have access to a compressor you can borrow and make up your own mind.

the idea is you cut a little slit in the inside of the leg near the paw , stick the air gun in and inflate it till it is big and round , then hang it up and start skinning.
and that it makes it not as hard with the connective tissue.
the thing is the connective tissue has a lot of stretch to it so I don't know that you really break it down very much

I think if you were asking , should I spend money on a compressor or a harbor freight winch that will pull like the ADC video of him skinning a coon , he is going to tell you , much faster and better use of money to make up a skinning machine with the winch because it will pull it , you cut it a little and you will be done with a coon in less time than it took you to inflate it and start skinning in the first place.

Thanks. I already have a compressor so was wondering if it was worth buying the little air gun peice.


listen money cant buy happiness but it can buy traps, fishing lures and guns witch is practically the same thing.
Re: Air Skinning [Re: Cajun boy] #8544578
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No. Just no. Build or buy yourself a skinning machine, nothing else makes it easier.

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How would you build a skinning machine
Originally Posted by ~ADC~
No. Just no. Build or buy yourself a skinning machine, nothing else makes it easier.


listen money cant buy happiness but it can buy traps, fishing lures and guns witch is practically the same thing.
Re: Air Skinning [Re: Cajun boy] #8544582
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Originally Posted by Cajun boy
How would you build a skinning machine
Originally Posted by ~ADC~
No. Just no. Build or buy yourself a skinning machine, nothing else makes it easier.



I have just a little experience with it. laugh

https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/7928086/skinning-machine#Post7928086

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Thank you for teaching a youngster like me


listen money cant buy happiness but it can buy traps, fishing lures and guns witch is practically the same thing.
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Originally Posted by Cajun boy
Thank you for teaching a youngster like me

I enjoy helping where I can.

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Originally Posted by ~ADC~
Originally Posted by Cajun boy
Thank you for teaching a youngster like me

I enjoy helping where I can.

That is how to build them?


listen money cant buy happiness but it can buy traps, fishing lures and guns witch is practically the same thing.
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Originally Posted by Cajun boy

That is how to build them?


I don't know what you are saying, but the link I provided shows many pictures and videos of many designs that should let you know how to build them.

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Oh..sorry didn't see all of it lol


listen money cant buy happiness but it can buy traps, fishing lures and guns witch is practically the same thing.
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Know several that tried it and all came to the same conclusion. you could end up wearing the pelt ever tried to skin a hairy basket ball?


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Originally Posted by Cajun boy
Originally Posted by GREENCOUNTYPETE
I tried it , it maybe made it a little easier on coons

you should try it , if you have access to a compressor you can borrow and make up your own mind.

the idea is you cut a little slit in the inside of the leg near the paw , stick the air gun in and inflate it till it is big and round , then hang it up and start skinning.
and that it makes it not as hard with the connective tissue.
the thing is the connective tissue has a lot of stretch to it so I don't know that you really break it down very much

I think if you were asking , should I spend money on a compressor or a harbor freight winch that will pull like the ADC video of him skinning a coon , he is going to tell you , much faster and better use of money to make up a skinning machine with the winch because it will pull it , you cut it a little and you will be done with a coon in less time than it took you to inflate it and start skinning in the first place.

Thanks. I already have a compressor so was wondering if it was worth buying the little air gun peice.



for cleaning out the chainsaw at the end of the day it is great
https://www.harborfreight.com/pistol-grip-blow-gun-63568.html

it is a good tool for other things so having one around is nice , but for skinning specifically not really.


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Re: Air Skinning [Re: Cajun boy] #8544602
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Thanks I think I will try air skinning just on like a possum lol
I'm definitely going to be building a skinning machine so any ideas or plans would be great then I could sift through them and find one I like.


listen money cant buy happiness but it can buy traps, fishing lures and guns witch is practically the same thing.
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I really like those skinning machines adc thanks again


listen money cant buy happiness but it can buy traps, fishing lures and guns witch is practically the same thing.
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Air skinning doesn't work. Pretty neat to see that coon blow up but when the air is gone the skin still firmly attached to the carcass. It might work once you make the opening cut in the hide and then use the air as a knife as you pull on the hide.
I have a winch powered skinner.


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