jkpq45
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So, I bought a lot of wine stuff off of a lady from craigslist last night--including a floor corker that looks remarkably similar to this.
The question is--what the hell is this? I can't tell if it's an italian floor corker, italian floor champagne corker, or some other variety. It looks like a sturdy unit, with the brass compression jaws, etc--but what can it do? Champagne corks? Belgian corks? Straight wine corks (I'm pretty sure it should...)? 29mm crown caps? Standard crown caps?
Any advice would be appreciated. It's got some surface rust at the base of the jaws, so I'll be tearing it apart to do some maintenance on it. Any idea where I could find some food-grade silicone lube?
Thanks!
jkpq45
The question is--what the hell is this? I can't tell if it's an italian floor corker, italian floor champagne corker, or some other variety. It looks like a sturdy unit, with the brass compression jaws, etc--but what can it do? Champagne corks? Belgian corks? Straight wine corks (I'm pretty sure it should...)? 29mm crown caps? Standard crown caps?
Any advice would be appreciated. It's got some surface rust at the base of the jaws, so I'll be tearing it apart to do some maintenance on it. Any idea where I could find some food-grade silicone lube?
Thanks!
jkpq45