Machine and process for decorticating plant matter

A decorticating machine, the machine comprising:

• left and right top rails, each top rail including at least a first pair and a second pair of spaced top rail holes extending through the top rail;
• left and right bottom rails, each bottom rail including at least a first pair and a second pair of spaced bottom rail holes extending through the bottom rail, spacing of the first and second pairs of spaced bottom rail holes being similar to a spacing of the first pair and the second pair of spaced top rail holes;
• and
• at least a first drum assembly and a second drum assembly,
• the first drum assembly having a first upper drum subassembly, a first lower drum subassembly, and first pairs of left and right securing bolts,
• the first upper drum subassembly including,
• a first left upper bearing block having a first upper left pair of securing bores, a spacing between the first upper left pair of securing bores being substantially similar to the spacing between the first pair of top rail holes,
• a first right upper bearing block having a first upper right pair of securing bores, a spacing between the first upper right pair of securing bores being substantially similar to the spacing between the first pair of top rail holes, and
• a cylindrical first upper drum having a first upper drum exterior surface and a first upper longitudinal axis with the first upper drum being rotatably received between the first left upper bearing block and the first right upper bearing block along the first upper longitudinal axis, the first upper longitudinal axis being substantially orthogonal to the first upper left pair of securing bores,
• the first lower drum subassembly including,
• a first left lower bearing block having a first lower left pair of securing bores, a spacing between the first lower left pair of securing bores being substantially similar to the spacing between the first pair of top rail holes,
• a first right lower bearing block having a first lower right pair of securing bores, a spacing between the first lower right pair of securing bores being substantially similar to the spacing between the first pair of top rail holes, and
• a cylindrical first lower drum having a first lower drum exterior surface and a first lower longitudinal axis with the first lower drum being rotatably received between the first left lower bearing block and the first right lower bearing block along the first lower longitudinal axis, the first lower longitudinal axis being substantially orthogonal to the first lower left pair of securing bores,
• the second drum assembly having a second upper drum subassembly, a second lower drum subassembly, and second pairs of left and right securing bolts,
• the second upper drum subassembly including,
• a second left upper bearing block having a second upper left pair of securing bores, a spacing between the second upper left pair of securing bores being substantially similar to the spacing between the second pair of top rail holes,
• a second right upper bearing block having a second upper right pair of securing bores, a spacing between the second upper right pair of securing bores being substantially similar to the spacing between the second pair of top rail holes, and
• a cylindrical second upper drum having a second upper drum exterior surface and a second upper longitudinal axis with the second upper drum being rotatably received between the second left upper bearing block and the second right upper bearing block along the second upper longitudinal axis, the second upper longitudinal axis being substantially orthogonal to the second upper left pair of securing bores,
• the second lower drum subassembly including,
• a second left lower bearing block having a second lower left pair of securing bores, a spacing between the second lower left pair of securing bores being substantially similar to the spacing between the second pair of top rail holes,
• a second right lower bearing block having a second lower right pair of securing bores, a spacing between the second lower right pair of securing bores being substantially similar to the spacing between the second pair of top rail holes, and
• a cylindrical second lower drum having a second lower drum exterior surface and a second lower longitudinal axis with the second lower drum being rotatably received between the second left lower bearing block and the second right lower bearing block about the second lower longitudinal axis, the second lower longitudinal axis being substantially orthogonal to the second lower left pair of securing bores;
• wherein the first drum assembly is secured to (i) the left top and bottom rails by way of the first pair of left securing bolts received through the first pair of spaced top rail holes, the first upper left pair of securing bores, the first lower left pair of securing bores, and the first pair of spaced bottom rail holes, (ii) the right top and bottom rails by way of the first pair of right securing bolts received through the first pair of spaced top rail holes, the first upper right pair of securing bores, the first lower right pair of securing bores, and the first pair of spaced bottom rail holes;
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• wherein the second drum assembly is secured to (i) the left top and bottom rails by way of the second pair of left securing bolts received through the second pair of spaced top rail holes, the second upper left pair of securing bores, the second lower left pair of securing bores, and the second pair of spaced bottom rail holes, (ii) the right top and bottom rails by way of the second pair of right securing bolts received through the second pair of spaced top rail holes, the second upper right pair of securing bores, the second lower right pair of securing bores, and the second pair of spaced bottom rail holes.