Nut cracker

A nut cracker, comprising:

• a base adjustably secured to a supporting surface;
• a set of cracker plates comprising a movable plate and fixed plate defining a cracking space therebetween with a predeterminable size, the cracking space having an inlet thereto at operatively top ends of the plates and an outlet therefrom at operatively bottom ends of the plates, the fixed plate being adjustably secured to the supporting surface and the movable plate being adjustably secured to at least one slide secured to the base with:
• an angle of the fixed plate relative to a plane within which the supporting surface is located being adjustable between 45° and 90°;
• an angle of the movable plate relative to a plane within which the base is located being adjustable between 45° and 90°;
• and
• the base being slidingly adjustable relative to the supporting surface to adjust and set the distance between the movable plate and the fixed plate to set a mean size of the cracking space;
• wherein the movable plate is movable with respect to the fixed plate with a reciprocating motion along a path parallel to a plane within which the base is located and being constrained for the reciprocating motion by the slide which is slidable between extremities that provide a range of movement greater than a range of the reciprocating movement of the movable plate, and the movable plate being configured to be reciprocally moved by a reciprocating drive that is secured to the base and which reciprocally moves the movable plate on the slide relatively to the base.