They are hard to find. I bought mine over 10 years ago at a local hardware store (that has since gone out of business). Here is a link to one I found online. www.leemfgco.com/products/pea-sheller-jr?variant=32688270049417&currency=USD&gclid=CjwKCAjwjLD4BRAiEiwAg5NBFt2Z20oqzGKaqJGv_PfMcHpYmCvQQR4i9BlI4S3VIrrbOj6g3TI4rBoCIVoQAvD_BwE

Agri supply has them for $50

Richard Trenchard these are purple hull peas, a variety often grown in the south. They do resemble beans but I assure you they are peas.

@@alawrence57 ah ok, are they soft like green peas. I have a hard time believing this machine wont squish the tender peas

@@Singlepole They are of the black eye pea family but these have a green pea and a "pink eye" and the hulls are mostly purple. I grew up as a child shelling them by hand. The sheller makes the job a LOT easier and no more purple thumbs. :)

They were peas, not beans. They were a variety called pink eye purple hull.

Dumbest comment ever!

+Charmant Theodore I bought mine locally at a hardware store. You should be able to find one by googling "Mr. Pea Sheller"

@@tonylawrence1957 I just bought one at a yard sale... paid 50 cents

They're just soya until they're cooked. This basically works only with dry beans; he got some mashing because he used green pods, while the more dry black pods came through better.

John Moser I actually have used this on edamame since I last posted, I just blanched them for about four minutes, and then ran them through. It worked pretty good, I figure I lost about 1-2% which is not bad considering the time saved. The mixer I have did not fit the sheller, and I didn't have the time to rig up something with a drill. I do have a few spare small electric motors, I might use one of them instead.