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A '''Floor Corker''' is a device for corking bottles. It can be used for corking both Belgian bottle corks, and wine bottle corks. Other types of corkers exist, such as [https://www.google.com/search?q=handheld+corker&safe=off&biw=1571&bih=954&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=owcWVZ3HN-THsQTwt4LgBA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg handheld corkers], but when corking a lot of bottles, a '''Floor Corker''' is recommended. See also [[Corking]] for more information on the corking process. See [[Packaging]] for general packaging information. See [[Corking]] for instructions on corking and commercial corker options.
==Recommended Floor Corkers==
* Raf Soef of Bokkereyder suggests using 26.5 mm cage hoods; champagne cages are too large for beer corks <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1628433647184843/?comment_id=1628539977174210&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Soef, Raf. Milk The Funk Facebook group. 03/27/2017.]</ref>.
* Raf Soef of Bokkereyder advises that for corking magnums with the Italian floor corker, the pin and spring in the pedistal pedestal can be removed. A smaller spring can be inserted or a thin block of wood to adjust the pedistal pedestal to the right height. See [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1364964486865095/?comment_id=1365127583515452&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R4%22%7D this MTF thread]. * [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/4280099982018183/ Troubleshooting corks getting stuck in floor corkers.]
==See Also==
===Additional Articles on MTF Wiki===
* [[Corking#Corkers|Automated Corkers]]
* [[Corking]]
* [[Blending]]