Aus wide Bulk buy Grain mill- Malt Muncher
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Helles
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My mate made up a small cupboard out of ply on castersTruman said:
But a bucket in the bottom and close the door
Dont know what motor off
But i will use a motor off of a motorised golf buggy
Add a pully to motor and mill to make it a little faster
Mount on the same sort of cupboard
bignath
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Sounds like the same thing i did when i used to mount my mill to my bucket. Just screwed four rubber feet to the underneath side of the mill base so that it fits just inside the "inside" of the catching bucket.bum said:
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Does the weight of the drill hanging off the side want to make the platform tip up at all? That was my only concern that it would be out of balance because of the weight of the drill and I would have to make the platform wider on the opposite side and use weights to counter balance it.bum said:
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mine arrived today, waiting till I go get the brew assistant from day care ...... he loves opening shiny things :lol:
lukiferj
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Had a nice little surprise waiting for me when I got home from work. Now to work out how to mount the bloody thing! Cheers Truman.
For those interested in attaching the mill to a base, I found the pictures and link below on another forum. I plan to follow a similar approach with my base design, it stores away quite well, inverted into the bucket.
http://www.slobrewer.com/howto/building-a-compact-crankandstein-mill-base-and-hopper/
http://www.slobrewer.com/howto/building-a-compact-crankandstein-mill-base-and-hopper/
Lex
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Got mine today. Top effort Truman, job well done.
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That's what I want to do but my concern is the weight of the drill might cause the base to tip. With his mill his hopper is made of wood so seems a bit heavier and would possibly counter balance the drill.
I think two ways to solve the problem is use a square piece of wood larger than the pail so you can use weights on the opposite side to counter balance the drill. And maybe make the slit for your mill in the wood as close to the opposite side of drill near the edge of the bucket so the drill is brought closer to the centre of the bucket.
I think two ways to solve the problem is use a square piece of wood larger than the pail so you can use weights on the opposite side to counter balance the drill. And maybe make the slit for your mill in the wood as close to the opposite side of drill near the edge of the bucket so the drill is brought closer to the centre of the bucket.
I see your concern, the only issue with moving the slit to the opposite edge would be that if you want to invert it to store it away, the hopper may not fit into the bucket. Worst case a weight could always be added to the opposite side. Considering that to turn on the drill you have to pull the trigger, I think the weight could be supported somewhat. I am going to try mine with a piece of 16mm mdf, which is rather sturdy and has plenty of weight to it.
