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So when i was looking at buying this mill, there was a bit of info out there about it, but no pictorial on how to modify it for home brew use. So here i go. :huh:
The mill ready to be modified;
Easiest job first, use the grain hopper supplied, and make it wider; by wider i mean so it goes the width of the mill, not just a narrow slot like it is now. (photo to come of this)
Use a small flat blade screwdriver, and a mallet, and hit the adjuster cap at the join between the knob and the cap, and the cap will cock to one side. It took a fair blow, and if it doesn't move, move say 1cm left or right and give it another hit;
So now you take the cap off and this is whats underneath;
Now pry the white plastic spring off the spindle and the adjuster knob will come off. But first... adjust the knob until the top two rollers ;
Are at their widest setting. Note where on the knob the locking notch is. On mine it was just near the number 1 marked on the knob (if you look closely you can see the 1 on the outside of the knob. Note this position may not be exactly the same for each mill). The, take the knob off, and drill it;
The hole i drilled is the one all by its lonesome. The size is slightly larger than the others due to my spasticness in not drilling it exactly in the centre of the knob.
Then, I put the knob back on, to lock the upper rollers into position. Now you need to adjust the crush gap;
This gap should be 0.060 thou (see post #14). Use the adjusting nuts;
and
to adjust this gap. It is important to ensure that the gap is even;IE the same at both ends of the roller.
Then, put the white plastic spring back on over the adjuster knob, put the cap back on, and roberts your fathers brother. :chug:
This took me under 20 mins to do all of the above, except for the very first step.
Now all's left is to make a bigger hopper!!
Hope this helps some.
The mill ready to be modified;
Easiest job first, use the grain hopper supplied, and make it wider; by wider i mean so it goes the width of the mill, not just a narrow slot like it is now. (photo to come of this)
Use a small flat blade screwdriver, and a mallet, and hit the adjuster cap at the join between the knob and the cap, and the cap will cock to one side. It took a fair blow, and if it doesn't move, move say 1cm left or right and give it another hit;
So now you take the cap off and this is whats underneath;
Now pry the white plastic spring off the spindle and the adjuster knob will come off. But first... adjust the knob until the top two rollers ;
Are at their widest setting. Note where on the knob the locking notch is. On mine it was just near the number 1 marked on the knob (if you look closely you can see the 1 on the outside of the knob. Note this position may not be exactly the same for each mill). The, take the knob off, and drill it;
The hole i drilled is the one all by its lonesome. The size is slightly larger than the others due to my spasticness in not drilling it exactly in the centre of the knob.
Then, I put the knob back on, to lock the upper rollers into position. Now you need to adjust the crush gap;
This gap should be 0.060 thou (see post #14). Use the adjusting nuts;
and
to adjust this gap. It is important to ensure that the gap is even;IE the same at both ends of the roller.
Then, put the white plastic spring back on over the adjuster knob, put the cap back on, and roberts your fathers brother. :chug:
This took me under 20 mins to do all of the above, except for the very first step.
Now all's left is to make a bigger hopper!!
Hope this helps some.
