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[leiothrix]

I hand crank mine at the moment. It's not hard (mill master v1) but it's a very boring 10 minutes to crush the grain and clean up afterwards.

I'm going to build a stand with the mill and a motor in it. I won't have to do anything other than flick the switch to grind the grain, and I won't have a mass of dust everywhere.

Obviously it would take a lot of milling to make up for the effort of building the stand, but I enjoy making stuff and don't enjoy cranking the mill.

Adds another couple hundred $$ to the cost of the mill, but it will keep the area cleaner (no dust) and when not in use will be another bench in my workshop. And will give me a place to store my kettle.

And not that I've built it yet, but I don't really envisage there to be much maintenance. Tensioning the belt once in a while will take a few minutes and will probably only have to be done once early in its life and will be just turning a tensioner, and the belt itself will last for years.

And I think I've used the word 'and' a bit too much. Meh.

 

[warra48]

What's so hard about spending 5 minutes hand milling about 5 kg of grains? I do it the evening before brew day, or early on brewday when the HLT is coming up to temperature. Easy peasy.
I also use the MillMaster 1.
I've never seen the need to spend $$$ to save myself 5 minutes of effort once every 3 to 4 weeks.

 

[leiothrix]

It's just a job that i really don't like.

Milling by hand isn't hard, doesn't take much time or a real lot of effort, but I just hate doing it.

I'll be building my mill into a bench so I have another table to use, and storage for brewing bits underneath.

Also means I get to tinker with things, which I like doing.

Got the motor & PSU, just need to get some pulleys and a belt. And put it all together.

I like to automate the bits I can. Anything that makes the brewday easier makes it more enjoyable and less of a chore.

 

[petesbrew]

I just saw a Gobbledoc waiting at an ATM near Town Hall.

 

[Pennywise]

Chippies

 

[MVZOOM]

I just saw a Gobbledoc waiting at an ATM near Town Hall.

Whaaaaa??

 

[Pennywise]

Are you sure it wasn't a baby Wookie?

 

[petesbrew]

Are you sure it wasn't a baby Wookie?

Nah, unless that Wookie shaved their face.
Could've been a giant Ewok, but a Gobbledoc was closest guess to the mark.

 

[Katherine]

Why does everybody think I have to open the door for them!????

 

[AndrewQLD]

Why does everybody think I have to open the door for them!????

That's either equality Katie, or you look like a bloke

Andrew

 

[bum]

Bloody SWMBO seems to have volunteered us both to work for the AEC on election day. Oh, it is going to be grand!

 

[Katherine]

That's either equality Katie, or you look like a bloke

Andrew

I do have short hair but I dont look like a bloke!

Im opening the door for my little girl to go through and then all these other people walk through and my daughter has to wait and this is a child care centre. Happens all the time. I nearly loose it. Im in a hurry to people. Its only taken me 40 minutes to get there and I have another 40 minutes to go until I get to work. and I bet these mothers are going off to have a cup a coffee with a friend! rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

And BUM sucked in!

 

[Fents]

And BUM sucked in!

this basically...

 

[bum]

I'm sure there'll be some loser there to hold the door for me though so it ain't all bad.

 

[AndrewQLD]

I do have short hair but I dont look like a bloke!

Im opening the door for my little girl to go through and then all these other people walk through and my daughter has to wait and this is a child care centre. Happens all the time. I nearly loose it. Im in a hurry to people. Its only taken me 40 minutes to get there and I have another 40 minutes to go until I get to work. and I bet these mothers are going off to have a cup a coffee with a friend! rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

And BUM sucked in!

Well that's just rude.

Andrew

 

[Katherine]

I'm sure there'll be some loser there to hold the door for me though so it ain't all bad.

LOL!

 

[bum]

this basically...

Well, I say "volunteered" but apparently we'll both be getting a largish taxfree payment for our services but I'm not looking forward to dealing with the chatty nannas.

 

[AndrewQLD]

Well, I say "volunteered" but apparently we'll both be getting a largish taxfree payment for our services but I'm not looking forward to dealing with the chatty nannas.

It's good money I am told Bum, just look miserable like most of the other "volunteers" and no one will talk to you anyway.

 

[bum]

It's good money I am told Bum, just look miserable like most of the other "volunteers" and no one will talk to you anyway.

I'll start practising this one when I get to discuss the matter with SWMBO this evening.

 

[bum]

It's good money I am told Bum

Bloody hell. Just found out it is $19.50ph. 6/7 hours they reckon. Hardly worth it. I won't be starting until 5.30 and I won't be counting - I see some menial **** in my future.