Spork
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4. (adj.) jury-rigged, improvised, or home-made (usually with extremely cheap or sub-standard components), yet still deserving of an odd sense of respect from ghetto dwellers and non-ghetto dwellers alike. (From Urban Dictionary - Ghetto) http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ghetto
So, this forum is full of pic's of peoples shiny stainless stuff, and thats great. One day I might have more bling in my brewery than Liberace myself...
Meanwhile, I though a "Ghetto thread" (see above) might be interesting. It could help new brewers, or people considering brewing to see how things can be done for cheap. It might give more experienced brewers an idea on how to do something differently. It should be good for a laugh. It might even save a life!
I'll start the ball rolling:
Got my new mill a couple of days ago. Too tight to buy a handle and hopper. Hoping my power drill can run it OK. At least that inspired me to pull the drill apart and "fix" it. (Sort of, it was stuck in reverse, now it's stuck in forwards...)
Had a look through some threads. Couldn't find those big (15 litre?) Water bottles anywhere here.I have a few tools, but no workshop here, so making anything is difficult. I'll probably get around to having a mate help me make a timber one, or getting some sheet metal cut and bent.
Meanwhile, last evening while watching the telly and sucking a few beers, I decided to rig up a cardboard hopper, and frankly I'm pleasantly surprised at the result.
The cardboard was free, form a box that hadn't been recycled or rubbished yet. The grey tape was $2.00, and I didn't use the whole roll, so the hopper actually cost < $2.00. The only "tools" used were a pair of scissors and a biro. A ruler and set square could have been used, but I wanted to keep is simple.
The mill resting on the hopper, showing the driven side.
From what I've read, drill powered mills require a grain flow regulator, so naturally I included one in my design. In this pic. it is closed. I might have to adjust it as you can see it doesn't fully close the grain feed, but thats a pretty quick fix.
And with the grain feed fully open.
After I took these pics, I added more tape. The inside seams between side and end parts are now taped up, for added strength and to stop grains getting stuck in the gap. The top edges are also taped, and a bit more tape holding the hopper onto the mill also.
Tonight when Mrs Spork gets home from Hobart with my sack of grain I will test it out with a small amount. If that works then next brew day I will (attempt to) mill the entire grain bill using this. Pictures will be attempted if I have a free hand.
So, this forum is full of pic's of peoples shiny stainless stuff, and thats great. One day I might have more bling in my brewery than Liberace myself...
Meanwhile, I though a "Ghetto thread" (see above) might be interesting. It could help new brewers, or people considering brewing to see how things can be done for cheap. It might give more experienced brewers an idea on how to do something differently. It should be good for a laugh. It might even save a life!
I'll start the ball rolling:
Got my new mill a couple of days ago. Too tight to buy a handle and hopper. Hoping my power drill can run it OK. At least that inspired me to pull the drill apart and "fix" it. (Sort of, it was stuck in reverse, now it's stuck in forwards...)
Had a look through some threads. Couldn't find those big (15 litre?) Water bottles anywhere here.I have a few tools, but no workshop here, so making anything is difficult. I'll probably get around to having a mate help me make a timber one, or getting some sheet metal cut and bent.
Meanwhile, last evening while watching the telly and sucking a few beers, I decided to rig up a cardboard hopper, and frankly I'm pleasantly surprised at the result.
The cardboard was free, form a box that hadn't been recycled or rubbished yet. The grey tape was $2.00, and I didn't use the whole roll, so the hopper actually cost < $2.00. The only "tools" used were a pair of scissors and a biro. A ruler and set square could have been used, but I wanted to keep is simple.
The mill resting on the hopper, showing the driven side.
From what I've read, drill powered mills require a grain flow regulator, so naturally I included one in my design. In this pic. it is closed. I might have to adjust it as you can see it doesn't fully close the grain feed, but thats a pretty quick fix.
And with the grain feed fully open.
After I took these pics, I added more tape. The inside seams between side and end parts are now taped up, for added strength and to stop grains getting stuck in the gap. The top edges are also taped, and a bit more tape holding the hopper onto the mill also.
Tonight when Mrs Spork gets home from Hobart with my sack of grain I will test it out with a small amount. If that works then next brew day I will (attempt to) mill the entire grain bill using this. Pictures will be attempted if I have a free hand.