My brew rigg is nearing completion, and my brother (who's pockets are far deeper than mine) has offered to buy my 1st $300 in grain in exchange for puting together his keezer and filling it up. he allready has all the parts, just not the time. This has got me thinking that I desperately need a mill.
I have a few friends that work at a production machine shop, the friend that has been helping on my riggs dad owns the joint. (he put gum in my hair in JR high) so he owes me one or two!!!
Anyways I am planing to build a mill from scratch. I have read through as many mill diy threads as my eye balls can bear and have looked at a lot of commercial units. I just need a little input. We are thinking of building these to sell because once the program is writen it can be cut at the push of a button.
I am thinking 6"wide x 3" or 4" diameter rollers, 304 stainless or 1144 steel depending on what the supplyer has remnants of. sealed needle bearings on eccentrics for adjustment and three rollers for a two stage crush. I would like for the infeed rollers bolth to be gear driven set at .060" like the monster mills , but that gets expencive. Is it benificial? Also is the knurling nessasary at these diameters if not how big do I need to go, to avoid it? (for crush quality)
I would greatly appriciate any input.
Yes I know I can get a mill for $60 - $300 bones but where is the fun in that!
I have a few friends that work at a production machine shop, the friend that has been helping on my riggs dad owns the joint. (he put gum in my hair in JR high) so he owes me one or two!!!
Anyways I am planing to build a mill from scratch. I have read through as many mill diy threads as my eye balls can bear and have looked at a lot of commercial units. I just need a little input. We are thinking of building these to sell because once the program is writen it can be cut at the push of a button.
I am thinking 6"wide x 3" or 4" diameter rollers, 304 stainless or 1144 steel depending on what the supplyer has remnants of. sealed needle bearings on eccentrics for adjustment and three rollers for a two stage crush. I would like for the infeed rollers bolth to be gear driven set at .060" like the monster mills , but that gets expencive. Is it benificial? Also is the knurling nessasary at these diameters if not how big do I need to go, to avoid it? (for crush quality)
I would greatly appriciate any input.
Yes I know I can get a mill for $60 - $300 bones but where is the fun in that!