lol, my s-05 is starting to foam on top, so i think that means its starting, i havent used dry yeast in such a long time. in my starter i put two things of wash yeast in it.. and i didnt really take off or what i saw, so i though i would give it 12 hours in the fermenter with teh arrogant bastard (nothing) so i threw in s-05. i hope its good, either way they are both neutral yeast so.. should be find either way.
sorry no more access to machineshop.. it was at school, which i no longer have to go to anymore.
hmm, for the grinder, you could always hook up a small motor with a gear system on it (reduction of like 4:1 or something) saying you can get a motor that spins on the lower side of rpm