TANSTAAFB
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hehe, no pics. I will see what I can do. but not near as perdy as some of these other ones...
Not poseda be purdy, poseda be ugly junk...need pics or it don't count
hehe, no pics. I will see what I can do. but not near as perdy as some of these other ones...
just got my victoria grain mill two weeks ago. i havent gotten around to removing the cotter pin to put the bolt in but i have added a few washers to each side. the mill is still alittle wobbly. i plan on some type of bucket setup. it seems when i was adjusting the mill today i got to a decent point but im not sure about my crush im hoping someone would be able to help evaluate so heres the pic
it seems if i loosen more slightly i get some uncrushed grains not sure if i should if i should tighten anymore. this pic the grain was crushed by hand im hoping to hookup the drill to it tomorrow to give it another go around
Will this work just as well as the Corona:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Cereal-Mult...ltDomain_0&hash=item588ce68123#ht_2091wt_1189
Will this work just as well as the Corona:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Cereal-Mult...ltDomain_0&hash=item588ce68123#ht_2091wt_1189
Looking for opinions...should I go for the original Corona, or the Weston knock-off? Does either work better than the other?
Their such low tech dealies that it just doesn't really matter. They really have one moving part, which is a pigtail/corkscrew holding a grinding plate, that there's really no difference.
Is this how close the plates are going to be when I crush my grain? I thought I'd need them to be a bit further apart (caveat being, I just got my knock off mill and put it together last night. I'll be getting some cheap base grain and messing around with it this weekend).
the layout so you can see that weird bolt thing (and the washer i got for it, i can't find a measuring tape for it, so i can't get the ID)
and here is the weird bolt without the washer on it so you can see how it connects and how it looks
rico567 said:Well, I employ the "totally enclosed in a bucket mount" (as illustrated in numerous examples, including mine, in this thread. I don't think that sort of mount would be workable with the drive system you're using on the mill.
While I'm sure your drive system is efficient, I'm not sure how durable it's going to be. If your "Corona" type mill is like mine, there's not much in the way of a bearing between the shaft of that mill and the housing, and the sideways pull is going to wear that hole out pretty quickly.
Does anyone have a idea on how to direct the grain.
Cut a 4" hole in the table below the mill. Shroud the mill w/ a plastic bag, or a heavier roll of sheet plastic that goes through the hole in the table to nearly the bottom a catch bucket below. Sort of a grain chute.
You could do the same w/ sheet metal or a length of PVC pipe, but a kitchen garbage bag and some tape would work if you like "ugly"
Thought I should post my beastly unit, hereby dubbed "the grain silo"
Plastic bag around the mill so the dust and grain pretty much all fall down into the bucket. Silo holds about 12+lbs of grain. 5/16'' stainless 2'' hex bolt for the drill to crank on.
....one item being a decent electric motor. I now know what I'll be using that for.
Now to pick up the corona mill.
Just a friendly prewarning, free motor is not the same as free power. By the time you purchase two pulleys, a belt and misc. hardware, a simple cheap 1/2 drill might be a better option. I have the drill linked below, and feel that for $33, it's a great value. The photos don't do justice, the thing is a beast w/ a 10 amp motor, variable speed reversible!
http://www.harborfreight.com/power-...le-speed-reversible-d-handle-drill-47991.html
...I think the easiest alternative drive system would be some kind of a gearmotor, and the cheapest thing I've found on the Internet would be around 3 times what I've got invested so far. Not going there.
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