dmcmillen
Well-Known Member
Im having a lot of trouble motorizing my bare-bones Malt Mill.
Please see the attached picture for my application. I have a 1.5 hole centered over the rollers with a 5 gallon plastic water jug attached.
I have tried with a 8 pulley (in the picture) which runs from 240 (3L belt) 297 (4L belt) rpm AND I have tried a 12 pulley which runs from 157 (3L belt) 197 (4L belt) rpm. No difference with either.
The motor is 1/3hp, 1725 rpm, 6a. I have not changed the default roller setting and it works fine with a hand crank.
I start the motor and as soon as I add grain the rollers immediately bind and stop. Maybe the motor doesnt have enough torque?? The full Malt Mill comes with a small bin that has a 3/4" x 1.5" slot in the bottom and a hand crank. Maybe I need to build a bin like the one that comes with the Malt Mill with a 3/4 x 1/5 slot at the bottom and attaching our bottle to a board on top of that, but I see lots of videos doing the way I am trying to do, so I'm not sure where to go from here.
Anyway, I would appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks,
David
Please see the attached picture for my application. I have a 1.5 hole centered over the rollers with a 5 gallon plastic water jug attached.
I have tried with a 8 pulley (in the picture) which runs from 240 (3L belt) 297 (4L belt) rpm AND I have tried a 12 pulley which runs from 157 (3L belt) 197 (4L belt) rpm. No difference with either.
The motor is 1/3hp, 1725 rpm, 6a. I have not changed the default roller setting and it works fine with a hand crank.
I start the motor and as soon as I add grain the rollers immediately bind and stop. Maybe the motor doesnt have enough torque?? The full Malt Mill comes with a small bin that has a 3/4" x 1.5" slot in the bottom and a hand crank. Maybe I need to build a bin like the one that comes with the Malt Mill with a 3/4 x 1/5 slot at the bottom and attaching our bottle to a board on top of that, but I see lots of videos doing the way I am trying to do, so I'm not sure where to go from here.
Anyway, I would appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks,
David