bnmir
Well-Known Member
We have a no longer usable old food processor, any good ideas for repurposing the motor? I'm guessing its not the ideal candidate for powering a grain mill?
A pretty common size is about a 1-2" pulley at the motor and a 10-14" pulley at the mill. What you would need would be a 1" at the motor and a 100" at the mill, which obviously is impractical
I've messed with using wiper motors from a junkyard, but they didn't seem strong enough. Maybe a semi-truck wiper motor would work.
I take it nobody is concerned with dust explosions? If not, I think finding a cheap drill press on craigslist would be the ideal choice. They normally have ~1/2hp capacitor start motors. Any thoughts?
I take it nobody is concerned with dust explosions? If not, I think finding a cheap drill press on craigslist would be the ideal choice. They normally have ~1/2hp capacitor start motors. Any thoughts?
A drill press is exactly what I used. I was able to pull the motor and the 2 stage belt reduction system out and use that to drive a Monster Mill 2 roller mill. Works great and I don't have a massive pulley at the mill end.
(even though it works fine, I am still perpetually on the lookout for a 10:1 56C frame gear reducer - just because that is the way I am)
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