5/8" thick board for Mill?

[Hwk-I-St8]

I bought one of the motors from Williams to motorize my cereal killer two roller mill. It says (correctly), that I'll probably need a 5/8" thick board to mount the mill body to get the drive shaft in line with the motor.

I've been poking around and finding 5/8" thick anything doesn't seem to be an easy task. It doesn't necessarily have to be wood (something like Delrin would be fine if it's not too expensive).

Other's have to have dealt with this before. Where can I get something 5/8" thick to use as a riser for my mill?

 

[hedgie57]

I would think 1/2 inch plywood would work fine

 

[Hwk-I-St8]

I would think 1/2 inch plywood would work fine

This isn't just a board to mount the stuff on. The motor drive shaft is 5/8" higher than the mill shaft and, with the drive mechanism, they need to align pretty much perfectly.

 

[ProblemChild]

1/2" Plywood will be fine - just use washers as a spacer under the motor mount. The entire surface of the motor does not need to be in contact with the board - just the mounting points. Washers are about 1/8" thick. Can do that or shim with another material.

 

[FunkedOut]

You can probably find 1/8” thick fiberboard to stack on the plywood if you prefer.
The fiberboard is cheap and looks like dark cardboard.

 

[Hwk-I-St8]

1/2" Plywood will be fine - just use washers as a spacer under the motor mount. The entire surface of the motor does not need to be in contact with the board - just the mounting points. Washers are about 1/8" thick. Can do that or shim with another material.

It's not the motor that needs to be raised, it's the mill. I thought about using washers, but I think I'll have issues with dust coming through between the mill and the base board if I do that since there'd be a gap there.

 

[mullet6577]

1/2" plywood with a 1/8" hardboard top should get you where you need to be.

 

[Hwk-I-St8]

I think I've found the answer. There's lots of cutting boards available that are that exact thickness. It only needs to be the size of the mill base. Then I'll take that and mount it to the larger board that holds the mill and the motor.

 

[ancientmariner52]

It's not the motor that needs to be raised, it's the mill. I thought about using washers, but I think I'll have issues with dust coming through between the mill and the base board if I do that since there'd be a gap there.

3/8 plywood + 1/4 plywood = 5/8 plywood. All the plywood I find these days is undersize (metric?), so measure carefully. You can add thin cardboard for fine adjustment. Glue it all into one piece and saw out your spacer. Good luck!

 

[ProblemChild]

It's not the motor that needs to be raised, it's the mill. I thought about using washers, but I think I'll have issues with dust coming through between the mill and the base board if I do that since there'd be a gap there.

1/8" masonite on top of 1/2 plywood then. simple.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

OSB sheathing is 5/8". Find a construction site near you and ask for a scrap.

 

[mongoose33]

When I mounted my monster mill, I used cardboard backer from a pad of yellow lined paper. Set the mill on it, used an exact knife to trim it. Raised the mill just enough.

 

[ProblemChild]

I have actually used construction paper as shims for hardwood flooring. As long as the application is static and under compression - it works really well. Thinking .004 per sheet, you can really fine-tune a set up as small as a grain mill or the motor.