I definitely stole some ideas from Revy's thread and mixed them with my own. I completed the box a couple weeks ago but finally put it into action last week for a Barleywine. 20 lbs hand cranking in the hot sun, sweating for my beer!
Here's the finished box. It's on 3 casters so it will always be balanced.
![ForumRunner_20130708_161739.png ForumRunner_20130708_161739.png](https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/data/attachments/111/111933-d814f99778c705345500df6dd4830966.jpg)
Here's the inside. I slopped the wood to dispense into a bucket below. I think I want to put some kind of cloth tube into the bucket though to help control debris.
![ForumRunner_20130708_162052.jpg ForumRunner_20130708_162052.jpg](https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/data/attachments/111/111935-9ee4d1035b4d493bcb007b62cf0e1f77.jpg)
I did end up installing some threshold metal to help slope the tops of the wood.
![ForumRunner_20130708_162225.png ForumRunner_20130708_162225.png](https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/data/attachments/111/111936-ad3dd95ef1480cb66c6fbb1b6526b0ef.jpg)
Here's the bucket below
![ForumRunner_20130708_162325.png ForumRunner_20130708_162325.png](https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/data/attachments/111/111940-7890d43f0c55c29455e680ef7c2faa00.jpg)
The crush
![ForumRunner_20130708_162407.jpg ForumRunner_20130708_162407.jpg](https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/data/attachments/111/111941-62e8ba9c10410de1a026912a34386df4.jpg)
And the crusher
![ForumRunner_20130708_162512.jpg ForumRunner_20130708_162512.jpg](https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/data/attachments/111/111942-af352261476fb14fe055c3a817da882e.jpg)
I used to be a drum maker and found one of my old shells fits perfectly into the hopper! Holds 9lbs.
![ForumRunner_20130708_162635.png ForumRunner_20130708_162635.png](https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/data/attachments/111/111944-4864c67f338ee7edfb987e57290b12c3.jpg)
I had most of the wood lying around. I had to buy most of the hardware. All in all including the purchase of the mill I spent $78.
Here's the finished box. It's on 3 casters so it will always be balanced.
![ForumRunner_20130708_161739.png ForumRunner_20130708_161739.png](https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/data/attachments/111/111933-d814f99778c705345500df6dd4830966.jpg)
Here's the inside. I slopped the wood to dispense into a bucket below. I think I want to put some kind of cloth tube into the bucket though to help control debris.
![ForumRunner_20130708_162052.jpg ForumRunner_20130708_162052.jpg](https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/data/attachments/111/111935-9ee4d1035b4d493bcb007b62cf0e1f77.jpg)
I did end up installing some threshold metal to help slope the tops of the wood.
![ForumRunner_20130708_162225.png ForumRunner_20130708_162225.png](https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/data/attachments/111/111936-ad3dd95ef1480cb66c6fbb1b6526b0ef.jpg)
Here's the bucket below
![ForumRunner_20130708_162325.png ForumRunner_20130708_162325.png](https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/data/attachments/111/111940-7890d43f0c55c29455e680ef7c2faa00.jpg)
The crush
![ForumRunner_20130708_162407.jpg ForumRunner_20130708_162407.jpg](https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/data/attachments/111/111941-62e8ba9c10410de1a026912a34386df4.jpg)
And the crusher
![ForumRunner_20130708_162512.jpg ForumRunner_20130708_162512.jpg](https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/data/attachments/111/111942-af352261476fb14fe055c3a817da882e.jpg)
I used to be a drum maker and found one of my old shells fits perfectly into the hopper! Holds 9lbs.
![ForumRunner_20130708_162635.png ForumRunner_20130708_162635.png](https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/data/attachments/111/111944-4864c67f338ee7edfb987e57290b12c3.jpg)
I had most of the wood lying around. I had to buy most of the hardware. All in all including the purchase of the mill I spent $78.