Drill for grain mill question

[Golddiggie]

random contribution....if a person found a junk low rpm drill, could a person yank the gear box off it, and stick a cheap motor in it to drive the gear reducer?

Maybe IF everything fits at least. Personally, not worth the time and hassle. I'm not that much of a skinflint.

 

[bracconiere]

skinflint.

i am, most drills run at 3k RPM right? so something like this rigged up....15:1 model?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1945560427...Ls1Dox3RKpLJ2moKGL027hR3vRreSmqBoCEDEQAvD_BwE

 

[Komodo]

I get OP was asking for drill, but if you are going to any trouble of building a holder for your drill it’s just as easy to build a holder for a small motor and switch. It’s maybe the single greatest thing I’ve done in 30 years of brewing. That dumb thing EATS grain.

https://youtube.com/shorts/qS-06ER9L9I?feature=share

 

[T Murph]

That reminds me of a mill I made back in the 90s. Took a 24 in aluminum shaft to a local trade school. Had them cut it in half and cut bearing shafts on each end with a key way on one end. Then had them knurl both shafts then I mounted them in a modified commercial jackshaft overhead door opener. Worked great but was simply to huge so a friend who has a HBS used it for a few years and no one knows where it ended up. It was cool to build but too big for even a HBS.

 

[wsmith1625]

I used the cheap Walmart drill today because I am brewing tomorrow. It got the job done, but it heated up quite a bit so I am planning on returning it and getting the harbor Freight low speed drill. Even with the underpowered drill, it was so much nicer than doing it by hand.

BTW, first time drinking 90 minute IPA tonight. That beer is so well balanced, I feel like I can drink a sixer, but after 2, I'm calling it a night. I don't know why I waited so long.

 

[Ridenour64]

I bought a Dewalt corded drill from lowes for maybe $50 serveral years ago. Before I even started brewing. When I bought a grain mill, didn’t think twice about it, hooked it up, worked perfect. I know 0 about the specs of my drill. All of my tools are corded just because I don’t like to worry about batteries. I think this is the one I have:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/DEWALT-8-Amp-3-8-in-Keyless-Corded-Drill/1001863396

 

[rallenhall]

Picked up a 5/8" low-gear, corded spade drill on close-out a few years ago. Plenty of torque at lower RPM and is a permanent part of the MM3 milling platform. At the price I'm sure that the internals don't match the name brands, but it's fine for the few minutes it runs each month.

https://www.menards.com/main/tools/...pade-handle-drill/2410956/p-1444436496399.htm