MM2 Mill powered with Garage Door Opener?

[wilconrad]

I already shaved most of the flats of shaft off thanks to it just spinning around I was hoping that a real motor might prevent that.

Were you not aligning the chuck on your drill with the flats on your mill shaft? If you lined up the chuck teeth with the flats and tightened, you shouldn't have had any slippage issues. But HFT stuff is junk, so maybe you've just got a lemon of a drill. Anyway, not hard to fix, just grind a flat spot onto the shaft if you're going to put a lovejoy coupler on it.

If I have a 1/2" shaft on the mill which adapter (highlighted above) would I need?

If your mill has a 1/2" shaft, you'd just need to get a 1/2" lovejoy for the driven side instead of the 3/8" I had listed. No big deal, same price.

 

[funnycreature]

I thought I did align everything but I might have missed it. It will be some time before I do more brewing so I have time to come up with a plan!

 

[funnycreature]

I saw this morning why I had such a problem milling last time: The grain must have gotten too wet during conditioning. The rollers are completely gunked up so I'll need to clean it soon! Ooopsie

 

[Yaksha808]

Question... the capacitor... does that come with the motor? if not could you post which one or a viable alternative to it?

 

[501irishred]

The motor should note what size capacitor is used.

 

[MuddyCreek]

subscribed

Following with interest.

 

[wilconrad]

Question... the capacitor... does that come with the motor? if not could you post which one or a viable alternative to it?

Yep, the capacitor comes with the motor.

 

[funnycreature]

Damn, the door opener is no longer at the website. Does anyone know of an alternative? So far milling the grains with a drill is the worst part of my brew days. Need to find an alternative for the drill for sure.

 

[PSGD]

I have about a dozen of these. Pm me your address and I'll ship one to you for only the shipping cost

 

[TripleHopped]

Wilconrad how has your set up been working?

Has anyone else built one of these?

I've been looking for some time now trying to find a motor like this one too. Anyone know where I can find one?

 

[wilconrad]

It's been working great! I've been brewing a lot recently and no issues, still crushing like a champ. I brewed an imperial stout last weekend, 22lb grain bill, and crushed the whole thing in one shot without issue.

I don't think Surplus Center has these motor kits anymore, so I'd just look for a garage door motor on craigslist or eBay.

 

[TripleHopped]

Thanks for the fast reply and most of all thanks for the write up on this thread.

 

[wilconrad]

Thanks for the fast reply and most of all thanks for the write up on this thread.

You bet, happy to do it, glad it's helpful! I've learned so much from this forum, it's nice to be able to pay it forward here and there.

 

[heckels]

I've got a line of a free garage door opener. They claim the control board is bad but the motor should still be good to go.

The only hitch is that they believe it's 1/3 HP. Is it even worth picking up?

 

[wilconrad]

I've got a line of a free garage door opener. They claim the control board is bad but the motor should still be good to go. The only hitch is that they believe it's 1/3 HP. Is it even worth picking up?

For free? Sure, give it a shot. These things are geared down lower than most mill setups, so I'd bet you could get away with 1/3 HP. Especially if you play nice with it.

 

[stompbox]

Can't find a motor for nearly the $10 you spent. I would love to replace my drill with something like this, cheap.

Also, OP, thanks for all the info can you move it to the OP though. Having it all in one post would be handy.

Thanks.

 

[TripleHopped]

I'm a persistent person. The web site was showing that they did not have any in stock for a while now. I've been subscribed to this thread for some time now. So, I called them today. It was worth a shot. Plus they might be able to give me some information about the motor to help in an internet search. They have 300 in stock. The person I talked to is going to have the IT person fix the glitch in the system. So I ordered 2. This means they only have 298 in stock. Hurry and get yours before they run out.

 

[wilconrad]

Nice work TrippleHopped! I think I'll pickup a spare now, just in case.

Well played!

 

[TripleHopped]

She said the website should be up dated by tomorrow showing how many they have in stock.

The shipping on this was almost as much as the product itself.

 

[sikkingj]

343 less my order of one as of 8:26pm EST 12/02/13.

Can't wait to build this.

 

[Stealthcruiser]

At the risk of having to wade back through the whole thread......Which website, and which item, Please........

 

[johns]

Glad I found this thread.

I also have been looking to get rid of my HF drill for milling. I remember someone here said that milling 22 lbs is no problem. What about 30 or 40 lbs? I imagine there is none, but its better to ask from someone that has done it before. Has anyone ever done 30 or 40 lbs with this setup before? Are these 1/2 hp motors interchangeable?

 

[heckels]

At the risk of having to wade back through the whole thread......Which website, and which item, Please........

http://www.surpluscenter.com/Electr...5-VAC-GARAGE-DOOR-OPENER-GEARMOTOR-5-1677.axd

 

[wilconrad]

Glad I found this thread. I also have been looking to get rid of my HF drill for milling. I remember someone here said that milling 22 lbs is no problem. What about 30 or 40 lbs? I imagine there is none, but its better to ask from someone that has done it before. Has anyone ever done 30 or 40 lbs with this setup before? Are these 1/2 hp motors interchangeable?

To my knowledge, I'm the only one that has built this so far, and the most I've tested is 22lb. I don't see any reason it couldn't do 40lb, but you may need to take a break during the crush to let the motor cool (or put a fan on it) as it has no cooling capability and would get pretty warm if run for this long. It has a thermal safety switch, though, so will cut itself off when it gets too hot.

 

[mcl]

I use this motor on my mm3 and it works great.


http://m.ebay.com/itm/360805320705?cmd=VIDESC

 

[slbradley01]

Since I own a garage door company I have access to hundreds of used garage door motors. We generally put them in the steel dumpster. I have an MM2 crusher and will try to adapt one over the weekend. A remote control grain mill would be wickid pissa!
www.colonialdoorworks.com

 

[Stealthcruiser]

Thank you, heckels!

 

[mattd2]

Since I own a garage door company I have access to hundreds of used garage door motors. We generally put them in the steel dumpster. I have an MM2 crusher and will try to adapt one over the weekend. A remote control grain mill would be wickid pissa!
www.colonialdoorworks.com

Any chance you would consider throughing one in a box and sending it over to New Zealand?

 

[dsmith1279]

Since I own a garage door company I have access to hundreds of used garage door motors. We generally put them in the steel dumpster. I have an MM2 crusher and will try to adapt one over the weekend. A remote control grain mill would be wickid pissa!
www.colonialdoorworks.com

Just placed my order at the Surplus site. Was going to hit you up for one but figured it would be easier at first to get it all from one site. I might be begging for one if I burn this one up

 

[slbradley01]

Just placed my order at the Surplus site. Was going to hit you up for one but figured it would be easier at first to get it all from one site. I might be begging for one if I burn this one up

Once I perfect my system, I'll send you one.