Briano
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This is my homemade grain mill, 1/3 HP,1800 RPM Baldor connected to a 30:1 gearbox.I get 60 RPM on the rollers,both rollers are driving,pulling in the grains for a nice ,slow crush.
My Grain Mill
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iijakii
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Man that's quite blingy. Awesome job.
That is a real nice mill. Good job on the construction. Mark
Old_mil_guy
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Very nice. I'm looking for better deal on rollers and eccentrics then I may build one.
LandoLincoln
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That's pretty sweet. You're definitely not going to win an "my ugly junk" prizes with that thing.
processhead
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Excellent.
Your source for the right-angle gear drive?
Your source for the right-angle gear drive?
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Briano
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HGR in Euclid ,Ohio,motor too,they looked new.I paid maybe $35.00-$40.00 for motor and gear box.
http://hgrinc.com/
http://hgrinc.com/
Sweet! Can you tell us about the rollers and gears? Did you cut them yourself or source them?
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Briano
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Gears and bronze bushings (bearings for the rollers) purchased from Mc Master Carr,rollers,and everything else made by me.
Could you post a closeup of the rollers? How did you surface the rollers- knurl them or ??
urbanmyth
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What was the price tag of this beauty? Parts only, of course. Can't put a price on a labor of love.
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Briano
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I have about $100.00 in it give or take a few bucks.
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Briano
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I knurled them on a lathe,the knurling tool was not the best and I could not get enough pressure applied to make a better knurl.In the picture you can see an O ring at the end of each roller to keep the grain dust out of the bearings.The rollers are 2" dia x 6 1/2" long.
Marquez
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You have some mad skillz!
Beautiful.
Beautiful.
nice knurling, not too aggressive at all. It looks just enough to grab the grain w/o damaging it.
Brew-boy
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What the hell are you crushing with that motor Granite?.....lol Nice job.
urbanmyth
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My brother was looking to build us a nice roller mill. I will have to show him your design to see if he can't lift a few ideas. 
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Briano
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It's only 1/3 HP,a 1/2 HP would be ideal,still makes a nice crush though.I used it a few hours ago to brew a Summer ale.
