Stir Plate - $Free.99

beerinthebloodco · Sep 16, 2015

You may have seen this one but i would recommend using the fan shon in it. It has a speed dial already built in. I followed the write up and mine works great!https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=338695

SHAIV · Sep 16, 2015

Yeah I did. I was looking for that fan when I found this other one. I was thinking it'll save me money if I didn't need a project box. I guess that one is better because it comes with speed control though

beerinthebloodco · Sep 16, 2015

I didn't end up using a project box, I used the grate that came with it. I switched the screws for longer ones and used screw caps to enen it out and keep it from sliding. In total I spent about 20.

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SHAIV · Sep 17, 2015

Oh ok. Well dont laptops have fans in them? Couldn't I take the fan out of an old laptop that I'm not using and use it?

beerinthebloodco · Sep 17, 2015

That could work. I'm not intimately familiar with the inner workings of laptops. You would need to adapt a power source and diy some hardware for it to work. Maybe someone with more knowledge could fill you in.

SHAIV · Sep 28, 2015

So I ended up sourcing a fan from my father in law for free! I bought a potentiometer at radio shack and a switch then bought some gorilla glue. So in all I spent less than 10$ if you include the glue that I barely used. I do need to get an enclosure for it but It worked fine for both my starters last weekend.

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