| Yup,
here is the mill, along with a cleaning demonstration. I built it out of a single sheet of 4 x 8 foot plywood, half inch thick, if I remember correctly. I used a hand power circular saw and a jig saw, so the cuts are not as good as with a table saw. Thing is, I just do not have room for both a table saw and the brewery! A little bit of rubbing down with a sealer/stain and it has a nice finished look. |
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| The motor is from
a Kenmore washing machine, 2 speed. I mounted it onto
some angle iron. The angle iron then bolts to a couple of
wooden blocks behind the slotted bulkhead. This allows
belt tension adjustment. I use the motor at the slow speed and it works very well. The pulley comes already installed on the motor, so I just needed to obtain the top pulley. It is 7 inch diameter. |
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| Here is a closer look at the motor mounting. I glued some sandpaper to the wooden blocks behind the bulkhead to prevent any possible slipping after adjustment. Oooh, AR here for sure. |  |
| Two
1/2 inch pillow blocks are used along with a 1/2 inch
spyder drive flexible coupling. This eliminates any
strain on the mill shaft and forgives any slight
mechanical misalignment. Not shown here, but I used a 1/2 inch x 4 inch long steel bolt as the axle for the pulley. There is also a 3/8 to 1/2 inch bushing adapter around the mill shaft. |
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| She's a beauty alright. A 2 speed (1725/1140 rpm) high starting torque, capacitor start, 1/2 horsepower motor, easily available from any belt driven (pre 1986) Kenmore or Whirlpool washing machine. Just 4 bolts need to be removed. The pulley is already installed. Use the blue and white wires for slow speed. See the knot to remind me which wires to use? |  |