oldguy Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Passed by an estate sale today and decided to pull in and browse around. Bought this monster for $100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guntoteninfadel Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Awesome find, got one like it grandma left me. I use it every year to churn out sausage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldguy Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 Now scratching my head trying to figure out a motor to drive it.Looks like it would take about a 2 or 3 + HP 220V motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killforfood Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Now scratching my head trying to figure out a motor to drive it.Looks like it would take about a 2 or 3 + HP 220V motor.Hi Oldguy, We use one like that to grind our Elk and Deer into burger and sausage. We spin the auger with a big hole hog drill chucked onto the end of it. It's a real handful to run that way but we can grind the whole front half of an Elk in an evening. I don't figure you'll need my help though to come up with an elegant solution for your grinder.Looking forward to seeing the end product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldguy Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 It's going to be a little while before I get it driven, Am in the middle of a charcoal retort gizmo build, as soon as some mail order parts arrive.Which should be in a day or 2. This monster is 3ft long & weights about 160 lbs.Any idea what size hp eletric motor would be optimal to run it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkInLight Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 SWEET, that is an awesome grinder. I bet it would handle both charcoal and MgAl like a champ. If you want to use it for both I would bet a quick wash with HCl followed by water would get rid of any remaining MgAl that you wouldn't want in the charcoal. Sausage and burgers sound like a pretty solid use too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldguy Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 SWEET, that is an awesome grinder. I bet it would handle both charcoal and MgAl like a champ. If you want to use it for both I would bet a quick wash with HCl followed by water would get rid of any remaining MgAl that you wouldn't want in the charcoal. Sausage and burgers sound like a pretty solid use too. Thanks for the kind words. No need to run mg/al through it. I have that one down pat on a small scale. Water quenched mg/al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killforfood Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I did some googling and found 3" grinding plates need 1hp-2hp. A 4" grinding plate needs 3hp-5hp.http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/meat_grinders_food.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldguy Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 Thanks, Will start shopping for a 220 volt, 60 Hz, 20 amp, single phase 5 or 6 HP motor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peret Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 That's what I would have guessed also. The triple V-belt pulley says it all. But OldGuy, surely you're not going to use anything as mundane as an electric motor? Surely that piece of equipment needs a steam engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killforfood Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Here you go, this should work nicely. Now you just have to get the guy that built it to part with it. Not likely 1/2 Scale 6HP CASE http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/killforfood/Pyro/6HPhalfscaleCASE.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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