Drill for Barley Crusher

[mattyb85]

Hey everyone!

Im searching for a drill for my barley crusher and I wanted to know if anyone has had any lucking using this drill?

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-DR560-2-Inch-Driver/dp/B004I1QILC/ref=sr_1_2?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1374247545&sr=1-2&keywords=dr+550

It seems to me that it should be fine but since i have no experience with it yet i dont know for sure.

Thanks! :rockin:

 

[funnycreature]

I used a hammer drill initially but the problem was that I couldn't keep a steady pace. It would get stuck and once I increased the speed it would just rip through the grains (I'm using a MM2-2.0 though). Here's what I got now for a price similar to the B&D:
http://www.harborfreight.com/1-2-half-inch-heavy-duty-spade-handle-drill-93632.html

Most importantly it has a low max speed and you can actually set it to a speed and leave it there.

 

[unionrdr]

I have a 3/8" drill with 8 hour battery pack that'd be fine for this. High torque drills even at low speed might not be a good thing. But since I'm doing pm beers,the 6 pounds I do max gets crushed evenly with the crank handle turned at a steady pace. Don't force it to much. Just enough to keep that steady cranking pace. Crush is very even on my barley crusher at .039".

 

[ArcLight]

You want a LOW SPEED high torque drill. A high speed one will shatter the grains.

http://www.harborfreight.com/1-2-half-inch-heavy-duty-spade-handle-drill-93632.html

 

[grathan]

I used my old heavy duty 1/2" craftsmen and it kept wanting to rip the bucket out from under the barley crusher. I have had great success with a cheaper 3/8 drill.

 

[masskrug]

Old Ryobi cordless. No problem double crushing 15 lbs of grain.

Just get a variable speed drill that you can control. Not one that just takes off at a certain speed.

 

[mattyb85]

This one sounds like it would be great, has a high torque setting with a speed range of 0-350

PORTER-CABLE PC18CHD 1/2-Inch 18-Volt Hammer-Drill, Bare Tool-No Battery http://amzn.com/B005MNC6HA

 

[unionrdr]

I remember it saying that 500rpm is max.

 

[grathan]

If you looking mainly just to use it for crushing grain then this will do fine:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004FRXWRW/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20


You could get a bigger one, but it isn't necessary to crush flimsy grains. This one will drill into stainless brew pots and drive 4" screw into pressure treated post.