Recent content by carkom

Thanks for all the responses. Everyone mentions running at the rpms I want. Which would be great if I had any way to know what the RPMs are. The variable control knob changes the rpms of the motor but I don't know what either the motor or the mill would be running at. putting the motor at...

At that low of RPMs the torque isn't enough to grind the grain.

I need some help figuring out my grain mill motor ratios. I have a treadmill motor. It doesn't say what the HP is for the motor on the sticker. Any way to find this out? Do I need this info to find out if I'll have enough torque? I have all the inards that went with it. It's variable...

Your beer lines look to be about 4-5 feet. If you want a quick and easy fix to foaming then get lines that are double that length. Great job and good luck! Beautiful and handy - what a combo! Lucky guy.

Stealth is right, mine is just a large washer welded to the bike brakes.

First brew day using the stick was a success. Helped boil my wort in half the time. Thanks for the advice on air tight spaces and the silica is a great idea! I'll look into it.

Got it leak tested, wired, and tested working. I'll use it in my brew day tomorrow for a full brew test but it seems great! Here's some final pics. I drilled a hole in the top elbow for the ground plug, tightened it down with a machine screw and cut off the end that popped out the outside...

Spring form pan started bending and flexing causing the tube to not get fully closed. I used 70mm wheels, got em for $23 for 4 on ebay. I found some old ford truck drums (9 inches) for $9 for 2 (4.50 each) at a junk yard

So Coop sent me a tap he had at his shop so I could give the re-tapping a shot. Worked great! Took about 20 mins of back and forth turning, plenty of anti-seize paste and a good amount of muscle for the last couple turns but I think I"ve got a working product. Pics below! Obviously not...

Yeah I cut and JB welded them both.

I had someone ask me about how I mounted my electric panel so I figured I'd write something up real quick. I store my brew rig on casters under my workbench (see below). With the rig on casters I didn't want to mount it to the wall and having the panel permanently attached posed a problem...

I tested flow rate when I first made it. Got 4-5 GPM comfortably and didn't want to push it any farther. I'm in the process of changing out the one tube (only thing that wears out). I'll see how it does with a stress test and see how far I can push it. I've only ever used it to pump about...

Reviving an old thread to show off some improvements. I love this design. Copied it about a year ago. First attempt failed because the spring form pan was too flexible and caused huge issues. Replaced pan with 9" brake drum from a junk yard off an old ford truck. It's powered by a tread...

I just got my monster mill about a month ago. I have it rigged so that the mill runs using the same treadmill motor that runs my home made peristaltic pump using v-belts for both.

As she stands right now.