GlowingApple
Well-Known Member
At the moment I'm using an adjustable Milwaukee drill to drive my grain mill (eventually will upgrade to a motor, but don't have the space or money for a pulley-driven system right now). I'm sure that at full speed it is way too fast, but I can easily adjust it down to a crawl by squeezing the trigger less tightly.
I've read a number of guides/forum threads talking about optimum RPM (seems to be around 300 or lower), but I'm not sure how to tell what RPM the drill is actually going? I'm also not sure how much the roller size makes a significant difference (1" diameter rollers at 300 rpm are going to crush much slower than 2" diameter rollers)?
I assume there are a number of ways to do this; I'm looking for something cheap and simple that will get me by until I can get a mounted motor for my mill.
Any suggestions?
I've read a number of guides/forum threads talking about optimum RPM (seems to be around 300 or lower), but I'm not sure how to tell what RPM the drill is actually going? I'm also not sure how much the roller size makes a significant difference (1" diameter rollers at 300 rpm are going to crush much slower than 2" diameter rollers)?
I assume there are a number of ways to do this; I'm looking for something cheap and simple that will get me by until I can get a mounted motor for my mill.
Any suggestions?