EDITED TO ADD: I ended up choosing option A, the All American Aleworks motor. Won't be buying much more equipment for a while. Thank you all for the information and suggestions!
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First, I do not want to use a drill.
Second, there are several options for motorizing a MM3 mill. Here are three:
A: The most expensive option, from All-American Ale Works. Beast of a motor, Morrey has it on his, but with shipping the cost is nearly $300: https://www.allamericanaleworks.com/shop/grain-mill-motor-shaft-couplers-package/
B: A motor from Williams Brewing, an interesting kit and cheaper by nearly $100. Not 100 percent clear how I'd connect it to the 1/2" shaft on my MM3. But an interesting choice nonetheless: https://www.williamsbrewing.com/DOUBLE-ROLLER-GRAIN-MILL-MOTORIZING-KIT-P4176.aspx
C: The least expensive option from MoreBeer; at only $179.99 including shipping, far under A and still cheaper than B, but also a concern about connecting it to the 1/2" shaft on my MM3. https://www.morebeer.com/products/malt-muncher-grain-mill-high-torque-motor.html
Some of these indicate the need to connect w/ a 12mm drive shaft on the mill, which is just under 1/2". Are they considered equivalent or are they truly not interchangeable?
Does anyone have experience with either B or C? How have they lasted? Can they be connected to a 1/2" shaft on the mill? Any other comments on them I should be aware of? Or other considerations, other motor options, etc.?
Thank you in advance!
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First, I do not want to use a drill.
Second, there are several options for motorizing a MM3 mill. Here are three:
A: The most expensive option, from All-American Ale Works. Beast of a motor, Morrey has it on his, but with shipping the cost is nearly $300: https://www.allamericanaleworks.com/shop/grain-mill-motor-shaft-couplers-package/
B: A motor from Williams Brewing, an interesting kit and cheaper by nearly $100. Not 100 percent clear how I'd connect it to the 1/2" shaft on my MM3. But an interesting choice nonetheless: https://www.williamsbrewing.com/DOUBLE-ROLLER-GRAIN-MILL-MOTORIZING-KIT-P4176.aspx
C: The least expensive option from MoreBeer; at only $179.99 including shipping, far under A and still cheaper than B, but also a concern about connecting it to the 1/2" shaft on my MM3. https://www.morebeer.com/products/malt-muncher-grain-mill-high-torque-motor.html
Some of these indicate the need to connect w/ a 12mm drive shaft on the mill, which is just under 1/2". Are they considered equivalent or are they truly not interchangeable?
Does anyone have experience with either B or C? How have they lasted? Can they be connected to a 1/2" shaft on the mill? Any other comments on them I should be aware of? Or other considerations, other motor options, etc.?
Thank you in advance!
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