Cheesy_Goodness
Well-Known Member
Several years ago my wife bought me a kitchenaid grain mill. We were living in an apartment at the time so it was great because it didn't take up much space and we already had a stand mixer. I usually hit my numbers with it so I kept it all these years, even after we bought a house. The mill itself works find but the problem with it is that the ktichenaid was not made to mill 10+ pounds of grain at once. The mixer was slow and would get hot too, so factoring for breaks and actual milling the whole thing took quite some time, especially for double brew days.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago, I bought a used lathe to try some woodturning. It dawned on me that maybe, just maybe, I'd be able to use the chuck that came along with the lathe to power the grain mill. It took a bit of fiddling but this was the end result
She's 1/2 horsepower of fury and can knock out about a pound of grain in less than a minute on the lowest setting (430 RPM).
Fast forward to a few weeks ago, I bought a used lathe to try some woodturning. It dawned on me that maybe, just maybe, I'd be able to use the chuck that came along with the lathe to power the grain mill. It took a bit of fiddling but this was the end result
She's 1/2 horsepower of fury and can knock out about a pound of grain in less than a minute on the lowest setting (430 RPM).