Old grinder gave up on me a couple months ago. About halfway through a full day of grinding. Figured I'd built back bigger and hopefully better. Just need belts to be grinding. Will paint it and maybe buy a second grinder to run on it for edible foods.Need switch too, and will get a foot operated switch too.

Might be a good idea to design and build a pulley / belt guard for the sake of safety.

You know me Bob, I'm not very good with good ideas. Lol
But I am looking into a plexiglass shield to keep stuff off motor and idler shaft. I'll try to incorporate it it around belts and pulleys.

Yes Sir, I hope it works well for you after the bugs get worked out be careful. Many pinch points and tip hazard?
I would have probably mounted it flat. Like on a 2"x12" or better yet angle iron/ square tubing? A man needs a good grinder!!!

I've seen a lot of lure makers using this style of grinder. What is the benefit to having a grinder separate from the motor as pictured above, as opposed to something like a 1hp LEM or Cabelas grinder?

I agree it will be top heavy and prone to tip over when least expected. I think I would find a place for it to be used and pour yourself a small concrete pad with (4) protruding bolts and leave it mounted permanently then get yourself a custom tarp cover made for it to slip over. Or, if you wanted to put it away out of the weather you could unbolt it and move it a more protected spot when not in use.

No need for another grinder. Just hose it off good and you're good for your household meats

In my opinion, no gears to wear out and a much heavier duty motor. Not sure how they rate the horse power on those self contained grinders but my old "3/4" hp grinder had a motor that I could hold in the palm of my hand. Lot of difference between this 3/4 hp motor on this one and the 3/4 hp motor on my old self contained #12 grinder.

Actually not top heavy at all. I can push the top over at least 20 degrees and it comes back vertical. As far as tripping I walked around it 23 times blind folded last night. Motor hit me in the the knee 18 of the circles but could trip over the 15 " wheel it mounted on until I got too dizzy at the 22 mark. Couldn't even really even touch it without running into motor with my knee or grinder with my chest first. If I'd been sober I'm sure I could have got to 24. Ill post video when wife wakes up.

I had a very old big grinder I just sold just last year. I had a problem with the belts slipping on the pulleys when it got choked up too much. I couldn't get enough tension to fix the problem. I tried belt dressing but it didn't seem to work much.

Old "3/4hp" motor compared to new one

As I was reading this I was about to ask if there had been any intoxicants used during these laps, but that was quickly answered, hahaha.

As u will see in video I was naked too but u guys brought it on yourselves for criticizing my latest creation. Lol
Maybe part of reason wife is sleeping in this morning

https://www.harborfreight.com/14-amp-1-12-in-capacity-corded-electric-chipper-shredder-69293.html


I may buy this and try to do whole rats and quartered beaver bones and all. I saw a YouTube video where rats were run whole, then run through a second time. My biggest concerns would be how difficult this is to disassemble in order to clean clean and how thoroughly it could be cleaned.

As I was reading this I was about to ask if there had been any intoxicants used during these laps, but that was quickly answered, hahaha.[/quote]
As u will see in video I was naked too but u guys brought it on yourselves for criticizing my latest creation. Lol
Maybe part of reason wife is sleeping in this morning [/quote]


Have I told you how amazing that grinder looks?

Lol
Chopper looks nice too

Some guys run loaves of bread thru their grinders to help clean them out. I have never done that, but it may help a lot using the Italian loaves. Get some out-of-date bread at Walmart or some other local store. I take my knife and plate out but leave the auger in place, then I run a few old rags that are just big enough to rub the sides of the grinder throat and run them thru a few times. Works for me.

I soak and hand clean the knife and plates well. Keep your knife and plates sharp you will get few problems.

I don't run bone thru my units. I bought one of those stone sharpening kits on line a few years ago. They work well. Just install and turn on your grinder briefly. You get 2 stones for sharpening. One for the knife and one for the plate.

I've done it in my edible grinder, and it works good. It tends to leave about a half a pound of meat in the tube and not grind into burger when you are done. Running a little bread or a potato through pushes all that meat out and cleans most of the little chunks off pretty good.

The link was to a small wood chipper that does limbs up to 1.5 inches. discharges straight out the bottom, works nicely for putting a bucket underneath. It's electric, not gas

Right On , looks good

Be sure and update us if you get it. Doesn't look like it has much of a throat to feed carcasses through, but not too spendy if you could feed large enough chunks bone and all through it.

Might be a good idea to fashion a splash guard shield from aluminum to direct the flow down and not out so much. Just a thought

These are a few pics of the chipper at work.

I guess that gives a new meaning to the Term "Shreds".

Maybe just send a load of meat in a box thru the postal system. By the time you get it back it should look just like what's in your bucket.

HAHAHA!!! Sure does. I’m sure you can see my concern with cleaning now. It appears to be a self contained type of deal. I tried to reach out to this guy that did it and haven’t gotten a response.

THAT’S HILARIOUS about the USPS!!! Perhaps if it doesn’t get shredded enough, I can send it again but this time put ‘Fragile’ stickers on it. That should get it pulverized really well!

I would wonder how long the shreds are and how user friendly it would they be when trying to applicate a spaghetti knife or spoonful down a dirt hole without leaving too much excess where you maybe don't want it?

I’m figuring this isn’t the answer…. Might be good enough for a cheap fix for meat storage and prep… even just 1 time through, let sit and preserve when at the desired level… then come back and grind when you have time after season….

May work just fine for a not so particular Pilgrim to use. Might just go ask the wife to clear some limbs around your property. Then have her run them through your new grinder to clean it.

Did run the new grinder Friday. What difference from the old one. Kind of a game changer for me. Did about 80 lbs of liver, 5 gallons of fish, 3 gallons of mice and a gallon of otter glands.

What size grinder is that and what size holes in the plates do you like for various types of bait making?

Mine is a 1/2 hp. motor from an old furnace blower motor, size 32 grinder and I like a bigger 3/4" hole plate to get a chunkier bait. I use 1/8" hole plate that came with it for castor and grinding meats for lure type preparations. I did tighten the belt a little. lol



I like the chunks for the fish based baits I made as well.

I could see where 3/4 would be great for chunks. I've got a 1/2" plate and I believe 1/8". I grind a second time through 1/8" plate for the stuff I want a little creamier texture. #32 grinder with 3/4 hp motor

Stuff runs through the grinder a little easier with bigger holes in the plate as well.

Looks they have almost doubled in price since I bought mine, of course.

https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Steel-Meat-Grinder-Plate/dp/B01DOHECTU?th=1

They sell 1" hole plates as well now. I wish I'd see them back when I was making a lot of bait.

https://www.amazon.com/32-Sausage-R...+grinder+plate%2Cgarden%2C163&sr=1-7

Maybe even one of these... https://www.amazon.com/s?k=%2332+gr...kidney%2Cgarden%2C127&ref=nb_sb_noss

ADC I like the no frills belt tensioning method using the mallet handle. You have it down to a science.

Thanks Bob. Suppose I could patent that?

You could probably sell that info to someone who would never have thought of that technique.

I could call it a safety feature so it'll stop pulling you in before you get down to your shoulder. lol

Does anyone know of a place to buy a new #32 with the pulley? The one I use I got from Northern Tools but they have been discontinued and I've looked elsewhere with no luck. I'e had a couple people ask me.

My tensioner was made from garage door parts I bought at a hardware store. There is a nut and washer under the axle piece too. I bought a commercial grade grinder at cabelas for food. After grinding and cleaning I wipe everything down with olive oil. It gets sticky after awhile but no rust. Wipe it all down again with fresh olive oil, wipe it off and works great.

Danny

You happy with the speed of your running directly off the motor? I geared mine down to somewhere around 140 rpm if my calculations are correct

Yes. I put the smallest pulley I could find on the motor. No idea what the rpms are.