Smoothie maker motor application..

[mcgrath]

Have a smoothie maker that leaks from the jug so has sat in a press forever. Good powerful motor on it. Can anyone think of a use for it before I dump it?
Would like a good motor for my grain mill, but this turns too fast.
Any ideas welcome!!

[imark]

Belt drive to slow down the effective rpm of the mill?

[LordEoin]

I have the exact same thing taking up room in my kitchen and I was thinking of maybe turning it into an apple scratter

[mcgrath]

Belt drive to slow down the effective rpm of the mill?

Hadn't thought of belt. Was overcomplicating in my head thinking of a gearbox. I'll see what parts are available online.. Cheers!

[Drum]

What about using a bicycle chain and sprockets? Might be a bit heavy for the motor but an old bike is easy enough to find and something like a mountain bike will have a few different sized sprockets so you can play around with the gear ratio to find what works for the mill

[mcgrath]

Good  idea. Could break the chain to suit also.
Possibly get a chainguard too..

[DEMPSEY]

You can get plastic sprockets and chain from a model shop supplier.

[mcgrath]

You can get plastic sprockets and chain from a model shop supplier.

Got the name of one?

[Kevco5]

Direct drive, use a variable resistor of some sort!

[mcgrath]

Direct drive, use a variable resistor of some sort!

now that you mention it I bought a 220V regulator that I meant to use on my boiler.. that might do it.. I have a new project for tomorrow
Cheers for the inspiration..

[pob]

Here's a link to a motorised mill project

https://byo.com/stories/issue/item/1166-motorize-your-grain-mill-projects

Looks like they're using the gear wheel similar to one on the back of a washing machine/tumble dryer, connected onto the mill crank arm. Down to the WEEE recycle for a bit of recycling then.

Their prices of approx $20 for the two sheaves (= belt wheel?) & belt seem reasonable.