Anyone used a washing machine motor to power a grain mill

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Permalink Reply by Ralph on May 14, 2013 at 7:33pm

I haven't... but I do have a spare washing machine sitting here if you want it!

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Permalink Reply by Hamish Jones on May 14, 2013 at 9:40pm

thank for the offer but a mate who's a little bit country has already got one out for me out of his shed full of washing machines, so will start building my mill stand this weekend and give it a go, just got to work out pulley sizes to get it running at 200rpm which will be some fun

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Permalink Reply by Scott H on May 16, 2013 at 8:20pm

Could just use a Varible Speed drive. (Motorcontroller) maybe if you know some industrial sparkys they may have something lying around.......

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Permalink Reply by Hamish Jones on May 17, 2013 at 9:09am

I will have a look at that but I think I may have scored a 1/2HP electric motor with about the right size pulleys, now all I need is a stainless table thingy to mount it all on

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