G'Day Guy's,
About a month ago found out I could of got a ton of apples for $160 :scared-eek: and one does need a mill for when these offers come around again me thinks :think:
Now as the cost the S.S to make this 100% S.S will cost close to a bomb :scared-eek:
So my thoughts are to use some 3mm S.S plate and roll the inner ring to suit some thick wall metal pipe, then for the side plates line it again 3mm S.S plate. Now for the hammer part 100x10mm S.S flat bar can be used as the hammers where the central block to hold the hammers will be made from S.S scrap and mig welded up with a SS keyed bush.
The main drive shaft as it won't be in contact with the media can be made from bright bar and thinking on using a pair of tapered bearings as the correct end float be set so the bearing last the life of the machine.
I do have some 280mm pipe here and a heap of 6mm plate here at home I can take into work to cut and it is amazing what a bottle of my AG produced for that 180mm screen so getting the S.S rolled I reckon will last the life of the bottle :laughing-rolling:
Now as we do have a enginear and a life child who does it's own thing I may have to draw up a sketch and pass it by them to see what reaction I get :laughing-rolling: Now my usual way of rolling is just think of the design and go and make it :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:
Different output screens can be made to suit the media and my thought's are a 20 kg sack of corn should be in well under a minute :laughing-rolling: where a ton of apples maybe an hour or more if a 30 micron SS screen is placed on. :laughing-rolling:
I do think 15 to 20 HP will be need to run this pump at say 350 to 400 rpm and a free engine from work can run it. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Cheers Bryan