Recent content by jiarby

Ding Dong! It's the UPS man with a package from Lima Ohio, the home of "Metal Coating Company".  To increase the W.A.F. (Wife Approval Factor) I sent the grinder off to get re-tinned.  The worm gear, the body, and the ring on the end that holds the knife & grinding plate. Everything else...

So far I have the frame and the motor done (just cosmetic clean up and paint). The switch is half done. The cart had some bad casters so I removed them and bolted the whole thing on a mini furniture dolly from Northern Tools. Not the prettiest but very convenient. I have been cleaning up the...

Craiglist Buffalo Chopper, usually pretty expensive...  but that is what they use to emulsify meat.  A Robo-Coupe could do small batches.  

I have a backyard full of these things... how can I get one to jump into my meat grinder!??

I bought some 100 grit emery cloth sandpaper sheets for the rough rust removal.. And some various grits of silicone carbide sandpaper (220, 500, 1000, 1200 grit) for to really get them right. I will tape these down on a granite topped patio coffee table and then to the "karate kid thing"...

I have disassembled everything, sandblasted the frame, gears and pulleys.. painted everything, put on new casters, cleaned up the grinder. Replaces all the rusty nuts and bolts that hold everything together. Fixed a couple welds on the cart frame, and straightened the welded on motor hinges, so...

It also came with these: two aluminum stuffing horns, a bunch of blades and various plates, and a push rod.   

There is a thumb nut on the larger gear wheel, then it comes off and you can pull out the auger. 

Hey guys... A buddy of mine has gotten me interested in sausage making so I jumped at this item I found on OfferUp (a kind of phone app for selling stuff locally like on craigslist) Looks like it's some old home made meat grinding rig with a big motor, a bunch of gears and pulleys, all on a...