new sausage mixing gadget

[dannylang]

ordered me a paint mixing paddle from amazon, get that thang in the mail today, gonna try to mix up 25 pounds of summer sausage soon. I hope this gadget works out, it will be a lot better than mixing by hand, anyone ever tried this..
dannylang

 

[BandCollector]

My son uses one when he mixes his glazes for the pottery he creates. I have used one for mixing paint when I worked my way through college working with a professional painter.

They work great for various thickness of liquids but not sure about pushing ground meats around.

I hope it works out for you. You may have to use a heavy duty drill as well.

 

[tallbm]

ordered me a paint mixing paddle from amazon, get that thang in the mail today, gonna try to mix up 25 pounds of summer sausage soon. I hope this gadget works out, it will be a lot better than mixing by hand, anyone ever tried this..
dannylang

I think you are going to love it. I use one and mine makes short work of 10-25 pounds of meat with seasoning slurry.
Clean up is a breeze, mixing is quick and even, and NO frozen hands!!!!

 

[dannylang]

got this gadget in the mail yesterday, tested it out in a 5 gallon bucket of water, looks like it will be the ticket for meat mixing.
dannylang

 

[SmokinAl]

Never thought of doing it that way, it sure sounds easy.
But for me, since I usually only make 5# of sausage at a time, the hand method works fine.
Let us know how it works for you.
Al

 

[dannylang]

I will al, ordered some eca from waltons and some cure, after it gets here I will try it out.
dannylang

 

[tallbm]

got this gadget in the mail yesterday, tested it out in a 5 gallon bucket of water, looks like it will be the ticket for meat mixing.
dannylang

The only thing to keep an eye on is that when you mix meat it will want to grab the bucket and the whole bucket will want to turn. I hold it with my feet to keep it from turning. Not an issue but just wanted to make you aware of it so wear some shoes lol.

Now I think I could take a rubber strap and two L shaped pieces of wood or metal and make a strapped foot step/petal system so I just step on them and they keep the bucket from twisting. I haven't done it and more design thought may need to go into it but that is an idea I have kicked around BUT my feet have been doing the job well enough for me not to worry about doing the mod :)

 

[dannylang]

thanks tallbm, been thinking about how I was going to keep it from twisting on me,going to try it with my feet first, then tweek it if I have to, my use your idea, if you don't mind.
dannylang

 

[archeryrob]

Did you read this thread just down the page a bit? :D https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/meat-mixer.272728/page-2

Tallbm, and I were talking about this. I had trouble with my mixer wabbling in the bucket. A little re-engineering and it doesn't wobble any more but I have to engineer a new bucket holding device as I can't keep the bucket from spinning. I got one of those moster 1/2" drill and its a horse.

 

[tallbm]

thanks tallbm, been thinking about how I was going to keep it from twisting on me,going to try it with my feet first, then tweek it if I have to, my use your idea, if you don't mind.
dannylang

Feel free to give it a shot, I don't mind!

Did you read this thread just down the page a bit? :D https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/meat-mixer.272728/page-2

Tallbm, and I were talking about this. I had trouble with my mixer wabbling in the bucket. A little re-engineering and it doesn't wobble any more but I have to engineer a new bucket holding device as I can't keep the bucket from spinning. I got one of those moster 1/2" drill and its a horse.

Yep.

So here is my rough brainstorm idea. The following items are for visualization and ideas. I'm sure some/all the following items could be substituted or found for much less or you may already have the stuff lying around :)

Take neoprene rubber straps and run around the bucket, glue them down with gorilla glue:

Put some angle iron against the side of the bucket to make some foot pedal stops:

Use a couple of NO HOOK ratchet straps to secure the foot pedal stops against the bucket so that the rubber keeps the foot pedals in place.


So now you have a simple redneck solution to keeping the bucket from spinning WIHOUT drilling holes or tearing into the bucket. Additionally the ratchet straps and foot pedal stops can be removed at any time so that the bucket can be EASILY cleaned without all that extra crap hanging off of it (minus the glued on rubber strips).

Let me know if you can come up with better and/or more elegant approaches that allow the bucket to not be drilled and allow for continued simple moving/storing/cleaning :)

 

[dannylang]

thanks tallbm, sounds like a go to me, i will come up with something.
dannylang

 

[archeryrob]

Holy shiznit Tallbm, :D Talk about some redneck engineering.

You had me with the Neoprene, although I might use a EPDM Rubber Strip. Glue it around the bucket with step through holes loops on each side. But that would probably break after a while

Or, or, ... I got another idea. I get some of those bolt anchors they use in wood working. Bolt them to the angle and start melting shreds of a cheap bucket with plastic welding in the fins they cast around the top on drywall buckets. Once its set I can unbolt the angle and really get to work setting the plastic welds good. I can destroy a scrap bucket and weld a lot of plastic around this to set it. Then extend 4" 2x2 off the angle as a leg lock post.

Thanks, now you found another adventure for me. :D

 

[tallbm]

Hahaha all good ideas guys!

I just thought of something.

Take a scrap bucket bolt foot pedals onto it. Then put/glue some thin rubber sheet on the inside of it.
Place REAL bucket inside of the scrap bucket and the rubber should keep it from turning and you can step on the scrap buckets pedals to keep the whole thing from turning.

This way the REAL bucket is never altered in any way!!! :D

 

[dannylang]

boy, you fellows keep them coming, i am going to have a bucket full of ideas....
dannylang

 

[murraysmokin]

We use a turkey deep fryer pot just because I am concerned about the plastic bucket getting scrapped off with the paddle mixer. Just make sure you have a strong enough drill once it gets sticky.

 

[tallbm]

boy, you fellows keep them coming, i am going to have a bucket full of ideas....
dannylang

Lol good one :)