Questions/problems with regrinding burger.

[larkinjr]

Find out anything?

 

[alaskanhunter]

I was able to order a spare auger and I have that in hand, this way I will be able to do a side by side comparison of the clearance factor when I am done.

This will be a project for after the holidays, hunting season is over so no rush at this point. I will try and update this thread after I have the chance to play with this again.

 

[daveomak]

 

[wbco]

Any luck with the modified auger? I picked up a Chicago hardware #32 stainless steel (horrible quality but only $35) grinder off of craigslist which I was going to motorize, but it has a ton of clearance between the auger and the housing where my old #32 enterprise is pretty tight. I was thinking about doing the same modification to the Chicago Hardware unit along with adding a bronze busing in back to replace the nylon insert. I'm not sure if the stainless is worth the trouble. 

 

[ab canuck]

Curious to know if you have the issue resolved. Did you get your spare auger from cabelas? I have an LEM big bite. I notice on the second grind it is slower and sometimes we have to push out on the plunger and then it starts again. I our case it almost seems like it loads to the back and if its to much meat it gets locked up with air. So we started forming the meat to drop down the tube with one hand while running the second grind. It actually goes by very quick as long as we are not trying to forece the burger in. And Thx to the tutorial posted I a going to sharpen equipment as well.

 

[alaskanhunter]

My buddy that has the machine turning equipment has the auger but has been out of town. Maybe in the next month or two we'll get the new auger built up and ready to go.

I could not order the auger from Cabela's, I had to order it from the manufacture of the grinder. I tried a few different ways of feeding the second grind and the only way I found to work effectively was the low clearance plunger I made to push it though with. Sharpening the blades did make a noticeable different too.