Stuffers in compairson

[rexlan]

Yea ... I thought the metal shavings was a bit of a stretch .... but the remainder rings pretty true.  I have a set of the nylon gears and they are A-OK ... Waltons for $10

 

[diggingdogfarm]

If metal gears are shedding shavings or locking up, then they're not designed and machined properly, It's not the fault of the metal.
I've never heard a single complaint such as that.
I think that they're making up some imaginary problems that don't exist just to justify their plastic gears.


~Martin

 

[rexlan]

Ah ... there you go with "plastic" ... they are not plastic.

The Northern Tool, Grizzly and others that come with non-metal gears are in fact a brittle hard plastic and they break quite easily if there is the slightest flaw, which most will have.  The length of the crank arm can put quite a force on the little shaft and the right amount will make it fail ... mine did.

However, the gear set from Walton's looks to be a nylon material like Delrin and actually won't fail as easily as a metal gear.  In fact, I am not sure you can break it at all.

I personally think the metal gear business is hype and for an extra $10 the problem is easily solved making the customer $50 ahead of the game when compared to the LEM. 

I could also be totally wrong too! 

 

[fpnmf]

REXLAN sez

The Northern Tool, Grizzly and others that come with non-metal gears are in fact a brittle hard plastic and they break quite easily 

You have some sorta cite for this comment?????

My NT 5 pound stuffer had nylon gears...

 

[diggingdogfarm]

Rexlan,
I'm confused.
You posted information about SausageMaker's plastic gears (Lubricomp and Nylon are both plastics) yet you say that you ordered gears from Walton's.
How does this all fit together?

I believe that the gears on the Grizzly may also be nylon!?

What stuffer do you have?


~Martin

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Shavings from metal gears? That's a new one!!!

A post from Chuckwagon "The great pretender and leader of the extremely gullible"???? LMAO!!!!!

The emperor wears no clothes!!!



~Martin

Martin

So true

 

[rexlan]

@Martin ........  Semantics I suppose - I have a Grizzly ($80) and those original gears (and the warranty replacements) are a hard brittle plastic.   Broke them (the shaft broke in half) and I ordered a set from Walton's for $9.95.  Those are a nylon "type" material and I do not think I can break them (reasonably).  I have only seen the SM gears in the picture but did not need to give them $25 for the $10 set of gears ...

I posted the other information as a FYI .... it was not MY information and it may be total BS ... I found it on another forum and thought it to be of interest.  Seems you folks know more about it than meets the eye ....

I also understand that no meat grinders are made in the USA today (including LEM - gasp) and several have changed from the "metal gear" hysteria and gone to a Delrin gear instead.  The results seem to say that these gears seldom fail like the metal gears do, run much smother and a lot quieter, not than noise is an issue.  Your mileage may vary however.

So all, this discussion on the gears and I did not even get a nod (other than Joe) about my mixing question ... suspicious  .... maybe a conspiracy .... shameful.

@fpnmf ... I stand corrected and made an overly broad statement with a flawed assumption.  My apologies.

 

[diggingdogfarm]

So all, this discussion on the gears and I did not even get a nod (other than Joe) about my mixing question ... suspicious  .... maybe a conspiracy .... shameful.

What are you talking about?


~Martin

 

[fpnmf]

What are you talking about?


~Martin

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/137079/questions-about-mixing

 

[diggingdogfarm]

Yeah, I saw the thread, the suspicious shameful conspiracy is what I was asking about???



~Martin

 

[kathrynn]

 

[kathrynn]

GUESS WHAT IS HERE!!!!  Already!

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• kathrynn
• Mar 1, 2013
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[junkcollector]

GUESS WHAT IS HERE!!!!  Already!

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• kathrynn
• Mar 1, 2013
• 1

well, i was going to say a case of vodka and 2 gallons of OJ, but the picture just wouldn't match my description...

 congratulations on the new additions. look forward to seeing your results. 

 

[diggingdogfarm]

Cool!!

Watch those metal gears!!! LOL

~Martin

 

[themule69]

i see lots of sausage in your future. a good stuffer is my next toy.

happy smoken.

david

 

[kathrynn]

I will make sure everything works great!  Thanks Martin! 

I have a meat grinder....scales....and now this!  Yipeeeee! Thanks David!

JC.....Vodka would be fine too!  Wanna send me some!  

Kat

 

[junkcollector]

I will make sure everything works great!  Thanks Martin! 

I have a meat grinder....scales....and now this!  Yipeeeee! Thanks David!

JC.....Vodka would be fine too!  Wanna send me some!  

Kat

haha, if i had a extra bottle, i'd do it. just opened my last bottle, aged 12 years at least, bought it in Ukraine when i was over there back in 2000, been saving it for a good day. well that day came last week. i'll see what i can do bout bringing back some rum from the philippines next month though. 

 

[kathrynn]

Coolness!!!!!  Thanks JC!  

 

[rexlan]

Now all you need is this new mixer and your good to go.

$90 shipped to you and just for you. 

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/135891/fs-weston-15-meat-mixer-new

 

[stovebolt]

I will make sure everything works great!  Thanks Martin! 

I have a meat grinder....scales....and now this!  Yipeeeee! Thanks David!

JC.....Vodka would be fine too!  Wanna send me some!  

Kat

Kat, what scales did you get? I'm looking now.

Chuck