DIY Grain Mill

[madman960]

Awesome build and write up.

[woody]

I'm vary interested in trying to make one of these mills but what I'm not getting is how you roughed up the rollers with a concert bit. did you use the bit just like you would if you were to drill a hole or did you use the side of the bit. any elaboration on this would be great. thanks

[gwcr]

I held the bit at about a 45* angle and "walked" it back and forth across the rollers. You want some even pressure, but not anything that would make the bit want to bite and drive through. Start slow and you should get a feel for it pretty quick. I actually need to "re-rough" them up a bit before I brew this weekend as it isn't pulling the grain through as fast as I would like (this will be the first time re-roughing since I built it almost 3 years ago). I'll try to get a few pics of how I do it. Make sure to take a shop vac to it after, then run some extra grain through to make sure there aren't any metal shavings left over.

[woody]

hey thanks a lot, sounds like something I would of come up with sooner or latter I just did not know for sure and sense buying 2 pasta rollers= one grain mill I need to get it right the first time. again thanks a lot for the post.

[gwcr]

Here's the exact pasta roller I got from Joann's.

Pasta Roller

$35 minus $14 (perpetual 40% off coupon you can print from their site) = $21

If you watch their site and/or check the weekly flier, they sometimes have 50-60% off single item coupons. Unless you're getting a Victoria Mill ($50ish), you could buy 6 of these pasta rollers before you approach Barley Crusher or Monster Mill prices. There is the extra cost of your time/energy to modify and build a hopper, but depending on your level of handiness it is a pretty fun project!

[gwcr]

Also, I forgot. Run the drill on reverse when roughing up the rollers. It won't grab that way, and you can put more pressure on it. Not sure what I was thinking earlier...

[woody]

all I can say is thanks again. I found the pasta roller site and also there is a store just 16 miles from me so I will go to store first and maybe get lucky and find it there. I see there are two different ones and the cheaper one looks junky but we'll see.

[gwcr]

Whichever one you get, I would suggest removing the covers and tightening all of the internal screws, nuts, bolts. Some of mine weren't very secure when I first got it.

[woody]

hey all just found one of these mills at a local kitten store for 24$ and it look just like the one that was mentioned here so just saying, there out there and the price seams fair at the store I was at. going back after pay day and getting mine. I'll let you all know how the build go's for me when I get done.

[woody]

well just found out that my pictures are to big to post and I do not know how to get them smaller so oh well, but the mill a made yesterday works great and now its off to the LHBS to buy some more grain. it sure will be nice not having to crush it there.

[RickBeer]

Open with PAINT on any Microsoft Windows computer, and pick RESIZE. Paint is located in Accessories. You can also ROTATE any picture or CROP it.

[RickBeer]

hey all just found one of these mills at a local kitten store for 24$ and it look just like the one that was mentioned here so just saying, there out there and the price seams fair at the store I was at. going back after pay day and getting mine. I'll let you all know how the build go's for me when I get done.

I wouldn't use any mill that came from a kitten store. Kitten, and puppy mills are very bad and should be outlawed...

[LouieMacGoo]

well just found out that my pictures are to big to post and I do not know how to get them smaller so oh well, but the mill a made yesterday works great and now its off to the LHBS to buy some more grain. it sure will be nice not having to crush it there.

This might help you to be able to post your pictures! viewtopic.php?f=8&t=156&p=8888&hilit=po ... otos#p8888

[Whamolagan]

Very cool build