Re: Austin Home Brew DIY grain mill 59.99
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 10:48 am
Hey Banjo, any updates on this mill? I see they still have it at the same price, so wondered if you had a chance to do any more testing.
I think it's a great deal. I mounted it on a piece of 1/2 inch ply to fit over a pail.
The gap is adjustable and the whole unit is heavy duty and seems well made. I still have to make the hopper. I think you need to be comfortable with a little DIY construction. There are no instructions about how to turn it into a usable mill. It needs to be mounted and a hopper has to be attached. The hopper is a little harder to construct.
There are four threaded holes in the base that are used to attach the mill to a table or a board. I had to make my own template to accurately drill the holes. It comes with the correct size bolts to hold the mill in place.
I'm not home for a week and can't post any pictures. I'll look for the link to the site that I used to plan my build.
I'm happy that I bought it.
Ps. In pecking this out on my iphone in car a while my wife drives so please excuse any strange spellings and words.
My 3/8 inch drill works to drive the mill but I think I will need a drill that turns more slowly. It comes with a hand crank.
I haven't used it to mill any large amount of grain so this review is not really complete but so far it looks like a winner.