Homemade Meat Grinder

[Beertooth]

I am thinking about building one of these.

Between a buddy & myself, I think we can do it for next to nothing.

http://www.sausagemania.com/grinder.html

What do you think?
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[ckone]

do it.
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[Kevin P]

Looks like it might be a fun project, but...

...personally, I'd rather not have a big pulley belt & rotating wheel inches from my arm with a wide mouth grinder just below. Using a modern meat grinder is in itself somewhat risky endeavor. Using a mechanism that appears more at home at a victorian-era meat factory isnt my idea of 'safe.'

I would rather invest in a high-quality modern electric grinder.

-Kevin

[Awning Guy]

No Balls, No Glory. I would save the beer drinking for the stuffing part.
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[Beertooth]

Oh trust me, the first thing I thought of was safety. The place I work for has been shoving it down our throats by the fist full. Lock out tag out, guarding, PPE, etc.

Not saying it's a bad thing. I like to go home at the end of the day with all of my parts.

I just thought it will be fun to build (for almost free) & use until I can afford to get a nice one.

Awning Guy - Exactly!
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Camp Chef Pro90 Stove w/ Griddle
1985 22" Weber Kettle
CharGriller
18.5" WSM (Stoked)
22.5" WSM
85 Gallon UDS
Weber Smokey Joe/Mini WSM
Cast Iron Cookware
24" Disc Cooker
Masterbuilt 40" Electric
Char-Griller Akorn

[PaleAle]

Why not use a gear motor similar to this https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?item=5-1074&catname=electric

I use one to power my grain mill for homebrewing

[wyrman]

I just saw this post Beertooth. I have a 5lb stuffer with plastic gears and it works just fine, however, I have replaced it with an 11lb water stuffer made by a guy in Montana. MUCH better stuffer! I built a control system for it with a foot petal so it's hands free except for handling the casings.
I meant to post this in the stuffer thread. oopps

[Canadian Bacon]

Robert I have seen a lot of home made grinders ...some good ,some real bad.....That big pulley can get a little scary....home made is heavy,hard to clean if yo don't make the grinder detachable from the unit.You have to make sure its geared for the right speed,not to slow,not to fast.
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[morick]

I bought this setup, works great. I think its a #22 grinder ( )

Old washing machine parts i was told was used to make this.
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[Harry Nutczak]

adding a motor to a manual grinder is an accident waiting to happen if you do not extend the feed throat so it is too deep so your finger cannot reach the worm.

Some of the best sausage makers I knew, couldn't count to ten without taking off a shoe, or unzipping their pants.
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[Kurt_W]

we have a very old #32 hand-crank convered to electric using an antique 3/4hp motor... damn thing weighs 80lbs.
thankfully we bone-out on one day then season and grind on a later day... usually in the morning... stuff after lunch and smoke last. the grinding is over before too many drinks are had.
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[animal]

Put guarding on the belts and sheaves, cover all rotating shafts, all it takes is once. I have seen an arm removed by a lathe with an air hose that got stuck in the chuck.
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[RodinBangkok]

[Beertooth]

Okay, whatever you do, don't go searching Google Images for "meat grinder accident" right after breakfast.
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Camp Chef Pro90 Stove w/ Griddle
1985 22" Weber Kettle
CharGriller
18.5" WSM (Stoked)
22.5" WSM
85 Gallon UDS
Weber Smokey Joe/Mini WSM
Cast Iron Cookware
24" Disc Cooker
Masterbuilt 40" Electric
Char-Griller Akorn

[Raymond]

Here is photo of my homemade grinder, similar to the grinder from www.sausagemania.com.



It is a grinding beast, it takes a lot to keep it fed, . It is geared to turn about 81 rpm's. Cover is being made for the belt location and a meat tray is being made for the top of the grinder with an opening of 3" in diameter to drop in meat and to allow the plunger to push the meat. Hands and fingers will be safe. No kids allowed when I grind meat.

Raymond
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[Canadian Bacon]

Raymond...I bet that that rig does grind like crazy........but I have to say with all those moving parts out in the open with no guards on them ....you really got to be on your "A Game" when working around that grinder.......as Harry mentioned here already......can you still count to 10 using your fingers.
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30 " Electric Masterbuilt(Digital)
Large BGE
Napoleon Legend Gasser
20"& 26" Discada
Two of the fastest Thermapens ever made ... Black& Blue
LIAR #25

[Raymond]

[Harry Nutczak]

that is a sweet looking set up, I considered doing a similar rig and adding a throat extender, but I could only find #32 grinders with plastic bushings for the worm, does yours have brass bushings or something other than plastic on the PTO end?
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