@@krysniemczyk9875 Hi, plumbers merchants or eBay sell by the length 👍🏻

@@SimAdz2024 Hi, the grate is mounted at the very bottom of the tall stainless tube 👍🏻

Hi, the shaft is without bearings and relies on one nylon thrust washer. If you used it heavily everyday the tinplating would wear off the shaft and rust if not treated after washing. Mine is used often and is still in good condition 👍🏻

@@GrantWyness Hey Grant, very helpful, thank you. Your info helped me place an order for a meat grinder today, and am hopeful that the 32 size will be sufficient. I like the direct drive option that you have created here. Cheers mate.

@@simonwolfe4324 Hi Simon, thanks for the feedback🍻

​@@GrantWynesslove your setup btw

@@alexanderfoster5497 hi Alex, the washer is nylon and does not deteriorate under freezing conditions…still going strong👍🏻

Thank you mate, much appreciated. 👍

@@lil-data Thank you for the kind words🥂

@@ugursenturk5860 Hi, the setup is good and still working after hundreds of grinds 🥂

Hi Ramon, I used 25g of celery powder as an experiment to see if it would inhibit green-mould growth due to our damp English weather. The batch of chorizo in the video came out perfect in otherwise imperfect conditions. I would recommend half the celery powder amount for chorizo made in warmer climates. The celery powder does become a noticeable flavour (not unpleasant) when using 25g. Your suggestion of 3g per kilo is accurate as long as the salt levels are 2 percent and above. Celery powder is not necessary at 3 percent salt, it would just add an umami background. Celery is just a nitrate substitute which traditionally was never used. Salt does a perfect job of curing when the curing conditions are ideal. I now cold smoke all my chorizo three days after making, this also inhibits bad mould. 👍🏻

Difficult

Thank you 🌻

Hi Mario, the smoke temperature stays a few degrees below ambient at all times because of wind chill factor in the short delivery/outlet pipe (ie: if your outside temperature is 20 the smoke will be 16 depending on the length of the smoke delivery/outlet pipe)

Thank you. I saw everything about it on the internet. If it is as you say, then your design is the best. I will contact you soon and let you know if this is indeed the case@@GrantWyness

what about wood chips hanging in your structure? @@GrantWyness

Hi Andrew, I don’t remember the castors exactly, but I can point you in a good direction - www.bilgroup.co.uk/product/polyurethane-cast-iron-stem-swivel-braked-castor-35mm-100kg-load/ Go to Bil castors and look at their braked swivel castors, the ones with a fixed bolt for preference. Choose a braked castor that has a loading at or above 100kg. Polyurethane tyres with cast iron wheels on ball bearing races are the bogs dollocks. The castor can be chosen to suit your height, keeping in mind a 35mm wheel (58mm total height) will be harder to push around than a 100mm total height castor, but of course the latter may take the lathe centre height above what is comfortable to use. I have used Bil castors for years and they are by far the best value available in the UK…also check out their ‘sale’ section for bargains. Have fun 👍🏻

Hi Grant thank you so much for taking the time to reply, it is greatly appreciated. Given I’m rather tall (6’ 4”) I was planning to higher the lathe anyway, so the castors will probably be enough. So I shall get 5 of them ordered. I certainly hope to have fun learning what to do!

@@andrewfitzmaurice7843 If you are running a three phase motor and want some VFD (250v - 380v) advice, I have a video on my channel that might help. 👍🏻

I will take a look, it does have a Newton Tesla inverter, but have to confess I don’t have a clue about this side of things, I just know it works from a 13 amp plug!

@@andrewfitzmaurice7843 The Newton Tesla units are good, so things should be just fine

Thank you for those kind words 👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks for words, enjoy the build👍🏻

It only needs three to get it off the ground. I give a few more so it can be pushed around like a loon to show it off

@@GrantWyness just being obtuse! I understand 😜

Keith, it’s a short, the full vid is on KZbin 👌🏻

@@GrantWyness Got it ,👍❤️

Hi Anthony, follow the link to the full video 👍🏻

​@@GrantWyness Let us know how this format works out for you

​@Hydrasam yeah it's a really dumb format, I'm for sure never going to click any links of this kind.

Kind words, thank you 👍🏻

Thank you kind Neptune!

Tin plated cast iron - the blade and disc are stainless 👍🏻

@@GrantWyness thanks for the reply. How do you manage the tin plated cast iron? Let’s say it lots it’s Tin coating (not sure if that’s even safe when it mixies into the meat) and now the cast iron oxidizes. Thanks.

Diffuser surrounded by chips, the screen is under to filter any ash etc

Violet wand

Don’t know sorry

looks to be around 60 rpm, slower than a lot of commercial grinders but good for his hand crank.

Hi, the temp was about 10 degrees C

Hi J, send me photos of the device and I will have a look. Email is on my KZbin ’about’ page.

Thank you Grant will do.@@GrantWyness

Fab comment 👍🏻 You are absolutely right, alignment should without fuss - this prototype was ugly in construction and has now been beautified.