Making an Auger (feed conveyor) from Washers ...and mathematics!

Here is the link to the spreadsheet I wrote to do the calculations (no signup required): / 41672326
The pitch of the screw and circumference of the circle on the diameter make two sides of a right-angled triangle. Solving the hypotenuse with Pythagoras gives the the length of the helical path at this diameter, knowing the ratio of the inner and outer diameters allows you to calculate the radii of the annular ring that fits both helical paths.

[@joelongstaff7601]

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[@kevcat8655]

It's so generous of you to share the spreadsheet. You are clearly a good man.

[@kammer007]

These calculators are all over the internet for calculating the flighting for screw augers yet they don’t match your results. Obviously yours is correct. Excellent video! Thanks.

[@AndysMachines]

Yes, I don't know why, but the one I used originally didn't seem to give the correct results and I also could not figure out how they'd arrived at the formula they used.

[@davisonnyatinyirenda4626]

Simple and straight to the point. Well done sir. I need to produce conveyors for my project. With this video am almost there. Thanks alot.

[@impresiones3dreciclandodep901]

Excelente video, gracias por mostranos tu gran ingenio y ayudarnos con tus magnificas ideas.

[@joels7605]

Great work, and sharing the spreadsheet like a boss. Well done, sir.

[@MostlyPosative-nj5ex]

I made one years ago. I didn’t know the math and I couldn’t even find it probably due to the words I Googled. I bought big washers from the hardware store, cut them and welded a few together. I then stretched them out and tried different round stock to find what fit. After that I drilled out the washers inner diameter larger to use a larger rod in the center. I then sanded down the outside until it fit into the pipe. 2 different approaches with the same results.

[@omarpopioco9997]

Great self taught method! very scaleable. Thanks for researching and developing this

[@bhimagouda9]

Namaskaram Dear sir, this video shaved me from confusion and faulty formulation as well as resources with time in R&D work. your spreadsheet is so precise, effortlessly we can find the exact OD & ID of the washers to make augers (screw bush). Thank you for your initiatives to this video and spreadsheet broadcasting.🙏

[@hpevans9041]

Very ingenious, like the way you rotated the auger while welding it.

[@LeadSkillets]

That OD interrupted cut gave me chills knowing what that's doing to the cutter. At least it can be resharpened.

[@AndysMachines]

Yes, that's why I still often use HSS tooling over carbide.

[@radriand]

Excellent video thank you, a slightly different take on a screw conveyor. We often make them from a single piece of thin flat bar put in an appropriate round tube. One end of the flat bar is clamped in a vise and the other end twisted with a monkey wrench. The tubing helps keep it linear as you twist. The end result does not have the center spindle and hubs or stub shafts need to be welded on, but it works very well for granular delivery or chip conveyance.

[@Toolmamon]

I love your work and calculations!! Thank you!

[@georgestyer2153]

Really good info, well presented with a real professional voice. Thank You

[@Alatinu]

¡ Genios, Thankyou VM !. I was breaking muy head many times to make something like this !. Health for you and your people. Greeting from Córdoba, Argentina

[@garymucher9590]

Nice idea and project. Thanks for posting this. Thumbs Up!

[@sparkyy0007]

Awesome Spreadsheet Andy, I used it several times now for different sizes and it works great. But I think I'm gonna send you a step drill for Christmas...lol

[@jonathansimmonds5784]

I'm just over the moon to hear a middle class English accent on YT!

[@ibot_log]

Thank you for your spreadsheet sir 🙏.

You are a génius man !!! I realy look for that since years ! Thank you very much !

[@mraos2161]

Very useful information. Thank you for sharing the worksheet. It will be very useful.

[@billyeast6819]

Your formula works great! I made a meat grinder , 5 hp motor. great for sausage making. Thank you sir!

[@wasmuthfamilylagottos5862]

Great Video!.... and the spread sheet is fantastic. I used it calculate ID and OD to help manufacture a wood chip auger in a mill.

[@yoman2854]

Cool. You should donate the guy a tip if you made money from that!

[@ing.pedromartinezmartinez9117]

Thank you for sharing. Last aplication that I saw, was in one of my coffe machines (Sugar dispenser).

[@charliebecker2216]

Not sure what I did but ur pretty smart, and talented. A lathe and tig welder pretty talented.

[@benmail128]

Nicely done! This will help me on my next project, Thank you for sharing!

[@Rolo-Tony]

Jesus christ dude YOU CREATED YOUR OWN FORMULA blew my fucking mind. I am glad I have stumbled into this gem of a channel

[@wanalee4423]

thank you so much, with clear explaination & worksheet the best

[@johnswimcat]

Just what I needed. I am making a briquette press. Thank you

[@CMZneu]

Great video man! the information is very much appreciated.

[@sebastianrotzinger9888]

Super helpfull!!! thanks for making it available for everyone. Cheers!

[@TheJoJoJesus]

Sweet! I've been thinking about this for a long time, for an Arduino cat feeder. When I get the time this winter, I'll definitely give it a go. Thank you so much for the nice video, easy explanation and Excel program. Great job. Subscribed!

[@AndysMachines]

I think that would be a perfect application for something like this, and also the sort of project arduinos were made for! Good luck!

[@letmeshowyou4655]

Andy what program does the calculator work in? Ive viewed the file but none of the fields are editable@@AndysMachines

[@beekerfkirina8130]

Thank you so much, you've just saved my life

[@chanwhun2954]

Thank you so much, I'll use your spreadsheet for my thesis

[@robertomerced1184]

Excellent job , congratulations .

[@prashantjoshi849]

100 percent genius idea, thanks for sharing .... 👍

[@alexandredeoliveiraarruda4725]

Great solution! Thank you!!!

[@brianmufambirwi9164]

Thanks so much for the post. Very handy

[@gorentlamanoharmanohar1779]

Great job.... perfect tutorial.. 🙏

[@swikbymirtahaali]

Awesome friend. Great work. One day I will try this also.

[@pablodiego5714]

Thank you very much for you Knowledge from south america.

[@jeetsaini143]

Great sir specially for your sheet. Thanks.

[@kaden56]

The intelligence is strong with this guy.

[@md-ky1ee]

Thank you much, was what I was looking

[@MrYeshwanthln]

Master class ! Thanks for sharing

[@Kane-ib5sn]

i was thinking the same thing; god-bless this man's soul, for torturing himself for everyone to follow.

[@bernardsamulele9232]

Thanks alot, you are a blessing

[@subodhupadhye69]

You saved my 15000 INR, Thank you

[@rbadlon613]

Very informative! Thnx for sharing!

[@charlesblack7989]

Hypnotic labour. Great. Thanks.

[@FAUZIAKBAR89]

Pembuatan convayer. Waw bagus ni cara mengerjakan nya. 👍👍👍🤝 My prom indonesia 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩

[@spaus65]

thanks very much, worked perfectly.

[@fouerdien7442]

Thank you

[@makaseshaphani9532]

Simply understaning method 👌👍 Super

[@sethtchristensen]

Awesome. Just a note from a farmer: the flighting on auger screws are rarely seam welded the length of the helix. More commonly I see a weld stitch once per turn of the helix. Good work anyway.

[@fernandocortes5702]

Tiene fundamento , es para evitar deformar el eje por deformación térmica

[@hamdigokce1626]

Well done sir thanks for sharing 🤘

[@allangee]

Wish I could give this multiple thumbs up. Awesome!

[@AndysMachines]

Glad you liked it!

[@juanserafini9945]

Very useful information. Thank you for sharing the worksheet.

[@sandeepjagwan]

Awesome idea👌

[@tarekghanem4322]

thank you for this lecture

[@Philti1]

Thanks for sharing the excel spreadsheet link Andy. I have subscribed and will view your channel with interest, who knows, I may become a patron :-)

[@supersherpa2011]

Thanks a ton for this, really helped me out in a time of need :D

[@AndysMachines]

Glad it helped!

[@supersherpa2011]

@@AndysMachines One quick question, your formula is the ID+R and OD+R or it's something different?

[@AndysMachines]

@@supersherpa2011 It's just the ID of the helix (diameter of the rod it will fit on) and the OD of the helix (total outer diameter) and the pitch determines how much it is stretched out.

[@fabtechenginiiers7760]

GREAT JOB

[@gerryroberts458]

Amazing !!!!. Great job men.......

[@Tripolite]

Thank you!

[@wickedprotos1937]

Well done!!!!

[@Critical_Path]

Excellent video and cool idea. Encyclopedia Britannica didn't come through for you, so you made your own formula... Fantastic. Also, what is the music in the video?? Great choices

[@Tricicletas1]

Beautiful

[@Loojjang]

Best of Best! Thanks!!!

[@BLECHHAUS]

and learned something useful again. Thank you & abo for you

[@dahrafs9798]

thank you

[@malti2104]

thanks for that just what i needed excellent work dude

[@dannywilsher4165]

I made one of these augers and drilled a water well with it. I used a 1/2 inch drill to turn it to a depth of over 30 feet...

[@AndysMachines]

I always wondered how hard this would be. Unfortunately where I am you need to drill to 200 feet to hit the water table.

[@dannywilsher4165]

@@AndysMachines That depth would definitely present more challenges for sure. I used 3/4 pipe and had to screw it together and unscrew it many times as I was extracting the dirt out of the hole...

[@oilscience9808]

Excellent video.

[@AndysMachines]

Thanks!

[@sternofashion7614]

Good job mate

[@JulianMakes]

Wow, this is amazing too! I never realised this would work, lovely fit too

[@jesusbaldomeromenchacarang5264]

I love math 😁😁😁 thanks for sharing!!!

[@giambattistapeviani3004]

well done!

[@sengaanthal3503]

Nice idea

[@harikristianto]

Thanks very much sir, its very useful

[@NikosArgentinos-jx6jb]

Very nice video keep going the good work

[@Svendus]

Thank You for sheering most helpfull

[@andreklarenbeek369]

Fantastic !!

[@akshaymalvi]

❤. Thanks for technical details. ❤

[@omarpopioco9997]

What was your method for stretching the helix evenly? I'm having a tough time with gr8 washers. Thanks!

[@jolharry376]

Thanks from vietnam

[@christoperantony659]

Thanks a lot

[@Irfantruckvloger]

Amazing

[@GypsyHunter232UK]

Excellent

[@visamishra4009]

Nice video

[@hektorccs]

Tanks, GODBless!

[@user-ei8gw2et8g]

good idea Thank

[@BrennanAitkenGantz]

Brilliant

[@mohammdsobuj635]

thanks for video

[@yudirustandi7429]

Terima kasih ilmu yang bermanfaat 👍👍👍

[@sofiasantizo5918]

Felicitaciones buen trabajo

[@Artines999]

♥.♥ Cool share, thanks respect man... It can also be used as a worm gear.

[@riksonmsianturi5672]

Thanks bro..i will try yours..

[@mohammedfouad7660]

Thank you 😊

[@ericore67]

Très bonne vidéo Merci