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Fish on---I got real lucky and found the motor and gear box on some scrap equipment here at work. (It is possible to purchase the same, but I think its very expensive, (probably from boston gear) I also got a foot switch from a member here a SB. So its hands-free. If you have the big wheel that came with it, does it have the v-groove for a drive belt? I was going to use it that way before I found the motor and gearbox.
I got square buckets in my neighbors trash they have cats and buy kitty litter in those buckets. I can get 1/week.

Vector-Yamalube box is just a box. The way I buy marine accessories. I need lots of boxes and bigger ones !!!!!
I run the rude ficht (175) and so far so good, it purrs like a kitten...always starts. This is the 4th season I've had that power plant.

Jim--I did machine the shaft on the auger, here at work on one of our lathes, the factory end is crap and not straight (parrallel) to the auger part. I reduced it slightly to fit the adaptor coupling in pic. I also had to machine a new keyway slot, had to be real careful, the auger is crappy cast iron. The coupler is 5/8" on the motor side and 3/4" on the auger side (Pretty sure about that.)

When I start to grind, I get help from my buddys I have a 6" piece of pipe that goes over the hopper, it is about 12" high. That way the squirt doesn't get all over me. AND THEY DO SQUIRT AND SPLATTER !!!!! Its actually kinda nasty, looks like an autopsy gone wrong...:laughs: :laughs: A few beers helps too !!!

So one guy feeds the hopper, one guy bags by just holding a one gallon freezer bag under the plate, and the foot switch helps alot.

FIll em and freeze em' the bait has to be thawed though, so we plan a couple of days ahead. Chuck them in there head first and bye bye !!!! Fishy hamburg out the other side.

I ground all my left overs from last season, the macks and herring from thjis year will be cut bait. I CAN"T WAIT !!!!:happy:

If I can help any of you guys to build your own I'd be happy to help in any way I can, let me know.

Anyone wanting these parts to make this can buy them on ebay (including the motor, #32 chumgrinder, ect) I picked up everthing I need to build one there exepct the coupling which I got from another on-line source that sells lots of couplings. It is on my to-do list to build a chum-station and hook it all up but there are a bunch of other things ahead of it.

Van has blazed the trail...I thought his was so cool I had to make one....I think he should write an how-to article for "The Fisherman"

I think if you do a lot of grinding you will need a better blade, they make some nice HD stainless cutters for diffierent sizes.

Van, when you grind the macks, what is the hole size do you use? Did you purchase a better blades?

Yes I purchased larger plates from
www.sausagemaker.com
they also sell the grinder.


I use 1/2" and 3/8". (1/2" mostly) so it wont clog. I shoulda bought the 3/4" I think that is the biggest.
I still might get it. I also purchase some extra blades and keep them sharp.

Main thing also is I clean and DRY it after each use, especially the plates and cutter. If they get rusty forget it the thing will be nothing but trouble.

you guys are gross:yak4:

Used to do it by hand fishing the shark tournies.... even got good enough to grind up small bluefish.... but mushy macks grind nice.... add some bunker oil to the bucket and good to go!

here's another idea.

Sweet setup--

That works too...just be careful you don't get you hands near that spinning wheel. :eek:

I didn't get the wheel with mine, just the hand crank. Anyway I'm dying to motorize it. What do I search for on e-nay (terms)? Also, how hard is it to rig it/connect it so it works properly?

Van you are the man!

Fish on: I still have the wheel that came with my grinder, you are welcome to it. (You can see the box under my bench in the pic in my cellar)

That set-up is what I was going to do b4 I found the gearbox.

I would put a cage around the belt though.

You guys have way to much time on your hands.

Wait till I come up with my steam turbine model. :eek:

Turbine model !!!:laughs: :laughs: :laughs:

Hey,,, a wood chipper would do too,,,, Eh ?????

I considering hooking up an 150 FICHT evinrude I have laying around my basement that I have no need for... I wonder how much torque that shaft can take?

:D

yes the wood chipper would work as well Van, but I was just thinking maybe I can hook up to one of the turbine here at work
seeing as that - I'M HERE ALL THE EFFIN TIME !!!! :smash:
3600 rpm - yea that's the ticket !!!

I think I need some time on the water ---- soon.
:wall:

yeah! autopsy gone wrong,,,horribly wrong.

Once Van got his muscels he passed this down ta me.

:) Anybody looking for a pully to attach to the #32 or 22 grinder can be ordered from Cabelas 2004 spring catalog page 265!!!
cost is 30.00 !!!

I have a #32 grinder which I have been using for a few years!!!

Came up with a new contraption this year!!!

Adapted a skim coat [plaster] mixer paddle and a drill to grind up the bait into chum!!!

The mixer cost about 20.00 and everybody has a drill!!!

Does a 5gal. bucket of herring in about 3-4 minutes and a little bit longer for macs, must be that the skin is tougher!!! Must have a cover for the bucket with a hole in it to keep the chum from splattering on ya!!!

Hey Van,
Great looking grinder. My girl gave me her Mothers old grinder made out of steel. I also have a 5 HP 3600 RPM gas engine laying around. How much of a mess would that make?
:D :D :D

thefishingfreak
 

Hi thefishingfreak

Just curious, but with that wheel setup of yours, does the grinder spin at a very fast rate, or do you control the motor spin some-how?

casper, the way it's set up with the small pulley on the motor and the large pulley on the grinder it spins pretty slow. i'd say about twice the speed you'd hand crank it. got plenty of power that way. this is actually the invention of a freind of mine, who put the 1/2 h.p. motor on my old mr. chummer.
once it's turned on aint no stoppin it. cept for bluefish spines.
used more for shark chum, got real big ports. about 1/2" openings.macks, herring small bluefish,,,like butter.
big blues, you gotta spine 'em.

:) I would like to see Cabelas come out with a smaler pulley!!!

the smaller the pully the faster it will go!!!;) :cool: