Adding a Motor to the Country Living Grain Mill

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[tinacrapson]

Wow....What an absolute blessing it is to have such skill resident in your home! I want to put a motor on my Country Living mill as well, but still am unclear as to how he did it. BTW, I really appreciate the OCD part of painting the motor....I would have done the same ( even down to the label!) You guys are an awesome team...Thanks for the videos 😁

[lindaspade]

What a time saver that motor will be. A grain mill is on my list of things I want, but I have sticker shock every time I think I need to buy one. Haha If I would have purchased one 15 years ago, when I was first thinking about it, it would have paid for itself a couple times over.

[avonleanne]

MR Rain!! you ROCK!! nice job and love the paint!!! looks so pretty! now Heidi is gonna need a new arm workout tool! LOL!

[rabwoody]

Well done lovely clean well thought out job leading to your finished goal, I'm a bit of a bodger so it's relaxing to see time and effort put to good affect mechanically with an athetically pleasing appearance.. my finished jobs work but look like they shouldn't. Amen to that brother.

[TeeFlory]

Thank you Pat! I love your teaching style, you are so easy to understand. I love watching your videos😊 Beautiful, looks more like decor not a machine. Love and prayers❤

[NotSoCrazyNinja]

I honestly believe that as people get older, if they slow down, they will slow down faster than if they "keep at it". I've seen it time and again where people go downhill fast after they retire. I know a guy who, in his 80s, is still working 50-60 hours a week doing hard labor. He works harder than I'm able to and is twice my age. The way he gets around, I bet he will continue working until he's 100.

[yankey]

Nice brother Looks good. Love the paint you picked out.

[shadesofgreen]

Awesome job fella !! That will save time and arm power lol !! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences with us !! Take care and God bless

[timmcwilliams]

Nice job! Thanks for video, I had just ordered my parts yesterday, same revs on motor. If my calculations are right well be at around 220 rpm at grinder, so I am going to wire in a variable speed control, they are hard on this type of motor but i dont think it will actually run enough to matter and if is a problem I will just run it at full power.

[bobhomestead]

Great work Mr Rain. Thanks for sharing.

[nancytye]

Awesome! Saving my pennies for one like that!

[paddlepower]

FYI, at 13:26 I can see the specs of the motor: 1/4 HP, 1750 RPM.
So, for a motor that has different RPM, divide the RPM of the motor by desired RPM of the grain mill wheel. Take that number "x" and find a pulley wheel that's 1/x the size of the grain mill pulley wheel
For the 1750 RPM motor in this video, if you want the grain mill to turn at 175 you find a pulley that's about 1/10 the diameter of the wheel that the crank is mounted on.

[johnmititi]

I appreciate how you have motorized your mill. what are the measurements of our motor pulley? OR, if you have a link where I can buy it, I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

[lisabooker]

Pat (AKA "Dad" when y'all finally sign my adoption papers! 😂) you're a daggum GENIUS!! Heidi (yup...AKA "Mom" 😂) is one lucky lady! Now for the love of Pete...CAN I BE YOUR LUCKY 😂😂😂😂😂😂💜🤗💜🤗💜🤗💜🤗💜🤗
You two really are amazing. Love, hugs and blessings always, Lisa

[giselelavallee]

Thank you for getting back to us. What is the size of your pulley?

[trollforge]

Gives her exercise for swinging that cast iron skillet. ;)

[giselelavallee]

We are setting up the same Country Living and want to add the motor to it. We would like to know what is the the size of the pulley on the motor? What is your estimated R.P.M.? It is recommended to be at 60 R.P.M. Does the flour make everything dusty while in operation, do we need to make sure it is covered while operating? We love your video’s an appreciate the work you do!!! We have learned so much. God bless you both! Message from Canada!

[kathleenzimmerman]

Another FINE JOB, WELL DONE!!! You take SUCH good care of your wifey!!! SO NICE to see!!! Q: Did you just luck out, or how did you manage to get both fly wheels to accept the same size belt? Did I use the wrong terminology? I THINK they're called "fly wheels", right? LOL That's what happens when you get old :/ (Heidi ... ANY suggestions along the lines of what to use for short term memory loss would be helpful =))
Love & prayers <3 <3 <3

[gustavo]

Gostei muito 👍👍👍👍 tem vídeo novo no canal

[ramonalvarado]

Where is the link for the motor my friends ?