occurred to me that either the thread or the rod diameter<br>are likely to
--- On Wed 03/03, < FountainB AT switch.aust.com > wrote:
I was going to ask onebone for a set of his fine blades, but<br>then it
any photos for the list, but, at the risk of pissing the Yanks off with
Right you are, Bruce. I'm afraid I don't do metric, and haven't yet made
at right angles to each other on a driveshaft. The vertical distance
The Onebone mixer is as simple as can be. There are two blades, mounted
inch in diameter, with 13 threads per inch.
The mounting holes in each blade are threaded with a coarse thread, 1/2
obviously, also, 1/2" X 13 thread. It would not have to be allthread--I
The driveshaft is allthread, (do you have allthread in Australia?) and,
inches. (800 milliliters?)
The driveshaft can be any length you fancy, but I'd recommend about 32
Pay attention here! This is paydirt! The blades are only 1/4 inch thick
The only "magic" about the mixer lies in the dimensioning of the blades:
need to be just a wee bit shorter than the inner diameter of the buckets
Here comes another critical dimension: Are you still with me? The blades
filing, so that they don't cut the bucket.
The corners at the ends of the blades need to be rounded by grinding or
failed cracked on the bottom near the sidewall after mixing about 800
You're probably curious, so for your information, the first bucket that
surface precisely even with the bottom of the shaft. A regular old 1/2 inch
The lower blade is located (threaded) onto the shaft with its bottom
the shaft, but if this happens, you just screw it back to the bottom and
If you don't get the jam nut tight enough, the blade may start walking up
and I drive mine with a right-angle drill called a Hole Hawg, which pulls, I
Due to the length of the blade, it takes quite a lot of torque to turn it,
fixture made from a scrap of plywood with two boards, 2x4 inch, nailed to
It is necessary to prevent the buckets from spinning as you mix. I have a
That's about it. If you have any questions, feel free to come back to me.
Regards,
Onebone
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