[Syrupmakers] excelsior mill

[Ken Reit]

That is some good thinking JT! Your friend wouldn't by chance know where a
fella could get a piece of 30" X 10 ft to rebuild a smoker would he?

 

Ken Reitsma

 

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Were do you live? I have a friend that works on the pipeline and he says
they have piles of scrap. All different sizes. I don't think you will find
one that's an exact fit, but I could probably get one pretty close. And if
it were me this is what I would do. You can build a big forge cheaply out of
a 18 wheeler wheel rim. And us a leaf blower for the air supply. Take a
piece of pipe that's a little smaller diameter than the roller. Then split
it in half, then quarter it. It may also help to split it in eight pieces.
This would give you more weld area. Then heat it on the forge and hammer it
down on the roller to a exact fit. Since your pipe is a little smaller than
the roller when you put the pieces around the roller it will leave a gap
between each piece. This gap should be wide enough to get some weld to the
roller and also to the next plate. Then you'll have a strong attachment to
the roller but not have to use all those rods to build up. Then have it
turned on a lathe. 

Anyway, that's just what I would try.

 

J.T.

 

 

 

 

In a message dated 1/30/2008 9:37:45 P.M. Central Standard Time,
Ptrpdt at aol.com writes:

Thanks for the info. I was not sure if a roller is cast thick enough for re
grooving without taking a chance on weakening the roller enough to cause
damage when grinding cane. thought about building roller up with cast high
alloy rods and turning on a lathe but at $76 a pound for rods I can buy a
mill cheaper by the time I am done. might split a piece of pipe if i can
find the right size and weld it to the roller and groove it as last resort.

 

 

 
thanks, peter






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