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ball mill link

updated mon 7 jun 10

 

John Post on sat 5 jun 10


An interesting ball mill made with wood gears and a 5 gallon plastic
bucket can be seen here...

http://woodgears.ca/reader/ball_mill.html

John Post
Sterling Heights, Michigan

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Steve Mills on sun 6 jun 10


I made my Ball Mill frame out of wood, and used a pair of redundant rubber
covered Wringer rollers sitting in of-the-shelf bearings, driven by a simpl=
e
belt drive to sit the Mill Jar on. Tension is applied by mounting the motor
on hinges and using its weight to keep the belt tight.

Steve M



On 5 June 2010 19:13, John Post wrote:

> An interesting ball mill made with wood gears and a 5 gallon plastic
> bucket can be seen here...
>
> http://woodgears.ca/reader/ball_mill.html
>
> John Post
> Sterling Heights, Michigan
>
> :: cone 6 glaze website :: http://www.johnpost.us
> :: elementary art website :: http://www.wemakeart.org
> :: youtube channel :: http://www.youtube.com/user/MrPostArtTeacher
>



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