Hello Everyone,
I purchased some cheap ($6 ea.) used 55-gallon plastic barrels that
contained commercial diswashing detergent to build a papercrete mixer
and want to have the mixing blade come up through the bottom of the
mixer.
I want to build a platform similar to what Mike McCain has in his
1997 "Introduction to Fibercrete" video from DirtCheapBuilder.com.
McCain used a gasoline engine with a horizontal shaft that ran under
the platform to a 90-degree angle drive that powered an edger blade
in the bottom of the plastic barrel. I initally want to substitue
the gas engine with a 2HP electric motor.
Are there any suggestions for some off-the-shelf parts to connect to
the electric motor or possibly used auto or farming equipment?
I've seen some small drive shafts for post hole digging machines
online a the Tractor and Supply Co. website (www.mytscstore.com) that
I think will work. But I'm not sure what use to connect the shaft to
at the bottom of the barrel.
Just a friendly note here... I'm really surprised as a group we
haven't come up with a set of "uniformed" plans where a person could
purchase off the shelf parts or used parts to make a 55-gallon drum
mixer. This way all the papercrete newbies could quickly get their
hands wet making slurry rather than trying to figure all the
technical aspects of building a mixer.
As a group project, I would like to suggest we formulate a uniformed
55-gallon mixer plan and parts list and post it to the files section
of this newsgroup.
Mark in Oklahoma City
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