Recent content by hawaiibrewer

Looks like a nice system with the temp controller and all...I'm still an old school brewer that monitors my gas fired system with thermometers. My typical brew size is 13 gals using an old keg as the kettle.

I've been using my grain mill now for a few months...probably ground 100 lbs thru it so far with no problems or over heating. I do find it better to start the mill before I load too much in the hopper. Once it's running, I can fill the hopper full. The pulleys I used do a good job of...

Aloha and thank s for the info. The 20uf capacitor seems to start the motor and pulleys just fine and I can hear the start motor windings kick off within seconds of the motor starting. I had to bump up to a bigger fuse rather than the 10A I started with as it would "blow" during start up no...

Both parts of safety...wires will shock you, belts burn/cut you...I'm used to moving belts since I have a drill press, band saw, and other power wood working tools...and remember all the industrial arts videos in Jr. High School of boards being kicked back via a table saw thru people and hair...

...I found a capacitor, but took me 3 places before an electrical supply house had it...$11.00...the "island tax" almost doubles much that we get here. Many on-line sellers won't even ship to Hawaii or Alaska...Oh well, the down side to island living. Found the fuse wiring, 20amp, at...

Thanks for the image of your shop fan...maybe another project for me if I can scavange another motor. The sad thing here on this island is that nobody disassembles the "broken" appliances to salvage parts. They are crushed and sold as scrap waste...so my timing has to be when a new discarded...

I was wondering about the lower speed torque and figured I'd just try it and see if it turned the mill. The rollers are small and the weight of the grain is pretty light. I hadn't thought about the cooling aspect. The grinding process only takes about 10-15 minutes, and increasing the large...

I'm on my PC now and it seems to handle the pictures/avatar loading much better...here is my motor that I'll be working on today thanks to your help...the wire harness from the washer is attached in the 2nd photo. Once I determine if the motor is good, I'll use the harness wiring to connect to...

Wow, fast response and very thorough for sure. Thanks Jim. I'll get out my meter tomorrow(Sunday) and do some playing around with the switch. I took the switch apart yesterday to get an idea of what was inside and saw the contacts but didn't put any meter across them since I really wasn't...

Here is an image of the motor...https://www.google.com/search?q=8529935+motor+whirlpool&hl=en-US&source=univ&tbm=isch&tbo=u&sa=X&ved=0CEUQsARqFQoTCOH8xcvrgsgCFUhRiAodbaQBtw&biw=768&bih=604#hl=en-US&tbm=isch&q=8529935+motor+whirlpool+image&imgrc=ZcWfX1p1pQME7M%3A...

Aloha, I'm new here and stumbled across this site in my attempt to salvage a whirlpool washer motor to repurpose as a motor to grind barley to make my beer. Until now, I just used a hand crank and decided it's time to modernize. I just salvaged a nice looking, 3 speed, 1/2 hp motor from a...