DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

[perchie.girl]

Quote: borrowing. No need to reinvent.... though I may tweak it for my own needs.

deb

 

[bruceha2000]

I apologize Bruce. Top gear is one of my favorite TV shows. The British version though, not the Ozzy or Merkan clones that they've come up with. If you're not familiar with it, I suggest checking it out. That smoothie didn't look too appetizing though.

I DID, I had no idea what it was, just outrageous and funny. That is why I got lost out there! Watched a couple of shows, then an interview with "Hamster" after his rocket car accident, then .....

 

[ozexpat]

I DID, I had no idea what it was, just outrageous and funny. That is why I got lost out there! Watched a couple of shows, then an interview with "Hamster" after his rocket car accident, then .....  

The poms (English) have some great TV programs. The country seems to be full of funny, quick witted people.

Most of my friends when I first moved to the USA 25 years ago were English nurses I worked with. I never laugh so much as when we get together and add a few pints of lager to the mix.

 

[vehve]

The poms (English) have some great TV programs. The country seems to be full of funny, quick witted people.

Most of my friends when I first moved to the USA 25 years ago were English nurses I worked with. I never laugh so much as when we get together and add a few pints of lager to the mix.

They have a wonderful, slightly dry sense of humor. Sometimes you don't know if they're joking or being serious.

 

[PrimroseMom1]

First I built my shelter to put my coops under. I wanted to get rid of the tarp.

But, the coops wouldn't fit side by side and the whole thing was awkward.

So, I am building one large coop under the shelter. This is just the foundation, floor and front, I am hoping to do the sides, back and top this weekend. I'll put trim, too. It will have two perches, one higher and one lower and a couple of nest boxes.

The sides will be panels like the front. The back and top will be solid. I'll make removable solid panels to cover the sides and front for the winter.

 

[perchie.girl]

First I built my shelter to put my coops under. I wanted to get rid of the tarp.


But, the coops wouldn't fit side by side and the whole thing was awkward.


So, I am building one large coop under the shelter. This is just the foundation, floor and front, I am hoping to do the sides, back and top this weekend. I'll put trim, too. It will have two perches, one higher and one lower and a couple of nest boxes.

The sides will be panels like the front. The back and top will be solid. I'll make removable solid panels to cover the sides and front for the winter.

What great progress youve made. Are you still going to use the little coops For like brooding pens or sick bays... or even if you get a broody hen...

deb "who seriously needs to do some work on her own."

 

[ozexpat]

here is an example of a home made cement mixer this is using a drive motor fastened to a right angle gear reducer which is fastened to the bottom of the barrel. The barrel is resting on wheels to support its weight. I suspect they tip it out by tipping the whole mechanism.

Since you are going to be mixing in a dry area. You can simply take one of those wheels make it wider and flatter for more surface contact and put the motor to it. Dry feed is going to be lighter than cement. this way you can use just about any barrel handy without "fitting" it to any mechanism.

This is pretty much exactly what I had origionally envisioned. Just a few modifications to make the"pour" at the right height.

I have been digging about on ebay.

I can get hold of a 40:1 gear reducer

On a 1730 rpm motor that should drop the RPM to 40 ish

The drum is a bit over 36" in diameter. If I had to, I could use a set of V belts to drop it to 15-20. A turn every three to four seconds would still plenty to agitate the mix. I worked as a brickies laborer mixing mud during the summers at high school but I have never counted the RPM on a cement mixer lol.

So here is a question for all you engineer type people.

I would like to mix 150-200kg of feed at a time.

What would be the ideal HP motor? I dont want to waste money on an over powered motor.

 

[perchie.girl]

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So here is a question for all you engineer type people.

I would like to mix 150-200kg of feed at a time.

What would be the ideal HP motor? I dont want to waste money on an over powered motor.

No such thing as a motor with too much horse power... More the better the longer it will last. I dont have the practical experience to give you a good answer.... the deal is it takes more power to get the momentum started... once going it will take less energy.

you might take a look at Cement mixers in general and find out what the horsepower is on them....
hers are some possibly helpful links

http://www.calcunation.com/calculators/machinery/mechanical power/gear-reduction.php

deb

 

[ozexpat]

Thanks @perchie.girl

The rpm of the mixers is around 17 to 20.

I probably need to slow mine down to about 10.

I think a 3/4 HP motor should drive it. I have a 1 HP that I can use.

 

[ozexpat]

Back when I mixed concrete we had the machine running as we filled it.

I would have to do the same.