My dad would make anything he needed or when repairing something. He simply was a genius and my go to for issues. I called him Papa MacGuiver. He would’ve loved your project, as do I. Thank you for showing step by step how you made it and demoing using it. Wonderful work!
Great innovation. I have a spare 44 gall drum and which I will keep now that I've seen how practical they can be. NOTE to anyone trying to imitate Aceman's use of grinders without safety covers: BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! Obviously Aceman is very experienced. My dad nearly severed his finger doing this with a small grinder and steel blade with the cover removed while cutting door architraves.
Sweet design and build along with a good video and narration as a teenager working with my Father i hand mixed lots of concrete for a large addition on our Florida home that most homes in Florida are a concrete block construction. With a stucco finish The old man wouldn’t spring for a electric mixer since he had me a teenage boy to mix for him LOL yes it is a backbusting / tiring job Watching you guys use the mixer Really makes so much sense And using the motorcycle parts was a great idea
Super cool. Appreciate you taking the time to show how to make it. Parts descriptions are pretty vague making it hard to follow but still very rad you took the time to record it.
Just great!! Im in the mid of making one. Right after I saw your design... which is way better than mine... early in the morning tomorrow... I will have to tell the guy in d workshop to pend the work... until I give them a new design. Great tx, buddy!
I like this. Might end up making one for out work to be done later on the property/farm. Some ideas to think about: * Since using a DC powered motor: - you could actually reverse the motor for pouring. The same way a cement truck does. - slow it down for pouring * You have the fins in there already, just extend them a little closer to the opening to aid in pouring in reverse. Or add a 3rd row of them closer to the opening Great work above all! :) Good explanation, easy to hear (actually had to turn down the vol slightly), and clear videos.
great project. I have a few suggestions. A shorter barrel for better balance. A smaller mouth for pouring and metal wheels to reduce the wear. Rubber wheels won't last too long with all the weight .
I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH PARTS COST AND OR HOW MUCH TIME IT TOOK HIM TO BUILD IT I THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SHARE IT AND WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU AS A NEIGHBOR!! : ) GREAT JOB!!
Thanks for the comment. Its not like I am forcing these people to build there on, if they have the money buy one. The problem is allot of people only view the world through there little life and cant understand there is a large part of the world that does not work in the ways they imagine.
I think I'm probably just going to buy one to replace the one I gave to a neighbor several years ago - just too much work for me compared with what I'm willing to pay to buy one. Having said that, I think you should be proud of the one you fabricated; you did a really nice job! Were I to have more time on my hands, I might be of mind to try making one, and would probably copy yours closely, as it's worth copying. Many thanks for sharing it with the rest of us.
+kimchiman1000 Thanks for the comment. If I still lived in the States I would have probably bought a used one fairly cheap. But where I live now its very expensive for new or used equipment. Plus I thought it might be fun to try and build one. Thanks
Now this is a great idea! I was thinking of a dimmer switch when low and behold, you used one! :) The improvements you made were spot on, I noticed the issues as I was watching and you addressed them all... turned out very nice!
My only other concern was the base of the barrel where the chain is welded... if the barrel ever dents it will impact the contact between the gear and chain. I'm just curious how it will hold up through repeated uses. I actually was expecting you to wrap some iron, like 1" or so, around it to strengthen it. Anyways, just thought of that after I posted :P
Thanks. I was a little worried at first using the bridge rectifier and dimmer switch, because all the info I could find on a power supply for this motor were expensive or complicated. But I have been using this setup and it does not get hot and it powers this mixer no problem. These were spare parts I had from when I was building wind turbines. Thanks for watching.
I loaned it to a couple of handy men that were doing a job for my neighbor. They used it for a week straight and had no problems with it. I have a job coming up where I will be using it a lot so I will post a follow up video. The rim were I welded the chain is pretty strong. I could have reinforced the place were I welded the attachment in the back but so far so good. If it breaks it would be an easy fix.
I realize this was posted years ago, but had some suggestions for those looking to build a mixer. I've built a couple, the first small one used a HF 2500lb winch motor, it already has the gear reduction and runs on 12v. Used a car fwd hub. I also used golf cart wheels and it pivots on the wheels, so the balance is important, I can lift it and roll it around with the load inside. The chain sprocket is a good idea. One thing I found with my bigger one (used fwd hub and transaxle to get 10:1 ratio, then another reduction as input to transmission and used a big winch motor) is the mix paddles inside should not be up against the barrel, make sure to have a gap there and raise the flat bar. My smaller one used inline skate wheels and they held up just fine. Oh also, the square corner in the back just gets the concrete stuck there, you can see commercial mixers use a rounded or beveled edge in back. For my big one I did like you did for the front, for the plastic barrel, I had to stuff it with some metal plate with concrete behind it. This added weight to it, but the hdpe plastic barrels nothing sticks to it.
Great & excellent job. I must confess that I'm impress. It's so hard to only get the proper measurements for the barrel to fit in the frame and get the wheels to push perfectly on the drum, so it can roll whitout being out of alignment. It's often that we can manage to have the idea. But being able to create a perfect scaled plan in another thing. 2 thumbs up!!
Nice build...As a contractor in philly for 30 years I've mixed a ton or thousand of crete, stucco, mortar, etc...I can appreciate the work, The real mixers are EXPENSIVE...How is it for cleaning? I imagine the motor won't last for too long but it was free so no biggie...Hopefully she works forever...
Yes the motor went out pretty fast but i used the reduction drive from it and connected a 650 watt drill it has been working great poured a 20x20 x6" slab last month ran 5 hours with out stopping.
Nicely done! Your design is well planned out. Have you considered using a spring on the hinge lock? Adding a hand lever (such as on a garden tiller) with a bicycle brake cable connected to the hinge. Then you only need one hand to pour the concrete.
Thanks for the comment. It normally stays in the mixing position. It was only when loading pre mixed bag concrete that I had a problem with it tilting forward.
Nice piece of work, I think if you put wheels on it and pull it into location to dump with a riding lawn mower might make it easier than using buckets.
GREAT JOB! I’m gathering parts to come up with something similar, but using a larger industrial clothes drier from burnt down laundromat. Also (attempting) a small hydraulic tractor tie-rod for lifting/dumping and lastly a micro excavator track for the drive “belt”. Still playing with motor options. Curious how many bags you can get away with without pushing too hard and, if you found a way to keep the inside from corrosion?
Using it keeps it from corroding. I dont use bagged concrete it is very expensive. I would guess 3 or 4 bags would work. It will make one standard size wheel barrow load at a time.
realy like using the chain around the drum , gives a great reduction , might use the front sprocket from a motorcycle as i have a motor without a reduction on it probably end up counting the links of the chain and the spocket to see the reduction first , might need to step it down a bit more
Pretty cool. I'd keep an eye on that roller bearing though. They're not really designed to take that kind of rearward thrust against them. A tapered roller bearing would be what you should use, but hey if it holds up, it holds up. I'd just keep a spare handy in case it fails and you're not dead in the water on a pouring job. Keep up the great work.
+wjf213 If I did it again I would use a car wheel bearing assembly and weld the rim to the bottom of the barrel. I think what I have now should work OK. If the bearings did start to fail I would hear it before total failure. I did not show it but there are two bearings one on each side of the support. Thanks for the comment.
+Skill Builder I loaned this to a friend and he used it every day for a week. It worked without any problems. I will be using it pretty hard next month I will post an update on how it performed. Thanks for the comment.
I'm surprise the drum doesn't bend being supported by those small wheels. A 3 - 4" wide steel band around the drum may help IF it became a issue. Good job!
Majed Al- sammera, To my understanding its an electrical motor and the gear mechanism system its like A CHAIN BLOCK that can surppot heavy load. gear box driven by an electrical motor. Sorry bro if my explainations inncorrect may be other viewer can helped and explain better
I just watched an 86yr old man use a plastic bag to mix then pour concrete , didn't need/use a wheelbarrow/shovel/mixing hoe/bucket , simple quick easy cheap but I don't mean to take anything away from this guy either ! ;-)
Very good video. I am gonna make one for myself. But in our part of the world it is very difficult to find a AC/DC motor fitted with reduction worm gear. SO I am kinda worried about that part only. Nevertheless , thanks a lot.
Really appreciate.. I need your help on motor and power supply details.. Is that ac or dc motor.? You said 90v but what about load(watts)? What controller is that .? Where can we get such motor.. Kindly reply
I want to weld some angle iron to some small steel drums for a pontoon boat. Guys I've talked to say it would be tricky because of the different gauge steel. Did you have trouble welding the angle iron to the inside? Did you do anything special to get a good weld?
I am very much impressed, you could never be poor. Continue innovating. How much could you sell it at to a Ugandan in Kampala. If some of the welded parts could be screwed and unpacked, I would love to have it here.
Exelente trabajo y fácil de realizar, estaba buscando una idea y por acá no la encontré (Chile) es decir hay pero no tan completa como esa agradecido por el buen trabajo, un gran saludo desde Quillon Chile.
Trying to decide which motor to use. Calculations are super complex and it's been decades since college math. Can you give me a guestimation as to how much force you think you manually use to spin a loaded drum? Both when it's on an incline and vertical. And do you know how much torque has? I calculate my 10,000 rpm/800w angle grinder motor will generate about 80 pound foot torque when reduced to 35 rpm which should more than do it. Meanwhile the motors available on ebay under $60 don't seem to go past 6 pound foot which I'm thinking that's too weak
Brilliant work ! I''m going to make this . I have a 220v 325 watts (1/2 hp) 1.5 amps AC motor (salvaged washing machine motor 1320 RPM ) lying around would this help me with your configuration or would you suggest geared DC setup?
I subscribed to see you show us how to build a Manuel machine for compressing earth blocks. If not, how about a machine that uses body weight and a vibrating action?
Thanks for the update. Even if it fails it looks easy to replace. My commercial mixer ran great for years until I got some cement dust on it and it froze up. For me, concrete is as easy to mix in a wheelbarrow. That's easier on my back than lifting holding up heavy bags and shaking out the aggregate.
You are going to need some kind of motor with a gear drive. I used a 90 volt DC motor that was free. But this motor in Grainger cost about 300 dollars. You should be able to find something on Ebay that should work. You want the final speed of the shaft to be about 100 rpm
Thanks for sharing the build. Any ideas on what motor might be best to purchase? I don't think I'm going to have the luck you had procuring one from my local salvage yard. I can go 240v without issue if that matters. Also, I was thinking about a belt driven solution. Any thoughts? Thanks so much!
If you look at my update video i ended up cutting off the motor and hooking up a drill running the reduction gear. yo should be able to find an old reduction gear.
My dad would make anything he needed or when repairing something. He simply was a genius and my go to for issues. I called him Papa MacGuiver. He would’ve loved your project, as do I. Thank you for showing step by step how you made it and demoing using it. Wonderful work!
Thanks for watching
My dad always told me to not be a consumer but a producer. You, sir, are a great producer! Great job.
The idea of welding the chain to the bucket is really ingenious! Nice machine.:)
Man,this is one of the coolest videos I've seen in awhile. Thanks!
Great innovation. I have a spare 44 gall drum and which I will keep now that I've seen how practical they can be.
NOTE to anyone trying to imitate Aceman's use of grinders without safety covers: BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL!
Obviously Aceman is very experienced.
My dad nearly severed his finger doing this with a small grinder and steel blade with the cover removed while cutting door architraves.
Awesome video! Great audio notation and I love how you include the mishaps and modifications as well.
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.
Excellent design and fabrication it really can't be improved upon. I would choose this mixer over a store bought model.
Sweet design and build along with a good video and narration as a teenager working with my Father i hand mixed lots of concrete for a large addition on our Florida home that most homes in Florida are a concrete block construction. With a stucco finish The old man wouldn’t spring for a electric mixer since he had me a teenage boy to mix for him LOL yes it is a backbusting / tiring job Watching you guys use the mixer Really makes so much sense And using the motorcycle parts was a great idea
Super cool. Appreciate you taking the time to show how to make it. Parts descriptions are pretty vague making it hard to follow but still very rad you took the time to record it.
Just great!!
Im in the mid of making one. Right after I saw your design... which is way better than mine... early in the morning tomorrow... I will have to tell the guy in d workshop to pend the work... until I give them a new design.
Great tx, buddy!
I like this. Might end up making one for out work to be done later on the property/farm. Some ideas to think about:
* Since using a DC powered motor:
- you could actually reverse the motor for pouring. The same way a cement truck does.
- slow it down for pouring
* You have the fins in there already, just extend them a little closer to the opening to aid in pouring in reverse. Or add a 3rd row of them closer to the opening
Great work above all! :) Good explanation, easy to hear (actually had to turn down the vol slightly), and clear videos.
Love the idea, I wanted to make my own to help me make my tiny house when I go home after this lockdown.. Thanks for sharing
great project. I have a few suggestions. A shorter barrel for better balance. A smaller mouth for pouring and metal wheels to reduce the wear. Rubber wheels won't last too long with all the weight .
i. have to give credit for sharing the idea and for answering in the comments section very few people answer or reply back
keep up the good work
Thanks for watching
Awesome build! Thanks for documenting everything and throwing this video together for us. Love the project, going to go build my own now!
Thanks for watching.
Thanks for taking time to share this. It's an interesting project. You did a good job narrating it too.
Thanks, thanks for watching.
I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH PARTS COST AND OR HOW MUCH TIME IT TOOK HIM TO BUILD IT I THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SHARE IT AND WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU AS A NEIGHBOR!! : ) GREAT JOB!!
Thanks for the comment. Its not like I am forcing these people to build there on, if they have the money buy one. The problem is allot of people only view the world through there little life and cant understand there is a large part of the world that does not work in the ways they imagine.
Me too! I could borrow his mixer!
Salam from Azerbayjan. Very good design, work and presentation. Good luck on your future works.
Hey , great mixer, simple yet doing the job and has all build in thats needed for a cement mixer. Going to try this myself soon. thanx
Thanks for watching.
WOW IM VERY IMPRESS MAN, GREAT IDEA, AND YOU TOOK ALL SAFETY PRECAUTION IN EVERY WAY
I think I'm probably just going to buy one to replace the one I gave to a neighbor several years ago - just too much work for me compared with what I'm willing to pay to buy one.
Having said that, I think you should be proud of the one you fabricated; you did a really nice job! Were I to have more time on my hands, I might be of mind to try making one, and would probably copy yours closely, as it's worth copying.
Many thanks for sharing it with the rest of us.
+kimchiman1000 Thanks for the comment. If I still lived in the States I would have probably bought a used one fairly cheap. But where I live now its very expensive for new or used equipment. Plus I thought it might be fun to try and build one. Thanks
Now this is a great idea! I was thinking of a dimmer switch when low and behold, you used one! :) The improvements you made were spot on, I noticed the issues as I was watching and you addressed them all... turned out very nice!
My only other concern was the base of the barrel where the chain is welded... if the barrel ever dents it will impact the contact between the gear and chain. I'm just curious how it will hold up through repeated uses. I actually was expecting you to wrap some iron, like 1" or so, around it to strengthen it. Anyways, just thought of that after I posted :P
Thanks. I was a little worried at first using the bridge rectifier and dimmer switch, because all the info I could find on a power supply for this motor were expensive or complicated. But I have been using this setup and it does not get hot and it powers this mixer no problem. These were spare parts I had from when I was building wind turbines. Thanks for watching.
I loaned it to a couple of handy men that were doing a job for my neighbor. They used it for a week straight and had no problems with it. I have a job coming up where I will be using it a lot so I will post a follow up video. The rim were I welded the chain is pretty strong. I could have reinforced the place were I welded the attachment in the back but so far so good. If it breaks it would be an easy fix.
Yeah I would be interested to know actually, thanks! And good to hear how it is holding up thus far!
I realize this was posted years ago, but had some suggestions for those looking to build a mixer. I've built a couple, the first small one used a HF 2500lb winch motor, it already has the gear reduction and runs on 12v. Used a car fwd hub. I also used golf cart wheels and it pivots on the wheels, so the balance is important, I can lift it and roll it around with the load inside. The chain sprocket is a good idea. One thing I found with my bigger one (used fwd hub and transaxle to get 10:1 ratio, then another reduction as input to transmission and used a big winch motor) is the mix paddles inside should not be up against the barrel, make sure to have a gap there and raise the flat bar.
My smaller one used inline skate wheels and they held up just fine. Oh also, the square corner in the back just gets the concrete stuck there, you can see commercial mixers use a rounded or beveled edge in back. For my big one I did like you did for the front, for the plastic barrel, I had to stuff it with some metal plate with concrete behind it. This added weight to it, but the hdpe plastic barrels nothing sticks to it.
Thank you dear
Great & excellent job. I must confess that I'm impress. It's so hard to only get the proper measurements for the barrel to fit in the frame and get the wheels to push perfectly on the drum, so it can roll whitout being out of alignment. It's often that we can manage to have the idea. But being able to create a perfect scaled plan in another thing. 2 thumbs up!!
Thanks for the comment.
Love it! A bit of back yard engineering solves a lot of problems.
Thanks for watching
Very well done, I am certainly going to use this video to build my own mixer thank you
Nice build. I like the motor cycle chain welded to the drum.
i am without words great job that shows anything is possible
Thanks
Nice build...As a contractor in philly for 30 years I've mixed a ton or thousand of crete, stucco, mortar, etc...I can appreciate the work, The real mixers are EXPENSIVE...How is it for cleaning? I imagine the motor won't last for too long but it was free so no biggie...Hopefully she works forever...
Yes the motor went out pretty fast but i used the reduction drive from it and connected a 650 watt drill it has been working great poured a 20x20 x6" slab last month ran 5 hours with out stopping.
Nicely done! Your design is well planned out. Have you considered using a spring on the hinge lock? Adding a hand lever (such as on a garden tiller) with a bicycle brake cable connected to the hinge. Then you only need one hand to pour the concrete.
Thanks for the comment. It normally stays in the mixing position. It was only when loading pre mixed bag concrete that I had a problem with it tilting forward.
You did great Job Sir. Can you tell me the specs of DC Gearbox Motor you are using? Volt, RPM, Ratio? wait for answer. Thank You
can you build a small conveyor or elevator to lift the bags of concrete, sand, water up to the rotating barrel?
Wow really great engineering. great job bro
Very clever idea to use the trasmission chain in this mode👌 Nice job
Nice piece of work, I think if you put wheels on it and pull it into location to dump with a riding lawn mower might make it easier than using buckets.
awesome stuff!!! Love that its readily made from easy available material
Thanks for watching
Excellent job! Will be nice to advise to use a non flammable used drum to prevent explosion or accident.
I wonder if this could be powered by 2 x18v batteries? So I can use off grid and with my makita battery system
GREAT JOB! I’m gathering parts to come up with something similar, but using a larger industrial clothes drier from burnt down laundromat. Also (attempting) a small hydraulic tractor tie-rod for lifting/dumping and lastly a micro excavator track for the drive “belt”. Still playing with motor options. Curious how many bags you can get away with without pushing too hard and, if you found a way to keep the inside from corrosion?
Using it keeps it from corroding. I dont use bagged concrete it is very expensive. I would guess 3 or 4 bags would work. It will make one standard size wheel barrow load at a time.
I liked this video espcially the food container lol keep the work up friend👍👍👍👍
realy like using the chain around the drum , gives a great reduction , might use the front sprocket from a motorcycle as i have a motor without a reduction on it probably end up counting the links of the chain and the spocket to see the reduction first , might need to step it down a bit more
Fasinating project. If you try this, please wear protective goggles when cutting the barrel with a grinder.
Hi there, nicely done, one improvement maybe a chute at the front, ie half circle under the drum with a run off to the barrow or tub
Thanks for sharing this you are make the world a better place!
Pretty cool. I'd keep an eye on that roller bearing though. They're not really designed to take that kind of rearward thrust against them. A tapered roller bearing would be what you should use, but hey if it holds up, it holds up. I'd just keep a spare handy in case it fails and you're not dead in the water on a pouring job. Keep up the great work.
+wjf213 If I did it again I would use a car wheel bearing assembly and weld the rim to the bottom of the barrel. I think what I have now should work OK. If the bearings did start to fail I would hear it before total failure. I did not show it but there are two bearings one on each side of the support. Thanks for the comment.
+Aceman307
Nobody ever got to the perfect design first time. Early versions of the wheel were square.
+Skill Builder I loaned this to a friend and he used it every day for a week. It worked without any problems. I will be using it pretty hard next month I will post an update on how it performed. Thanks for the comment.
this is brilliant thank you. got a good way now to handle my drum roaster project l was finding difficult to come up with a way to drive it.
I'm surprise the drum doesn't bend being supported by those small wheels. A 3 - 4" wide steel band around the drum may help IF it became a issue. Good job!
MUITO BOM!!! SÓ FALTOU ADICIONAR UMAS RODINHAS PRA FACILITAR O TRANPORTE.
most needed concrete mixing machine made easy >>> Thanks a lot !!!
Love it! I'm the same way if I don't have something and it cost more than I want to invest I'll make it out of scraps I find laying around the shop.
Thats all I did. Thanks for watching
Great Work what is the Horse power of motor required.
brilliant idea, can it support 1 bag of 50kg cement and the ratio of 1.2.3 cement , sand gravel? . loves you work using recycles materials.
No that would be to much. I use a ratio 1cement 3sand 3 gravel. I can put 2 shovels cement, 6 shovels sand, 6 shovels gravel in this.
Pg Abd Raman Abdullah Do you know what is the dynamo that was used in this experiment?
Majed Al- sammera, To my understanding its an electrical motor and the gear mechanism system its like A CHAIN BLOCK that can surppot heavy load. gear box driven by an electrical motor. Sorry bro if my explainations inncorrect may be other viewer can helped and explain better
Pg Abd Raman Abdullah What is the electric motor, which bears the barrel and how much power the engine that needs the weight?
Very good build awesome, what is the rpm of the motor master?
Great project, what is the rpm and torque of the motor, could you please share 🙏
I just watched an 86yr old man use a plastic bag to mix then pour concrete , didn't need/use a wheelbarrow/shovel/mixing hoe/bucket , simple quick easy cheap but I don't mean to take anything away from this guy either ! ;-)
Great re-using and recycling of components and materials. Thanks for sharing.
you welded the chains to the barrell...what happens if it needs changing after few years of using?
Very good video. I am gonna make one for myself. But in our part of the world it is very difficult to find a AC/DC motor fitted with reduction worm gear. SO I am kinda worried about that part only. Nevertheless , thanks a lot.
Fantastic... Necessity is the mother of Invention....
Really appreciate..
I need your help on motor and power supply details..
Is that ac or dc motor.?
You said 90v but what about load(watts)?
What controller is that .?
Where can we get such motor..
Kindly reply
I want to weld some angle iron to some small steel drums for a pontoon boat. Guys I've talked to say it would be tricky because of the different gauge steel. Did you have trouble welding the angle iron to the inside? Did you do anything special to get a good weld?
No the welds have held. But I also bolted the pieces to make sure.
I am very much impressed, you could never be poor. Continue innovating. How much could you sell it at to a Ugandan in Kampala. If some of the welded parts could be screwed and unpacked, I would love to have it here.
Nice build. Please get some guards on your grinders
Exelente trabajo y fácil de realizar, estaba buscando una idea y por acá no la encontré (Chile) es decir hay pero no tan completa como esa agradecido por el buen trabajo, un gran saludo desde Quillon Chile.
Sweet big grinder. Can you give more information about the plumbing part/sleeve that fits into the 1-inch bearing? Future part for the VAWT project...
great man u have done can u plz tell how many hp motor using for it if u recommend how many hp motor better?thank u I'm waiting ur reply.👏
Amazing! Now I don't have to buy a Cement Mixer for home use. WAW! This is it.
You are a genius brother !!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😳
Great video mate, you've done a really good job.
Trying to decide which motor to use. Calculations are super complex and it's been decades since college math. Can you give me a guestimation as to how much force you think you manually use to spin a loaded drum? Both when it's on an incline and vertical.
And do you know how much torque has?
I calculate my 10,000 rpm/800w angle grinder motor will generate about 80 pound foot torque when reduced to 35 rpm which should more than do it. Meanwhile the motors available on ebay under $60 don't seem to go past 6 pound foot which I'm thinking that's too weak
Is it possible to use water pump motor?great video.
Brilliant work ! I''m going to make this . I have a 220v 325 watts (1/2 hp) 1.5 amps AC motor (salvaged washing machine motor 1320 RPM ) lying around would this help me with your configuration or would you suggest geared DC setup?
You could use that motor you just need to get it geared down so it spins the drum about 45 rpm.
I hope shows us how much iron wheels that have been installed side Size?
Great ideas and excellent work gotta make my own as well so 👍 thanks for the tips
Amazing work, I'm going to build my own. I need it to prepare my backyard. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching
Care to share your bill of materials for your build?
It looks easy but it's difficult to get the Alignment between sprocket & chain ..... How much doe it cost to build it???? thanks a lot I like it
I spent 10 dollars on it. Mostly recycled material. no it was not difficult to align the sprocket to the chain.
Aceman307 thanks, someday I'll try it but I need help from welder man
Nice n creative job man.
Appreciation from Pakistan.
Very clever.
Nice work and great use of left over parts.
Thanks
Great job. One suggestion: make the base adjustable height so you can pour directly to the ground, as well as a bucket or wheelbarrow
Excellent work 👏 👍!
G⁰dam Darud thank u for making this. I have all of 99% of this in junk in my stach, only thing I need to buy is a siX pk. Thx man.
Thumbs-up. .....I was wondering if it could be driven by tractor pto with some modification?
Great idea, how many horses is the engine?
3/4
Great job and wise use of materials!! Good luck with future ideas!!
GOD bless you continuously. Great job. Thank you for the video.
brilliant idea & good explanation but i see not good soldering.. have nice day. thanks
Brilliant use of materials.
Thanks
Exactly, Scott.
great skills!!! i'm just going to purchase a fully manufactured one lol ..
I subscribed to see you show us how to build a Manuel machine for compressing earth blocks. If not, how about a machine that uses body weight and a vibrating action?
I'm guessing that bearing will last a dozen mixes (or so.) Dust contaminants are unavoidable. Any feedback on the bearing longevity?
Still use it with no problems.
Thanks for the update. Even if it fails it looks easy to replace. My commercial mixer ran great for years until I got some cement dust on it and it froze up. For me, concrete is as easy to mix in a wheelbarrow. That's easier on my back than lifting holding up heavy bags and shaking out the aggregate.
Might be a bit much, but have you ever considered making a "guide to moving to costa rica" video? Would be very interested
+ihatemadmoe Thanks for the comment. There are allot of videos out there on moving here. My situation on moving here really would not apply to most .
Awesome dude...tell me what type of motor you have used as a power train please
Thank-you for your time mate
That is just too cool. Great job.
Thanks
What kind of motor are you going to use?
You are going to need some kind of motor with a gear drive. I used a 90 volt DC motor that was free. But this motor in Grainger cost about 300 dollars. You should be able to find something on Ebay that should work. You want the final speed of the shaft to be about 100 rpm
Thanks for sharing the build. Any ideas on what motor might be best to purchase? I don't think I'm going to have the luck you had procuring one from my local salvage yard.
I can go 240v without issue if that matters. Also, I was thinking about a belt driven solution. Any thoughts? Thanks so much!
If you look at my update video i ended up cutting off the motor and hooking up a drill running the reduction gear. yo should be able to find an old reduction gear.
Very nice build!
Can we use this for mixing clay, cement,lime for Compressed Stabilized Earth Blocks for wall and house construction ?
I hope that you advise me what is the dynamo that was used in this idea?
I am wondering how well this would work for other varient concretes like fiber and foam crete?
Awesome build!
Thanks
This is so great I really admire this kind of work alot