Cider Equipment Plans
The stats page tells me that the pedal-power apple grinder is one of the most popular ideas on this blog. So I thought I’d start documenting the design for interested parties to check out in more detail. The design I post will be a combination of what we’ve actually made, what I think would work better, and what I think would be easier for the average hobbyist to make (for instance, I’ll try to avoid the use of a 0.750″ hexagonal broach). If enough interest arises I might be able to arrange fabrication of the more tricky parts through a machine shop I know.
For starters, here are drawings for improved drum and serrated cutters:
The drum is pretty much the same design as we have now but made out of plastic instead of wood, and intended for a round shaft, instead of hexagonal. The cutters are pretty much the same as what we have now except out of thicker stock (I got 1/8″ by mistake instead of 3/16″ this year; the rabbets on the drum have been adjusted to compensate for the thicker metal.
