Grigg
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Jun 25, 2007
- Location
- Lexington, VA
Thought y'all might be interesting in this set of pictures and discussion on how I went about rebuilding an ice cream maker head. Was a lot of work/hours but I had fun doing it and learned a few things along the way. That said this is certainly not the only way to go about it.
At the end I have a few questions about bevel gears. edit make that in post #23
This is what I started with, a 20 qt machine. I picked it up about a week ago along with a new bucket for a relative’s 15 qt machine. It’s made in Ohio by some real nice Amish folks, worth the visit.
I’ll walk through this project in approximately the order I did it including some adjustments and improvements to the rest of the machine.
I noticed the bucket had some gaps where the hinge bracket bolts on as a result of the holes being drilled and not clearanced so the wood can move with changing moisture content. Simple solution to slot the holes which conveniently enough needed to be done for other reasons, we’ll get to that.
At the end I have a few questions about bevel gears. edit make that in post #23
This is what I started with, a 20 qt machine. I picked it up about a week ago along with a new bucket for a relative’s 15 qt machine. It’s made in Ohio by some real nice Amish folks, worth the visit.
I’ll walk through this project in approximately the order I did it including some adjustments and improvements to the rest of the machine.
I noticed the bucket had some gaps where the hinge bracket bolts on as a result of the holes being drilled and not clearanced so the wood can move with changing moisture content. Simple solution to slot the holes which conveniently enough needed to be done for other reasons, we’ll get to that.
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