jason.neucere So that was the premise we ran on initially when we found out that our mixer fit our old Weston grinder, however, there are some pretty serious caveats to that. The size of the housing around the gear can vary to a good amount, for example, ours is large than Weston uses so it will work from grinder to mixer in this case but not from the mixer to the grinder. Another big one is how to lock the heads in. Ours and I think Cabellas are both top notches whereas a few of the others are either below the notch or a different sized notch, so it will come very close to hooking up but not fully connecting the auger drive shaft to the chuck in the grinder that turns the auger.
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glen Regular Contributors Team Grey Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Power User Meat Hack Winner Veteran last edited by
ND Mike’s post about suction cups on stuffers reminded me that they worked so well that I thought why not on my mixer. Sure enough they worked great and I can now mix by myself without fastening or clamping to the counter
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ND Mike Big Green Egg Team Blue Regular Contributors Cast Iron Power User North Dakota last edited by
glen I didn’t even think about that use! That is awesome.
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bocephus Team Orange Power User Canning Masterbuilt Regular Contributors Veteran New Mexico Sous Vide Gardening last edited by
glen Great to know, I will have to order a set for my mixer. Thanks
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This is something I have thought about trying. Does anyone know if they work with the Waltons 50# mixer?
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Tex_77 Team Blue Power User Traeger Primo Grills PK Grills Canning Sous Vide Community Moderator Kansas last edited by
With the mixer hooked to a grinder I haven’t noticed the mixer moving, mixing by hand the feet may work well on a 50# mixer if they fit.
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Deepwoodsbutcher A few things, you can’t use them on the 50 lb and hook it up to a grinder, it will be too low to hookup. It will also force you to have the handle hanging over an edge on the 50 lb because the feet will be too low and the handle will hit whatever surface you are doing it from.
glen Great thought and glad it works well on the 20 lb model! Theoretically, you could do it on the 50 lb as well with just some moving to the edge but I think the 20 lb model is going to be the main one that this helps. Good ingenuity!
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glen Regular Contributors Team Grey Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Power User Meat Hack Winner Veteran last edited by
Jonathon Thank you, btw my mixer is an older 20 lb. model with a long handle so I do have to move it to the edge
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Jonathon Thanks for the clarification. Unfortunately, I can’t hook it up to my commercial grinder anyway. But I’ll give it a go and see if it will work with hand cranking.
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bocephus Team Orange Power User Canning Masterbuilt Regular Contributors Veteran New Mexico Sous Vide Gardening last edited by
glen That is good info, thanks.
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Deepwoodsbutcher said in Suction Cups on Mixer:
Jonathon Thanks for the clarification. Unfortunately, I can’t hook it up to my commercial grinder anyway. But I’ll give it a go and see if it will work with hand cranking.
I have been using my mixer and stuffer a lot lately. I have no need to use suction cups on the 50# mixer. It stays in place with no issues on my stainless steel table. I did put the suction cups on my 33# stuffer and they are amazing, aside from being difficult to move when I’m done lol.
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processhead Power User Regular Contributors Smoker Build Expert Bowl Choppers Nebraska Veteran Team Camo last edited by
Deepwoodsbutcher said in Suction Cups on Mixer:
Deepwoodsbutcher said in Suction Cups on Mixer:
Jonathon
I did put the suction cups on my 33# stuffer and they are amazing, aside from being difficult to move when I’m done lol.Are you having a problem with the suction cups staying stuck?
Just peel up an edge of each cup till the suction breaks.Paul
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processhead I use a plastic bench scraper to break the seal.
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Dave in AZ Military Veterans Sous Vide Canning Traeger Power User Arizona Dry Cured Sausage last edited by Dave in AZ
processhead you really can’t peel these, they are very chunky and thick. There is even a tab to grab with your fingers intended to help peel up an edge, but the grip is too much for finger pinch strength on tab to overcome.
You pretty much have to slip a knife or such under the edge to break the suction. I’ve been keeping a butter knife there to do it. Then also a towel to slip under the feet so they don’t re-grab while working next foot.
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Dave in AZ I agree. That tab doesn’t do anything for me. A plastic bench scraper is useful for this and only a few dollars. It won’t damage the rubber suction cups. Then I store it on a towel like you mentioned
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