Everyone loves homemade apple juice because it is not only delicious, but also healthy. But where to get real apple juice, without chemicals and preservatives, you can hardly buy it in stores. The only solution to this problem is to make homemade apple juice yourself.... However, in order to obtain it, you need to overcome a number of small difficulties. To make your job easier, you'll need an apple shredder and juicer. It is thanks to the grinder that you will spend a minimum of time and effort to get homemade apple juice. In this article, we will look at ways to make a homemade apple crusher.
Benefits of a homemade shredder
The shredder can be purchased in a store or on the Internet, but real craftsmen will make this unit themselves and spend a minimum of money. A chopper is needed to crush apples into small pieces, if the apple is well chopped, then it is easier to crush, and the yield of juice is much higher. It is believed that the more homogeneous the mass after grinding, the easier it will be to squeeze out the juice.
What are the advantages of the apple crusher:
- For processing large quantities of apples it will take a minimum of time.
- Virtually no waste... All the juice is squeezed out of the apples and a small amount of cake remains.
- To design a home shredder, you will need minimum costs.
- Everything is reduced to a minimum physical effort.
- Processing of small batches of appleswhich is most suitable for the household.
- Reliability and practicality equipment.
- In the event of a malfunction, repairs are carried out independently, which again saves money.
In order to independently design an apple crusher, you will need a basic set of tools that every owner has. In addition to tools, you also need materials, if they are not on the farm, then you need to make a purchase.
Do-it-yourself apple chopper, drawing and diagrams
Shredders can be of different types, some are metal, others are wooden, and still others combine both materials. But the main thing is not what the crusher is made of, but how it works.
First, we need a sheet of metal, stainless steel, d 80 mm... From this blank we make steps for the shaft exit and under the bearings. The work is carried out on a lathe.
Next, we need a milling machine to make a gear shaft. As shown in the drawing, remove 8 faces. To enhance the crushing effect, we take a grinder and make triangular notches along the entire length of the teeth.
As a body, you can use a washing machine, namely its outer part. The washing machine must be top-loaded in stainless steel with a wall thickness of 1.5-2 mm. Then we cut it into four parts and get 2 end and 2 side parts. We put all the parts together, making a box, and weld it. Before finishing the welding of the side parts, bend the metal sheets a little at the bottom, making a small gap between the working shaft and the grinder wall.
In order for the shaft to rotate smoothly and to be well fixed, we use conventional bearing assemblies, which are present in circulars. We cook a support frame from the corners. We make the base of the car from wood. The plank base is located at the bottom, since containers are placed on it to receive the outgoing mass from the grinder.
To create a control unit, we use special control gear., basically a button that is responsible for turning on and off. The belt is tensioned by fixing with a special clamping bolt and by moving the body along the guides. The handle and rollers must be screwed onto the frame, which increase the comfort of using the device, and allow you to independently transport the shredder to any place.
To the upper corners of the frame, by means of bolts, the crusher body is attached, which eliminates its bending under pressure, since the apples have their own weight. To reduce splashing, use a wide basin and make the frame low... The electric motor is placed on its side so that no liquid gets on it.
1 - housing, 2 - stiffness angle, 3 - working shaft, 4 - bearing axle boxes, 5 - belt pulley, 6 - belt, 7 - electric motor, 8 - frame, 9 - rollers, 10 - control unit, 11 - transportation handle , 12 - body bolts with stiffening angles
Such a crusher, made by hand, practically does not differ from the factory one, due to its productivity and technicality. In order not to buy a motor, you can use an motor from an old and unnecessary washing machine or other equipment. The shredder, powered by an electric motor, is used to crush apples not only for juice, but also for wine... Such a crusher is always useful on the farm. After one passing through a crusher, even apples of the hardest varieties turn into a uniform mass that can be loaded under a press and squeezed juice.
To get a good juice yield, after crushing the mass must lie down for several hours, then when pressing the juice will quickly go away by itself.
Apple Grinders Care
If you made a chopper for apples with your own hands, then taking care of it will be easier than ever. The most important rule is cleanliness. Wash the unit thoroughly after each use... Even all hard-to-reach areas must be washed and cleaned. There should be no apples, since their remains can start blooming, and when the machine is started again, the bloom will get into the mixture, and then into the juice, which will lead to its rapid deterioration.
Be sure to de-energize the appliance before starting washing!
Do not throw the shredder outdoors in the rain. Moisture will not only rust the metal but also damage the engine. If your grinder is made of wood, then moisture is also contraindicated for it.... After each work, unplug the shredder, wash it well and hide it indoors.
Conclusion
To enjoy delicious apple juice in summer and winter, it is enough to make a homemade chopper and squeeze the juice. Making an apple crusher is very simple and quick, plus you will spend a minimum of money... Scrap materials, an old washing machine, and you already have your own apple crusher. With this device you can grind not only apples, but also pears and other fruits. The apple crusher will become simply an indispensable thing in the house, put just a little effort and your work will be rewarded.