To process a large harvest of fruits or berries, there is no need to go to the store and buy a juicer. If you have the right tool, old equipment in the garage and free time, you can make a juicer from a washing machine. Such a device can prepare a bucket of pure juice in less than 30 minutes. Assembling the structure will not be difficult if you know the correct procedure and follow it.
Advantages of a homemade juicer
A juicer constructed from an old automatic washing machine or activator type machines easy to use. A grater is installed at the bottom of the tank. Raw materials are poured through a wide hole capable of passing a whole apple or other large fruit. It is crushed and the juice is squeezed out.
The advantage of a homemade device is that it allows you to make juice in large volumes. The drum of such a juicer is much more spacious than store-bought equipment. If you add a powerful motor to it, then within an hour you can get up to 20 liters of juice.
Juicer from an activator type machine
To construct a juicer, you need an Oka washing machine or a Siberia washing machine.Other brands with a spin and an activator installed at the bottom of the tank are also suitable.
Procedure:
- remove the activator and shaft;
- install a new threaded shaft;
- fasten three knives on the shaft with nuts, turned 60° (all materials must be made of stainless steel);
- install a plug on the drain hole;
- place a mesh of wire up to 0.25 mm thick with a cell of 1.5 mm in the centrifuge so that it overlaps the sides of the drum by 4-5 cm;
- close the hole in the rubber cover included in the kit with a plug and place it on the bottom of the centrifuge;
- wash the internal parts of the machine, hoses, pump with a solution of baking soda.
Wash fruits or vegetables and load small quantities into the washing tank, in which the knives rotate. Grinding lasts from 20 to 30 minutes, depending on the type and ripeness of the fruit. The resulting liquid puree is placed in small portions (up to 3 liters) in the centrifuge. If you put more, it will be thrown out during operation. Turn on the juicer and squeeze the juice out of the resulting mass. After a few minutes, remove the mesh with the pulp and shake it out.
Advantages of the device:
up to 12 liters of juice per hour;
- no need to peel and cut berries and fruits;
- constant presence is not required.
- Depending on the type of raw material, the duration of grinding, the juice will contain some amount of pulp. To get rid of it, just pass the liquid through a filter or let it settle.
Procedure:
remove the activator and shaft;
install a new threaded shaft;
fasten three knives on the shaft with nuts, rotated 60° (all materials must be made of stainless steel);
- install a plug on the drain hole;
- Place a wire mesh up to 0.25 mm thick with a 1.5 mm cell in the centrifuge so that it overlaps the sides of the drum by 4-5 cm;
- close the hole in the rubber cap that comes with the kit with a plug and place it on the bottom of the centrifuge;
- Wash the internal parts of the machine, hoses, and pump with a baking soda solution.
- The resulting juicer will work longer than the washing machine programs allow, so the time relay should be turned off or the switch should be blocked after starting.
- How to get juice:
Wash fruits or vegetables and place small quantities into the washing tub, in which the knives rotate. Grinding lasts from 20 to 30 minutes, depending on the variety and ripeness of the fruit. The resulting liquid puree is placed in small portions (up to 3 liters) in a centrifuge. If you put more, it will be thrown out during operation. Turn on the juicer and squeeze the juice out of the resulting mass. After a few minutes, remove the mesh with the cake and shake it out.
- Advantages of the device:
- up to 12 liters of juice per hour;
- no need to peel and cut berries and fruits;
- constant presence is not required.
- Depending on the type of raw material and the duration of grinding, the juice will contain some amount of pulp. To get rid of it, just pass the liquid through a filter or let it settle.
- Front loading juicer
- Making your own juicer from a front-loading machine is a little more complicated and takes more time.
- Required materials and tools
To make a homemade juicer, you will need:
Belt-drive front-loading washing machine;
two metal meshes measuring 300x60 mm; bolts and nuts with a diameter of 3 mm;juice bowl;
- rubber plugs;
- drain pipe.
- The following tools are also required:
- a set of slotted and Phillips screwdrivers;
- set of wrenches;
- Bulgarian;
- welding machine;
- pliers;
- drill;
hammer;
metal scissors.
- Preparing the washing machine
- The machine should be placed on its back side on special bars and securely fastened. You must first remove all interfering parts. This is a control module, pump, water intake valve, liquid level sensor, drain filter.
- Further required
- disassemble the tank, remove and clean the drum
. Necessary:
open the hatch, bend the rubber, remove the clamp, then the cuff;
Unscrew the fasteners and remove the shock absorbers;
remove all elements that interfere with removing the tank;
remove the tank and disassemble it by unscrewing the bolts and releasing the latches. If it is plastic, cut it into two halves; clean the tank and drum from rust, scale and other contaminants;plug all holes except the drain with rubber plugs; weld all small holes and drill a large number of holes of smaller diameter around the perimeter;Reassemble the tank, install it in the washing mashine body, install shock absorbers and sealing rubber. Making a juicerOnce the body is prepared, there are a few simple steps left to complete.
The holes on the drum body are very large, which means that instead of juice you will get fruit puree. You need to take the prepared mesh and attach it with screws in a circle inside the drum. If necessary, it can be detached for cleaning.
- The ribs need to be sharpened; they are necessary for grinding raw materials.,
- Attach the pipe to the drain hole.
- Install the engine.
- How does a juicer work?
- Before starting, you need to check the stability of the structure and make sure that the drum rotates evenly and without delays.
- Next, wash the fruit and load it inside the machine. The drum should not be completely clogged, because... the raw materials will not be crushed, and the structure may be damaged. Firm fruits should fill the drum halfway. Soft materials can fill most of the drum.
- Place a container for juice under the pipe. Now you need to start the engine in spin mode. Rotating in the tank, the fruit will break, and the resulting porridge will flow through the pipe into the bowl. The raw materials do not need to be washed or cleaned. In an hour of work you can get up to 12 liters of juice.
- Conclusion
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