Your impute is very much wanted.
Dick

Ditto! I love that belt driven setup!JerBear wrote:speechless
My grinder is a Weston # 8, I'll agree with you that the aluminum possibly could rub off, but mine has not had that problem so far, I check it on a regular basis.DiggingDogFarm wrote:A friend had the Weston, but didn't like it. Aluminum would rub off of the chamber/housing and get in the meat.
I'd avoid any grinder with an aluminum chamber/housing.
DLFL, If you want to go the way of the manual grinder, I'd only consider a Stainless Steel model.
Definate lack of guards with all pulley systems I've seen. Would be a great addition to the set-up you're thinking of putting together. That's one of the reasons I purchased a stand-alone grinding unit, needed more power than my KitchenAid could provide but didn't want the danger (and size requirements) of a pulley system.DiggingDogFarm wrote:I could fashion a pulley guard with a aluminum half sheet pan or similar.
Whatdaya think?
~Martin