Mc Tools berley mincer
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Printed Date: 22 Jul 2026 at 2:38am
Topic: Mc Tools berley mincer
Posted By: Mc Tool
Subject: Mc Tools berley mincer
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2026 at 12:23pm
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Ok ....things are moving , so far I have ordered a pulley off aliexpress ,a 1" bore x 69mm dia b section double pulley to match the pulley on the mincer ...which is 300mm in dia . Also ordered off amazon a two foot length 1" dia carbon steel rod with a ¼" key way . The rest of the drive I have scrounged up and is a pair of 1" pillow block bearing mounts( needs new bearings ) a 320mm dia double pulley ( ancient bi-lock sorta thing ). I have a water blaster ( donated by Eddie 🙂) chassis to mount motor and mincer to . Pix below   The shaft in the image is about 2" to short 🤬 but the one on order has the key way so that solves two problems ( 150 bucks on my doorstep ). Now just gotta get some angle and start making mounts and brackets . More to come 😁 ------------- I wish I was young again .... Id be heaps smarter than this time |
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Posted By: Kandrew
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2026 at 8:10pm
| You’ll be able to start selling the stuff, |
Posted By: Mc Tool
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2026 at 8:37pm
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Well I did think maybe I could mince berley for any locals wanting to process their frames etc ...but I gotta see just how well this thing works 1st . The plan is to over engineer my part a bit but the mincer itself is an unknown at this point .😁 ------------- I wish I was young again .... Id be heaps smarter than this time |
Posted By: Kandrew
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2026 at 9:34pm
| Looks like an awesome project, amazing what you can buy from aliexpress |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2026 at 3:42pm
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Nice. I need a berley mincer. I'll watch this ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: slayliner
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2026 at 9:40am
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Posted By: slayliner
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2026 at 9:43am
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Heres my mincer , I bought it like this , a trademe special .Its a little bit slow but does the job. No. 32 mincer a bigger one would be better
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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2026 at 11:18am
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I did have one I got off a mate. It was a beast but too heavy to move easily and when the dodgy welding on the handle broke it stayed where it laid and the elemnets took over.
------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: Mc Tool
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2026 at 5:43pm
Got some self aligning bearings , mounted the motor and (power)wire brushed the big pulley .   Unbelievable just how muchs hit you get covered in with the wire brush 😆 ------------- I wish I was young again .... Id be heaps smarter than this time |
Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2026 at 7:20pm
Nice. I think that might be just enough power 
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Posted By: Mc Tool
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2026 at 7:47pm
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😁 why thank you Krow 😆😆 The guy I bought the mincer off reckoned it would take 9hp to drive it . Tbh I couldnt get a lot of sense outa the guy but after thinkin about what he was saying I think he was trying to power the thing without a decent reduction gearing and thusly needed a 9hp motor that had enough torque to turn the mincer at pretty much idle speed . I have calculated that with my reduction set up of ...primary ( pulley diameters ) of 52mm to 315mm for 6.051:1...and secondary 73mm to 285mm for 3.9:1 I will end up with Motor speed of 2750 rpm and mincer speed of 116rpm . Im hoping to be able to run motor at 2500rpm (or even slower )for about 100rpm mincer speed . Google advises mincer should be run at between 80 to 150 rpm but they are talking mincing meat and they are saying that too higher speed will smear any fat and spoil mince BUT (😁) im mincing fish and other crap and my only real concern is that I dont want said crap being flung all over the place ...so... she'll be right . Oh , by the way , pix have been edited somewhat ....yeah I removed all the empty beer bottles 😁 .....tell ya what , that Ukrainian (Obilon ) beer is good stuff ...knockin on 10% in a 500ml can for 5 bucks a shot . ------------- I wish I was young again .... Id be heaps smarter than this time |
Posted By: slayliner
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2026 at 8:43am
| Pretty sure my mincer does 22 rpm |
Posted By: Kandrew
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2026 at 4:40pm
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From AI search for what it’s worth Operating Speeds for Burley MincersWhen processing tough bait, fish frames, and burley ingredients, a slow speed is highly beneficial for several reasons: High Torque: Prevents the auger from binding when processing bones, cartilage, and scales. Efficient Feeding: Allows the auger to grab and pull chunks into the blades rather than mashing the soft material.Recommended Speeds: Manual cranking: ~40–80 RPM, depending on your pace and how much leverage your handle gives you.Motorized setups: 60–160 RPM. This is the sweet spot to let the blades cut continuously without burning out the motor. Speeds to avoid: Avoid using standard drill speeds or high-speed blenders (1,000+ RPM) for heavy-duty burley frames, as they cause friction and can instantly overheat or strip the gears. |
Posted By: Pcj
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2026 at 6:34pm
 ------------- "Times up" |
Kandrew wrote:Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2026 at 7:16pm
| Mate uses a chipper and it does a good job. messy but quick and easy except the cleanup. Just need to only use frozen. |
Posted By: Kandrew
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2026 at 8:00pm
| When I use to make berley I started off with a mincer but it was just too hard so I brought a garbage disposer hooked it up and run the hose through at the same time the fish was being pushed through, was better but a cheap chipper would be even better. |