Waring HGB 150 blender for quick clean charcoal reduction

[oldguy]

Waring HGB 150 blender for quick clean charcoal reduction

7.5 Amp Stainless Steel container W/Rubber top.

 

 

 

 

Will cleanly take down a 2/3rds full container load of +/- 1 inch charcoal to -20 +100 mesh in under a minute.

In a very few minutes you can process 5 or 10 lbs down to screen-able or ball mill feed material.

I just processed 5 lbs outside on the back deck in less time than it took to drink a cup of coffee.

 

Did not even get my hands dirty.

 

This blender runs around $350 new retail.

Has replaceable connector & blades.

You can sometimes find this model or similar in thrift stores, Craig list or eBay cheap sometimes.

Edited March 13, 2012 by oldguy

[allrocketspsl]

Waring HGB 150 blender for quick clean charcoal reduction

7.5 Amp Stainless Steel container W/Rubber top.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Will cleanly take down a 2/3rds full container load of +/- 1 inch charcoal to -20 +100 mesh in under a minute.

In a very few minutes you can process 5 or 10 lbs down to screen-able or ball mill feed material.

I just processed 5 lbs outside on the back deck in less time than it took to drink a cup of coffee.

 

Did not even get my hands dirty.

 

This blender runs around $350 new retail.

Has replaceable connector & blades.

You can sometimes find this model or similar in thrift stores, Craig list or eBay cheap sometimes.

 

waiting for a return of a 3/4 hp garbage disposal for my grinder

Edited March 13, 2012 by allrocketspsl

[oldguy]

Suggest you wait for a 1 HP stainless steel model.

Watch craigslist for a 16, 18 or 55 gallon open top style sturdy plastic drum, with lid & ring clamp closure.

Mount the disposal in the lid. Attach lid to drum, plug it in & GO FOR IT.

That is a dream machine charcoal grinder set up.

[pyrogeorge]

oldguy i read from other people who use blender for grinding charcoal that found small steel pieces in the powder and is danger for milling.

Have you seen in yours?

[oldguy]

Those peaple must be using a cheap blender, with low quality soft metal parts & cutters.

 

The container & cutter on mine is all top quality stainless steel.

 

Besides charcoal, I have used it to reduce prills, large amounts of water quenched mg/al & small amounts of Ti (very small shavings).

 

It has never lost any metal into anything.

I wash it out & inspect it often.

Plus, swap out the cutter blades to sharpen them every once in awhile.

 

 

Ti

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Mg/Al

 

[dagabu]

I have two Waring Bar Blenders that I picked up for free this past week from an old restaurant and they go for about $70.00 retail, the one OG has can be had for around $315.00 on eBay. The cheaper one is rated at 1/2 hp or 373 watts while the Professional one is rated at 1119 watts or 1 hp. The smaller one has a 32 oz jar while the professional has a 64 oz jar.

My take: Buy a few used Waring BB150s blenders and run smaller batches, you can get 4.5 of them for the same cost as the HGB 150S.

-dag