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Thinking about buying a juicer? You can make a juicer from a washing machine with your own hands – we will tell you how to do it. You will receive a device for processing fruits and vegetables into homemade juices almost free of charge, and you will also find a use for an old washing machine.
Design advantages
If you have an old, unnecessary washing machine with a working centrifuge, consider that you have found a use for it.
The essence of the work of a standard juicer is that fruits and vegetables are thrown into a special hole. It should be wide enough for a whole apple, pear and other fruits. Then the fruits fall into the centrifuge, at the bottom of which there is a grater. After grinding, the juice is squeezed out.
The advantages of a washing machine as a juicer are that the volume of its drum exceeds the capacity of conventional appliances. And if you use an engine that produces 1500 revolutions per minute, then you can quickly and efficiently grind the fruit and get 10-20 liters of juice per hour.
Instructions on how to make a juicer at home
You can make a juicer on your own from any automatic washing machine – with front or top loading. The main thing is that there should be a belt drive, since a direct drive model will not work.
If you have a front-loading washer, you will have to put it on your back, hatch up.
Getting Started
First, remove from the machine body all the parts that are no longer needed: pump, pressure switch, intake valve, drain filter and control panel.
Pre-prepared drawings and drawings will help facilitate the work. So you can consistently perform all the actions, referring to the diagram.
Prepare the necessary details:
- two metal meshes measuring 30×6 cm;
- bolts with nuts 3 mm;
- utensils for collecting juice;
- drain pipe;
- rubber plugs.
You will also need tools:
- screwdrivers and wrenches;
- Bulgarian;
- welding machine;
- drill;
- passages;
- a hammer;
- scissors for metal.
Before you put the car down, prepare the bars-stands on which it will be fixed.
Prepare your body for remodeling
How to do it:
To create a juicer at home, it is advisable to take a stainless steel drum. However, a plastic drum will also work.
- All holes in the drum must be welded, as they are too large.
- Drill many small holes around the perimeter of the drum.
- Now assemble the tank back by screwing in the screws. If the tank was non-separable, you need to prepare holes for self-tapping screws in advance.
Put the tank back into the body, replace the sealing rubber and shock absorber springs.
Modify the drum
Since you will need most of the parts from the washer to make the juicer yourself, it will cost you almost free. But in order for the drum to become a full-fledged chopper for apples and other fruits, it needs to be finalized.
Make a grater. The fact is that the holes located on the surface of the drum are too large. They will turn the fruit into puree, not juice. Therefore, take the prepared strips of mesh, install them in a circle, between the ribs of the drum. Secure the mesh in place with small screws. If necessary, you can remove the mesh and clean it.
Grinding fruits and vegetables will help the rib cutter, which needs to be further sharpened. Do not forget to attach a pipe to the drain hole. The design is ready, it remains to connect the motor.
Since the control panel is removed as unnecessary, you will have to connect an additional switch.
To properly connect the engine, you need to act according to the electrical diagram. We have already covered this in other articles, so watch the video on the topic:
How does a homemade juicer work?
After connecting, check the device: whether the drum rotates evenly, how stable the case is. This is important, because it will be unpleasant if the vibration causes the case to turn over along with the fruit.
Now wash the fruit and load the whole fruit through the loading door. It is not necessary to fill the drum to failure, otherwise the fruit will not be crushed, and the device may be damaged. Place a container under the drain pipe to collect the juice.
Run the centrifuge for 2-3 minutes. Rotating at the spin speed, the fruits will break against the drum, which will be facilitated by the rib breaker. After that, the fruit porridge will flow through the grater into the drain pipe, and then into the container.
For one hour of work, you can get from 10 to 12 liters of juice. At the same time, you do not need to cut, peel the fruits, just wash and pour them into the drum.
Pay attention to the type of fruit: if it is apples, pears and other hard fruits, they should be covered with no more than half. While soft fruits and berries (plums, grapes, strawberries) can fill a larger volume of the tank.
So, unnecessary equipment will bring even more benefits than a new device. Converting a washing machine into a juicer is not difficult. And most importantly – cheap, because you need a minimum of additional components.