Hello Everyone
Long time lurker here, first post. I bought a cheapo Chinese #22 meat grinder so I could make my own sausage. 50 pounds worth of it so far and this grinder has performed flawlessly, it grinds faster than I can feed it after a proper knife sharpening. Fit, finish and manufacturing tolerances are as expected for a Chinese knockoff. My question is about the tolerances of the knife hub and the square on the auger spindle that drives it. The spindle square measures .490 and the knife hub is .540, a very loose fit. I made some shims that take up almost all of the slack but I decided not to run it until I found out if the tolerances are that sloppy for a reason. Hopefully one of the good folks here has a #22 and a set of calipers but any input will be appreciated.
-Rick
Long time lurker here, first post. I bought a cheapo Chinese #22 meat grinder so I could make my own sausage. 50 pounds worth of it so far and this grinder has performed flawlessly, it grinds faster than I can feed it after a proper knife sharpening. Fit, finish and manufacturing tolerances are as expected for a Chinese knockoff. My question is about the tolerances of the knife hub and the square on the auger spindle that drives it. The spindle square measures .490 and the knife hub is .540, a very loose fit. I made some shims that take up almost all of the slack but I decided not to run it until I found out if the tolerances are that sloppy for a reason. Hopefully one of the good folks here has a #22 and a set of calipers but any input will be appreciated.
-Rick