Hot summer and the first days of autumn delight us with the aromatic fragrance of ripened fruits. The piquant taste of grapes and apple boost of vitamins, the unique taste of pear and healthy tomato juice- the table at this time of year is filled with a lot of fruits and vegetables.
To diversify your menu and regularly delight yourself with refreshing fresh juice, you can make a juicer at home. This invention is an alternative to bulky, loud and expensive devices.
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Equipment and sequence of actions
For making homemade centrifugal juicer we will need an old washing machine (necessarily with a working centrifuge).
The resulting semi-automatic device will perform a number of tasks:
- grind raw materials;
- squeeze and filter juice;
- wash the internal installation yourself.
A mandatory requirement for the selected washing machine model is an existing activator at the bottom of the tank. Old samples that have serviceable parts are also suitable for use.
You should know: The topic of “homemade products” began to be actively developed in the press in the early 90s. The idea of installing and launching the device was one of the first to be proposed by engineer Kotenev and inventor Maslov (Modelist-Constructor magazine).
To make your work easier, first of all you need to draw detailed drawings: make a detailed layout of the future juicer. Then you should prepare all the tools.
In the process we will need the following elements:
- centrifuge;
- serviceable casing;
- brackets for fastenings;
- bearings of different sizes.
Selected elements should be cleaned from regular exposure to powder - rust and scale. To do this, use fine sandpaper to polish all surfaces to a shine.
Note: the design should have only two holes: for loading raw materials and draining juice. Other voids and holes must be sealed with rubber pads.
The next steps are making the grater and gasket. For this we need cutting tool, for example, Bulgarian. It is better to cut the gasket from stainless steel to increase the durability of the entire device.
To make a grater, you will need to work out technical drawings and perform a number of simple steps:
- Drill small holes.
- Divide the resulting circles into sectors.
- Attach the workpiece to the screws.
- Stuff the cutting teeth.
What you shouldn't forget
Any wooden cutting can be used to make a pusher for tomatoes and other fruits. Don't forget to put a limiter so that the device does not sag or sink to the grater.
To make a high-performance squeezer, you will definitely need a powerful engine. It is important to secure all parts well and insulate electrical parts.
Remember: Be sure to rinse before starting detergent all details. Components must be made from proven materials and prevent oxidation, corrosion and the penetration of harmful substances into the juice.
Test run
Before you start actively using a juicer in a country house or city kitchen, you must trial run. When rotating the drum, pay attention to extraneous noises, knocking and beating. Any extra sound indicates an imperfect design.
Initial launch benefits:
- the opportunity to test in practice all the capabilities of the device;
- prevention of negative aspects in the future during operation;
- technical condition monitoring.
For the first productive launch, you need to carefully prepare and sort out the raw materials. Dense and strong parts, for example, apple cores or pear seeds, do not need to be removed, as this will not interfere with work.
We place a container under the tube, put the fruits in the hopper, and press them against the wall with a pusher. Juicing should be done before vibration sensations begin. If a slight vibration appears, stop casting and let the device spin. After completing the session, it is imperative to immediately disassemble the device and wash all parts.
Other ideas for squeezing fruits and vegetables
The main advantages of this type:
- affordable price;
- reliability;
- long-term operation.
To improve the design you can use plastic bottles. We take a container and cut off its bottom at a distance of 10-15 cm from the bottom edge. Then we insert a small bottle into the resulting hole, having previously made small holes in it. Unscrew the plug and you can get to work. This option is only suitable for irregular juicing for one person. Leave a message and your contacts in the comments - we will contact you and together we will make the publication better!
DIY juicers
A man must be handy. The village knew. There was no concept of DIY. It is not customary to do anything else, according to by and large. The crooked ones were reproached: they are not growing from the right place.
The question of how to make an apple juicer has not been asked; the solution has long been found. A long trough was made using boards. As for feeding pigs. Rectangular on the inside. The apples were cut, discarding the wormy parts, and the cores and cuttings (which served as a source of increased levels of bacteria that ferment the juice) were removed. The resulting pulp was poured into a trough and crushed.
In order to prepare apples for pouring into the juicer, a special spatula was made. We believe that in the absence of iron, you will make a sharp tool from wood; nowadays it is much easier to find a spatula like a sapper's one. Equipped with a rectangular bayonet that exactly fits the width of the trough (it would be more correct to make it according to the size of a purchased shovel). Holding onto the shaft, the winemaker is called upon to crush the apple pulp as much as possible. Then the mash was carefully packed with gauze and transferred to a press-type juicer.
For example, a tub with sheer walls. A special piston was made to match the cross-section. The device of the homemade juicer was completed by a worm mechanism that squeezed the pulp with terrible force. A hole was cut in the bottom of the tub, near the base. Ready ale was removed from a homemade juicer.
The gauze had to be placed inside the tub, the product collection container was placed, the piston was pushed in, and the process began. If there was no worm mechanism, the homemade juicer was supplemented with a couple of heavy boulders, which the owner pressed on top with his hands. The juice began to flow abundantly.
Why something like this? to modern man? Still want to make a juicer yourself, instead of buying from Vladimir from Togliatti, who gets a bucket of clear apple cider in 20 minutes? Feed the dry cake to the birds in winter... Vitamins, iron. We consider the review as informational and entertaining. We do not encourage you to repeat it.
The promised wine using a homemade juicer
Below is a recipe for chatterbox made by specialists from a special laboratory for the Special Correspondent program. The process is so exciting that it outshines the description of making a homemade juicer. Bormotukha took the silver medal in Sochi.
If the juice from unsuccessfully rolled up cans has fermented, housewives advise:
- Boil until the taste improves. The method is not very good, the aftertaste of fermentation will remain.
- Take into account for the future, improve sanitary conditions in the field of homemade juicer. Throw out the spoiled product.
- Allow the juice to completely ferment. It turns out Apple vinegar, we use it in cooking in the usual manner. Homemade vinegar turns out to be softer.
- Start making cider according to the recipe.
We suggest that you finally start creating a chatterbox in order to avoid questions about why you painstakingly made a homemade juicer. Not just to compete with Vladimir from Tolyatti? In order for the juice to ferment better, you must find a warm place and add sugar (feed the bacteria). If you made cider, the pulp of the trough will do, since the task is to take a medal, let's continue. In three or four days the next step.
Pour fermented juice from a homemade juicer into a large container. The volume overlap is about two times. Stock up for future use:
- citric acid;
- soda;
- cheap imported dry wine;
- glycerin;
- alcohol.
Using a homemade juicer, add 4 liters of fermented product with 100 grams of pure alcohol and a liter of cheap imported wine. Alcohol will give a degree, wine - a bouquet. After all, we make wine, after all!
Adds sourness to juice lemon acid. One package is enough to make the full 5+ available liters. Two bubbles of glycerin are added to prevent the components from reacting with each other. The contents are poured in, the container is shaken and mixed. A few tablespoons baking soda are added to prevent further fermentation. Otherwise, the wine (the murmur of a homemade juicer) will simply burst the filled bottles.
Journalists posting beautiful girl, equipped a chattering exhibition stand, managed to get a silver medal, numerous positive reviews exhibition visitors.
Think before you make a juicer. Dirt, wasps, unsanitary conditions. Homemade juicers are placed in the garden, on the balcony, the conditions are alien to ideal. Make an effort to strictly maintain cleanliness. Is the desire still there? Let's discuss how to make a homemade juicer by destroying a washing machine.
Are you ready to check out the impressive design where the washing machine's centrifuge spins the pulp to extract the juice? We have to disappoint. The spin mode provides 1800 rpm, which will not be enough to milk the juice of ordinary apples. Rotary juicer models work 3 to 15 times faster. The danger of rotating the drum of an opened washing machine simply overshadows the hypothetical benefit of a person who decides to create a homemade design.
In the washing mode, the machine’s drum rotates slowly, as domestic Kulibins have long noticed. Conventional motors without special gearboxes are powerless to provide speed. Here, consider it a finished juicer. The device will replace a trough, a sharp blade. Designed to grind fruit pulp.
There is a belt reducer. The motor pulley is much smaller than the diameter of the drum pulley. The latter's turnover is significantly reduced. It remains to equip the drum pulley with a grinding device, a regular meat grinder. Other designs are allowed to help make apples into pulp for loading into a press-type juicer.
- tank with a hole near the bottom;
- piston;
- worm gear.
Gauze filled with apple pulp can be transferred with plank lattices, increasing the pressure when pressing.
Juicer from washing machine No. 2
There is a radical solution. Soviet activator washing machine with a spin compartment. The design can turn into a homemade juicer. We use a vertical drum without modification if the pulp is crushed in advance. Avoid putting a lot - you will break the device.
For experienced Kulibin fish, it is recommended to make a round grater using 1 mm steel according to the diameter of the bottom. Strengthen the thing with several aluminum rivets(the holes face up with jagged edges), a steel pipe with a diameter smaller (20 mm) than the neck of the vertical drum is used to feed the apples inside. It should not reach the bottom by 5 mm, otherwise it will cling to the grater.
Scheme of work:
- through steel pipe homemade juicer, apples fall onto the grater;
- the pipe walls do not allow you to jump out to the side;
- when the power is turned on, the apples are quickly crushed;
- the juice flies out, the cake is retained by the mesh walls of the drum;
- at the end of the cycle, production waste is removed from the homemade juicer.
Eyewitnesses say: using the design we will get up to 50 liters of juice per hour. It is not considered a shock indicator; it is enough for a homemade juicer. If you want to learn something new, write to us and we’ll post a review “ Homemade juicer for grapes." Previously, girls trampled fruits with their feet; today it is considered unaesthetic.
Using the kitchen household appliances cooking delicious food does not always evoke positive emotions. Preparing juices for winter period requires special reliability of the selected juicer model. High price quality equipment, often makes it inaccessible. Making a reliable juicer with your own hands will solve the issue of providing for your own household. reliable technology for the preparation of vitamins.
Principle of operation
- centrifugal;
- screw
The principle of operation of the former is that centrifugal force at high speeds separates the juice from the pulp. At the same time, the engine and drum heat up, which contributes to the oxidation of the juice, the loss of vitamins and beneficial microelements during extraction.
Job auger juicers is carried out at low speeds, which facilitates the extraction of juice in a “gentle” mode without heating while preserving all the beneficial ingredients of the resulting mass.
ATTENTION! It has been established that the excess of vitamins during screw extraction is 6 times compared to centrifugal extraction!
Both methods are used as in industrial scale, and in everyday life. When purchasing a juicer, the consumer often does not think about the method for separating juice from vegetables and fruits. Hand-made production allows you to carefully study the specifics of spinning and the constructive method of operation of the equipment.
For handmade you need to find an unnecessary washing machine in which the drum did not rotate, as in modern designs, and a shaft with plastic or metal blades for mixing laundry. It is the use of the activator principle of operation of used equipment that will make it possible to build the required unit for squeezing juice with high productivity.
The phased execution of the work will look like this:
- First of all, it is necessary to disassemble the laundry mixing mechanism: remove the activator and the drive shaft.
- Prepare a shaft with three or more knives for installation in the regular place of the machine.
- After this, thoroughly wash the inside surface of the machine and close the drain hole.
- A mesh with holes with a diameter of 1.5 mm is made from aluminum or other stainless material. It is placed inside the centrifuge and rigidly attached to inner surface. The shaft is placed inside the centrifuge, the entire structure is inserted into the standard place of the machine and tightened tightly.
- The time relay, which previously served as a switch, is replaced with a toggle switch to control the shaft drive.
- Turn on the machine and load the internal cavity of the centrifugal device. To extract juice using this homemade design, there is no need to pre-cut apples.
- When adding a few apples at a time, you need to make sure that the surface of the shaft with knives is not covered with apple pulp. As the inside of the centrifugal mechanism fills with waste, the unit is stopped and the internal cavity of the centrifuge is cleaned. Then, put everything back in place and continue squeezing the juice.
ATTENTION! At the discretion of the manufacturer, the housing of the centrifugal mechanism can be solid and then the juice will be collected inside the centrifuge. Draining the resulting juice will not be easy, since you will have to tilt the entire unit.
The resulting juicer design will be able to process a large number of apples. There is no need to pre-cut the fruits, since the knives located on the shaft will cope with this function perfectly. A big inconvenience of using this design is the need for frequent disassembly of the shaft to completely clean the internal cavity of the centrifugal mechanism. When cleaning without disassembling the shaft, you may be injured by the sharp edges of the cutting knives.
IMPORTANT! In order to avoid cutting yourself when servicing the centrifugal mechanism, use metal devices pre-made for these purposes.
Having an old, non-working washing machine-the machine allows you to make a juicer centrifugal type with little effort. The user of household appliances is aware of the various operating modes of the machine when performing tasks when washing and spinning clothes. It is the latter function, or rather, its restoration that will now allow you to squeeze out juice from fruits and vegetables, rather than squeezing out laundry. To implement this plan it is necessary:
ATTENTION! The presence of small leaks during inspection is not a reason for mandatory repair. By weighing the importance of the location of the leak, the user himself determines the need to repair the detected problem.
After checking, the unit can be loaded with fruit, squeezed out the juice and preserved for the winter.
The description of the conversion of one household unit into another is made using the frame of a washing machine. Most craftsmen, when converting a washing machine into a juicer, do not use the housing of household appliances for alterations. This is due to the bulkiness and large number of unnecessary parts of the rectangular design of washing equipment and the smaller number of sealed cavities when using a drum and its casing. The principle of alteration and spin operation is important.
REFERENCE! Not all automatic washing machines They have a convenient drum casing for conversion into a juicer.
Using the body of an automatic machine is inconvenient due to the presence of a cover, which is replaced with a metal one during modifications. It is made of stainless steel or aluminum, with a round cutout in the middle, for loading without stopping the equipment. When laying fruit, it is convenient to use a pipe, through the hole of which the apples are fed into the lower part of the operating unit. Diversity design features Converting a washing machine into a juicer is limited by the user’s imagination.
How to make a manual apple juicer
Since ancient times, our ancestors used a manual mechanical press to squeeze juice out of fruits. Simplicity of design, ease of use, puts it among the most reliable and effective devices for the preparation of vitamins.
The principle of operation of a juice press is that the fruit is placed in an immobilized container, the walls of which have holes for the exit of the squeezed liquid. After loading the apples, a piston, the area of which corresponds to the cross-section of the container, presses on them. Under the influence of pressure, the fruit spreads, and the juice flows through the holes into a tray or other device for collecting liquid.
The force required to crush apples is very large. Therefore, for effective spinning, a lever system, a screw rod, a jack or hydraulics are used. The manufacture of a simple mechanical press includes the following stages of work:
- From a sheet of stainless steel you need to cut a wide strip that will become the body of the container. Then drill holes evenly over the entire area of the cut material.
- Build a cylinder from a perforated strip, the height of which will be several times greater than the diameter. Weld the joint of the round container.
- For ease of use of the press, a casing for a perforated container is made from the same stainless steel, the diameter of which will be 3–7 cm larger than the first one.
- The lower parts of the container and casing are welded round lids made of stainless steel with a hole in the middle for fastening together. A hole is immediately made in the lower cavity of the casing to drain the juice, if the casing is not used as a container for collecting liquid.
- Now you need to make the support frame. For this purpose, metal profile pipes rectangular section. First, the support is welded in the form of a stable square, and then the frame to which the piston rod will be attached is welded to the support.
- In the center of the upper beam, a hole larger than the diameter of the rod is drilled and a threaded nut is welded.
- Before installing the rod, select the piston and attach it to the bottom of the threaded shaft. The piston is made of wood, metal or plastic. The main thing is that it can withstand the force of the rod. For this purpose, wooden or plastic material protected with a metal plate.
- The perforated container together with the casing is placed on a support and secured. Check the accuracy of the coincidence of the piston with the container. If inaccuracies are found, they are eliminated.
IMPORTANT! The piston diameter is made 2–3 mm smaller size press containers, and the rod is placed clearly in its center. The displacement of the rod will not allow the large force to be evenly distributed over the entire pressure area.
The press is ready for work. Loading, spinning, and unloading waste takes a lot of time. But the quality of pressing with such a press will be the best compared to other methods. To speed up the process, an electric motor with a reduction gear or a hydraulic jack is used as a drive.
Making a juicer with your own hands will require some effort and time. These costs are compensated by positive emotions when drinking juices at any time of the year.
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As an owner large garden, during the season you have to think about where to put the harvest. After all, it will not be possible to eat everything in a short time, and if the fruits are ripe, then they will not last long on the tree - they will begin to fall and spoil. However, there is a way out of the situation and it lies in homemade device. Let's look at how to make an apple press from a washing machine and improvised materials with your own hands. Using such a device from apples and other fruit crops You can squeeze out the juice, which will be much easier to process.
Advantages of a homemade juicer
If you have an old unused washing machine, automatic or activator, you can turn it into a useful device for extracting juice. The idea is to install a grater inside the machine. Through big hole The raw material is poured in, after which it is crushed and the juice is extracted. The advantage of this design is the ability to make juice in large volumes, which most household juicers cannot provide.
Moreover, in homemade device capacity for loading raw materials of a much larger volume. Equipping such a juicer with a powerful motor will allow you to get about 20 liters of juice per hour. This indicator is quite enough to process apples from your own garden and also help your neighbor.
Juicer from an activator washing machine
To make such a juicer, you will need an Oka or Sibir machine. You can use other options equipped with a spin device and an activator at the bottom of the tank. Let's consider step by step production devices:
To work garden juicer, made with your own hands from a washing machine, was not limited by the time of the relay; the latter simply needs to be disconnected.
How to squeeze juice
The process of extracting juice is quite simple. To do this, you will need to wash apples or other fruits and load them in a small volume into the washing machine tub. The device turns on and the product is crushed using knives. The duration of processing depends on the specific apple variety and ripeness. After grinding, we obtain the mixture in the form of a puree and load it into a centrifuge in approximately 3 liters. Turn on the device and squeeze out the juice. After a few minutes, you can remove the mesh and shake out the cake.
What's so good about this juicer?
The main advantages of the considered design are as follows:
- productivity - about 12 liters per hour;
- apples and other fruits do not need to be peeled and cut;
- no need to constantly be near the device.
The presence of pulp in the juice will directly depend on the raw materials used and the duration of its grinding.
If you want to get pure juice, just pass it through a filter, for example, a thick cloth. You can also let the juice sit for a while.
Juicer from front washing machine
Making a juicer from a front washer is somewhat more complicated and will take more time. To construct the device you will need:
- belt-driven, front-loading machine;
- pair metal mesh size 300x60 mm;
- fasteners made of bolts and nuts with a diameter of 3 mm;
- juice container;
- rubber plugs;
- drain pipe;
- set of screwdrivers and socket wrenches;
- metal scissors;
- Bulgarian;
- electric drill;
- hammer and pliers.
Preparatory work
All unnecessary elements are removed from the washing machine (pump, sensors, filter, valve, control device), after which it is placed with its back side on the bars and fixed well. Then perform the following steps:
Manufacturing process
After the preparatory activities, the following remains to be done:
- The mesh is fixed inside the drum using screws. It can be easily dismantled for cleaning.
- In order for the raw materials to be crushed, the ribs need to be sharpened.
- A pipe is attached to the drain hole.
- Mount the electric motor.
How the juicer works
Before launching the assembled structure, you need to make sure that it is stable, as well as that the drum rotates evenly without jamming. After this, the fruits are washed and loaded inside the machine.
There is no need to fill the device to the top with fruit. Otherwise, the machine will not grind and may break.
If loading hard apples, the drum should be half full. Soft raw materials can be placed in more. Place a bucket or pan for juice under the drain pipe. All that remains is to start the motor in spin mode. As the drum rotates, the apples will beat and juice will flow out of the resulting mixture. As with the previous design, there is no need to cut the raw material into pieces. The performance of such a juicer is approximately the same as in the version described above.
Washing machine drum press
From a washing machine you can make not only a juicer, but also a press, using separate parts from it. The design is quite simple since there is no electric motor, no need for electricity, and no complex structural elements. For the washing machine, we only need a centrifuge made of stainless steel. Since the part has holes, this allows it to be used for the purposes in question. The manufacturing process consists of the following steps:
If you don’t have an electric juicer, you can quickly and easily process a large apple harvest, for example, into juice using a press.
This problem also arises among winemakers, among whom there are no people willing to process the berries manually. It is quite possible to make a juice press yourself, eliminating additional expenses for purchasing equipment, which is quite expensive today. Operating principle of a juice press
Screw juicers manual type can be carried out according to different technologies, in the process of this, parts are used like old containers, tanks from washing machines, as well as pots and planks.
In some cases, structures are made using a jack.
Homemade juice press
Simple press for squeezing juice - do it yourself
There are various juice press designs. Basic homemade designs– these are screw or using a jack. A good option when using an air jack or a rubber bladder and a compressor. There are options for using a centrifuge, for example an old washing machine. Presses or juicers should not crush seeds and ridges located in the pulp. Depending on the expected volume of processing of raw materials into juice or wine, select the design of the juice extraction device you like. In any case, the cooking process is divided into two stages: 1. Preparation of pulp (grinding raw materials); 2. The actual extraction itself is the extraction of juice.
Screw Juice Press Designs
Typically a press consists of a pressing mechanism, a basket, a base and a pressing board. The basket serves as a receiver for the pulp and is installed on the base of the press. There is also a tray for draining juice. Bottom and side walls the baskets are lined with a whole piece of burlap without gaps. The ends of the fabric should hang over the edges of the basket. Then the pulp is loaded into the basket and covered with the ends of the burlap. Put on top wooden circle, onto which the press head is lowered.
Screw press with metal basket. Device: 1. Screw; 2. Bed; 3. Gutter for juice flow; 4. Basket
Screw press with wood basket. Device: 1. Screw; 2. Bed; 3. Basket; 4. Juice drainage chute
Frame screw press. Device: 1. Packages with crushed raw materials; 2. Screw; 3. Bed; 4 Drainage grates; 5. Juice drainage chute
Design screw press for juice is clear from the pictures. Here is another example homemade press for juice. The press consists of two pipe stands with a diameter of 22 mm. A U-shaped profile bent from 3 mm steel is welded to the pipes on top. The height of the profile is chosen in such a way that a screw nut pressed into a steel sleeve can be freely placed inside. A clamp is welded to the bottom of each rack. Using these two clamps, the press is attached to the window sill. A head with a hole for the handle is welded to the screw on one side, and a stop is attached to the other, which compresses the raw material.
1 - clamp; 2 - stand pipe; 3 - crossbar; 4 - screw; 5 - emphasis; 6 - table; 7 - bushing with a pressed nut.
A leaky 3-4 liter bottle is suitable for collecting the squeezed juice. enamel pan(Fig. a). You need to drill a hole in the bottom and secure a fitting with a hose in it to collect the juice.
The basket (Fig. b) is made of stainless steel sheet 2 mm thick; bandage rings made of stainless wire with a diameter of 4 mm are welded to it on top and bottom. The rings allow the basket to fit “evenly” inside the pan. The walls of the pan are perforated with a drill with a diameter of 3 mm (in random order).
Gaskets (Fig. c), which separate portions of raw materials loaded into the basket, consist of two 2-mm stainless steel disks connected by spot welding. Holes are drilled into the disks using a drill with a diameter of 3 mm, and gaskets 4 mm thick are provided between the disks (the gaskets are also made of stainless steel). In general, all parts of the screw press are made of stainless steel; a tank from an old washing machine is quite suitable. To obtain good harvest-, as well as growing strawberries at home. The work of squeezing juice occurs as follows. The body of the press is secured with clamps on the windowsill in the kitchen (you can also install the press on the table). The screw with the stop is unscrewed until it stops. A basket is placed in the pan, and a gasket is placed on the bottom of the latter and a napkin is placed on it. durable fabric. Next, crushed raw materials (apples, fruits, herbs, berries) in an amount of 0.5...1 kg are placed on a napkin. The napkin is folded into an envelope, the portion is covered with a drainage pad, on which another napkin is placed. There should be 3 such bags, and the top bag can rise 4...6 cm above the pan. Putting a gasket on the top bag, the pan is placed under the press screw. Yes, I completely forgot to mention the spacer (a circle of wood) that is placed under the basket (otherwise the pan may become unusable when the screw is tightened). When creating pressure, the screw must be turned slowly and smoothly, monitoring the release of juice. Having finished squeezing the juice, unscrew the screw upward, transfer the pan to the table, and remove the pulp from the napkins. Depending on the type and quality of the raw material, in one cycle, using a homemade screw press for squeezing juice, it is possible to squeeze out 1.2...1.8 liters of juice, and in 1 hour - up to 12...15 liters.
