What to make a self-made concrete mixer with your own hands?

Concrete mixer with your own hands is a great idea for construction work, for which concrete is required.

Many people may think that a person without relevant experience is simply unrealistic, but this is far from being the case.

Concrete mixer is assembled from any improvised material and in a fairly short time period.

This device can be made from an ordinary barrel, flask and even from the inside of an old Soviet washing machine.

All that is required is to have patience, to show wit and have all the necessary tools at hand.

Homemade concrete mixer can be manual, as well as electric, which will be arranged and the engine and gearbox.

To produce a concrete mixer with forced rotation from an electric current, an electric motor is required, but in this case it is possible to find a way out and take it, for example, from a washing machine.

Homemade mini concrete mixer is perfect not only for making a small amount of concrete, but also for the production of arbolite.

How to make a concrete mixer with your own hands is described in detail in the video below.

Features of concrete mixers

In general, concrete mixers are considered professional builder equipment. They are widely used on almost any construction site.

It is in this device that the mixing of cement mortar and arbolite is made, and bringing them to a certain consistency.

All necessary components are poured in order of priority and given proportions into a special tank like a barrel, which, rotating, provides the required state of cement mortar or arbolite.

In turn, the rotation of the barrel provides a reducer connected via a pulley to the engine.

As you know, almost any concrete can be defended, and this negatively affects all its properties.

Of course, the liquid solution can be kneaded with an ordinary shovel, but this will not give the expected effect.

Therefore, to mix cement mortar or arbolite, it is best to use a concrete mixer, especially since it can be made by yourself.

Self-made rotary mixers for forced rotation can be seen in the photo below.

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Of course, if large-scale construction works are planned, for example, building a house from scratch, when a huge amount of cement slurry is required, it is better to purchase a concrete mixer professional.

But if the need for preparation of a solution or arbolite arises periodically and it is required in small quantities, you can try to make it yourself from any barrel, jar or even a washing machine.

Concrete mixer with your own hands - this is the best choice for gardeners who occasionally experience the need for kneading cement mortar or arbolite.

Today, there are various drawings of concrete mixers, both compulsory and manual. Before you make a concrete mixer, you should think carefully about what it is needed for and how often it will be used.

In addition, it is necessary to decide what this unit will be assembled from, what components are available, and what will have to be purchased.

Concrete mixer on manual drive

If you regularly need to mix a small amount of mortar or arbolite, but do it manually, there is no desire, then handy mixer will be very handy, it will not be difficult to produce.

In this case, it is necessary to think carefully of its device, using the available drawings, to acquire all the necessary material and tools.

As ordinary mixer drums, ordinary drums can be used. Suitable old barrel, which has sufficient strength and reliability.

As a rule, such a self-made unit can produce up to one hundred and fifty liters of cement mortar or arbolite at a time.

To begin with, it will be necessary to make small holes in both ends of the barrel for fastening both for flanges and for the working shaft.

Next, on the front part of the barrel, carefully cut a rectangular shaped hole that will be used to fill the components of the mixture.

Next follows from a piece of sheet steel to make a cover on the opening, which should be slightly larger than the window and close it with a slight overlap.

It should be fastened to loops that are welded to the lid and directly to the barrel in the required place.

After this, you can start making a manual drive.

For this, a shaft is made of a thin water pipe, which is attached to the barrel itself through special flanges by welding or by bolts.

Now it is necessary to install inside the barrel combs, which will ensure maximum mixing of the solution components among themselves.

The combs themselves can be made from an ordinary corner, in turn the teeth are easiest to make from building nails.

The attachment of the combs to the inner surface of the barrel is carried out either through bolts or by welding.

At the final stage, the stands are assembled, into which the barrel with the handle is then hung. In the photo below you can see a hand-type concrete mixer assembled independently.

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Making a concrete mixer from a washing machine

Most of us in a garage or shed have an old, unnecessary washing machine left over from Soviet times. If desired, it is possible to produce a sufficiently efficient concrete mixer from it.

This will require:

• itself machine;
• Bulgarian;
• welding;
• small soldering iron;
• electric drill;
• wheels;
• unwanted scrap metal.

In the first stage, it is necessary to start making the base, which must be as strong and stable as possible. For these purposes, it is recommended to use a square bar.

You should fasten the joists to each other with a spike. For greater stability, you can use self-tapping screws.

In addition, it is possible to make a base for a concrete mixer using metal corners.

They are joined together by welding with each other, in addition, wheels are mounted on them so that the unit can then be easily moved from place to place.

You should also think about the device of the rotary mechanism, which can be conveniently controlled by the drum.

Next it is necessary to dismantle its engine from an old washing machine. In the place where it was installed, it is necessary to fix a suitable shaft in size.

Inside the tank of the washing machine there is a thread, on which it will be necessary to attach with special nuts special brackets with symmetrical blades, which are better made from metal sheet.

It will also be necessary to sealed the drainage device that every washing machine has. At the final stage, the machine should be carefully attached to a hard base.

If the work is done correctly, you get a concrete mixer of forced action, which has its own engine.

Of course, the performance of such an aggregate will be low, but for household chores at the dacha suitable.

Assembling a professional concrete mixer

In the event that large-scale construction work is to be undertaken using a large amount of cement mortar, it will be necessary to manufacture a practically professional concrete mixer of forced action that will have its own engine.

Work on its manufacture should start with a so-called pear.

For these purposes, a sheet of metal of a certain size is required. It will be necessary to build three components of the total capacity separately, two of which will be made in the form of a truncated cone.

After that all these parts are connected together by welding. The welded seam should be of high quality and as tight as possible.

Inside the pear, it will be necessary to strengthen the two blades, which will provide the necessary mixing of the solution. Next, you should assemble the housing of the future unit and for these purposes it is best to use metal corners.

When assembling the base, do not forget about the stiffeners, which will provide the necessary stability of the working concrete mixer.

Next, all the individual parts of the concrete mixer are assembled into a single whole aggregate.

For starters, a pear is attached to the base via a shaft with bearings. Then a reducer and an engine are installed, which together will connect the pulley.

When selecting the engine, gearbox and pulley for the unit, account should be taken not only of the weight of the pear and the speed of rotation, but also the expected load.

The pulley that connects the gearbox and the motor to each other must not be in strong tension and must not be strongly weakened.

After installing and carefully fixing all the components on the base, it is necessary to perform a test operation and make sure that the forced-rotation mixer works correctly - without grinding and malfunctioning.

The aggregate assembled in this way will allow you to work with large volumes of solution and perform almost any work related to concrete.

For more information on how to assemble the concrete mixer yourself, see the video below.

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Tips and tricks

When assembling a concrete mixer yourself, you should monitor all its connections for strength and reliability.

If it is not possible to use the welding machine, then it is possible to connect the elements together with bolts. It is worth noting that the bolted connection is almost inferior to the welded joint.

Special attention should be paid to the attachment of the engine and gearbox when assembling the unit. Also it is necessary to control the tightness of the barrel, in which the mixing of the solution components will be carried out.

The recommended angle of the barrel in working condition is thirty-five degrees from the ground.

Do not forget about the lubrication of all moving parts of the concrete mixer, as well as its pivoting mechanism. This will extend the life of the unit and ensure its trouble-free operation.

Concrete mixer is one of the important units on the construction site. Very often this device is required on a private farmstead.

The most optimal way to get your own concrete mixer is to do it yourself, especially not everyone will have extra money to buy a factory-made device.