The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums : The Briny Bar https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:20:16 +0000 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:05:54 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.01 30 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/RSS_topic_feed.asp?FID=3 <![CDATA[The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[The Briny Bar : Mc Tools berley mincer]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845393&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845393 Author: Mc Tool
Subject: Mc Tools berley mincer
Posted: 08 Sep 2026 at 7:05pm

The update is that some neighbourhood kids arrived with a 5 hoss 2 stroke mercury that didnt go .........and yeah ...badly side tracked ( it really needs to be buried .....deep ) carb full of crap ,every screw needed heat ( broke the bowl drain screw ...2 hours ) and I cant recall finding a dirtier thing ever .....and the main bearings are absolutely you know whatted .
.]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:05:54 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845393&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845393 <![CDATA[The Briny Bar : Mc Tools berley mincer]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845392&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845392 Author: smudge
Subject: Mc Tools berley mincer
Posted: 08 Sep 2026 at 6:47pm

Update please Mr Tool]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:47:49 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845392&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845392 <![CDATA[The Briny Bar : Mc Tools berley mincer]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845391&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845391 Author: krow
Subject: Mc Tools berley mincer
Posted: 03 Sep 2026 at 9:30pm

I'm really enjoying this read and your work. If you use that drill press a lot or even a bit like me. Keep an eye out for a good hand tightening chuck off a dead drill and stick that in the jaws. Makes it a lot easier to use. ]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845391&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845391 <![CDATA[The Briny Bar : Mc Tools berley mincer]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845390&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845390 Author: Mc Tool
Subject: Mc Tools berley mincer
Posted: 03 Sep 2026 at 7:25pm

Thanks Smudge , I like to work with what Ive got, and I do get when you say you wouldnt do things my way but I could have started from scratch but Eddy (think about that guy that drives the forklift on bro town and you got him ....we tried to get him on Haydens ( he gave me the big pulley )fork lift but the canny bastard realised what we were up to and wasn't having a bar of it ...real funny tho 😂😂) gave me that water blaster chassis ......and the motor ...sort of ...had to cough up 50 bucks . You wouldnt want to go anywhere near it with a square or a level , and its going to be a bit top heavy ,and Im sorta making it up as I go but Im having fun and it will be durable and it will work . Funny as all hell ...Hayden , who is quite good at engineery things has inspected it at a couple of stages and been very diplomatic ( doh bro in hand )and I been looking at the log splitter he is building and ...well....we are definitely on different levels . 😀😀........]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:25:15 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845390&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845390 <![CDATA[The Briny Bar : Mc Tools berley mincer]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845389&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845389 Author: smudge
Subject: Mc Tools berley mincer
Posted: 03 Sep 2026 at 6:35pm

Hehe I look after a mechanical workshop of 31 people at NZ Steel, NZ's biggest single site manufacturer ( &*ck up Smudge, you're not at work now)! We have fitters, machinists and heavy fabricators. Most of them are very good tradesmen. The Rest? Well one's a planner and 5 are apprentices. While we wouldn't do things your way, I have to admire your workmanship, effort and understanding of what you're doing. 

Top effort McTool. John Britten built a bike in his garage (mostly) that grabbed the attention of the whole world. You're a great kiwi too.
]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:35:12 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845389&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845389 <![CDATA[The Briny Bar : Mc Tools berley mincer]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845388&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845388 Author: Mc Tool
Subject: Mc Tools berley mincer
Posted: 03 Sep 2026 at 5:20pm

Polished up a bit more shaft to fit the bored out pulley , give the pulley a bit of dremmel too . You can see the polished bit of the shaft.
Next step was to figure out a way to locate the pulley on the shaft as there is no grub screw hole in the pulley . Part of the reason I got a pulley with a 24mm bore for a 25mm shaft was that I could get a 60mm dia pulley in 24mm but the smallest 25mm bore pulley was 73mm dia and I wanted the biggest reduction I could get ....but it doesnt really leave much meat to drill and tap a grub screw hole ....soooooo , the key you can see has been cunningly tapered ( about 15 thou from end to end ) so that I can locate the pulley on the shaft and then tap the key it and sorta wedge the pulley onto the shaft . The key was to big in both width and height so I bit of time on the linisher sorted that . Amazing just how long you can hold on to a rapidly heating bit of key steel 😁 and I had to go find it twice when it got away on me .


]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:20:28 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845388&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845388 <![CDATA[The Briny Bar : Mc Tools berley mincer]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845387&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845387 Author: Mc Tool
Subject: Mc Tools berley mincer
Posted: 01 Sep 2026 at 6:43pm

Originally posted by Alan L Alan L wrote:

Bout time. Progress.
That honeymoon has gone on long enough.
Jeez, you got some nice gear. You def need a lathe.
Alan


The secret is ....didnt have kids😁 ...yeah #uck that ...mighta had one like me 😂

I wasnt expecting the pulley for ages , I must have mis-understood , I thought it wasnt even going to be sent for 11 days coz they were out of stock and had to make some .🙂🙂]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:43:42 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845387&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845387 <![CDATA[The Briny Bar : Mc Tools berley mincer]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845386&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845386 Author: Alan L
Subject: Mc Tools berley mincer
Posted: 01 Sep 2026 at 6:26pm

Bout time. Progress.
That honeymoon has gone on long enough.
Jeez, you got some nice gear. You def need a lathe.
Alan
]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:26:54 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845386&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845386 <![CDATA[The Briny Bar : Mc Tools berley mincer]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845385&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845385 Author: Mc Tool
Subject: Mc Tools berley mincer
Posted: 01 Sep 2026 at 4:33pm

Well bugger me ! The damn pulley turned up yesterday and my 25mm drill bit arrived today .....1st thing I saw when I opened the drill acc drawer was the 25mm drill bit I bought when I made my 20t press ....forgot I had that so now I got two . Anyhows I drilled out the 24mm pulley to 25mm .
]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:33:32 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845385&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845385 <![CDATA[The Briny Bar : Mc Tools berley mincer]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845384&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845384 Author: Mc Tool
Subject: Mc Tools berley mincer
Posted: 29 Aug 2026 at 9:47pm



Comes with ( white ) solar panel and some mounting options . 'Bout $100. Seems to work ok but bluetooth range aint great, 15-20m .Battery charge without panel last for days .I been taking stills for a week and still got 75%🙂]]> Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:47:48 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845384&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845384