i really want to ball mill things. somebody posted a site with plans to make a ball miller. could i please have it?

http://www.ctel.net/~dwilliams/mill/mill.html
http://www.ctel.net/~dwilliams/milljar/milljar.html

Plans are on my site, as well.
http://surf.to/DgZ

~Zero the Inestimable

so how long should i ball mill Aluminum foil to get aluminum powder? will it even work with aluminium foil?

i don't think it will

[This message has been edited by solo (edited 01-12-2002).]

Aluminum is too malleable. You need to force molten aluminum through a nozzle specially designed for the particle size you want. There are ways to make it chemically but that is not in my area of interest.

Where do you get steel or lead ball berrings?

u can look for some one throwing a bike away and take them out the tires

I got them out of my old skateboard wheels for small ones and out of bikes for bigger ones

Steel slingshot ammo.

~Zero the Inestimable

How would you prepare the metal to be milled?

Do you cut it up into tiny pieces and then mill it?

ANYBODY know?

I'd suggest giving it the old blender treatment. I don't know exactly what particle size that will get you, but it's a start. Aluminum foil will be powdered quite nicely in a good blender.

~Zero the Inestimable

Try heating the aluminum foil with a torch. It will become brittle and ideal for powdering.