Has anyone heard anything about an adapter that can be used to turn the splines on the Walton stuffers. One end same as spline end of adapter would go towards the stuffer other end would have a 1/2 inch square drive for ratchet.

[Tex_77]

I believe they are workong on something with a rachet. I think some have found some sockets thst work.

[craigrice]

there have been a few posts that were about this I might try a splined socket one of those fit all’s

[Chef]

@jroby3646 I would love to have one. The other adapter I would like is a meat grinder to sausage stuffer adaptor for different attachments.

[SmokeBonk]

That would an external spline drive socket. Depending who sells it, it could be an ex160, x16 or something like that. Any auto parts store should be able to sell you one. I tried one (Snap-on ver) on my 11lb Walton stuffer using a 3/8 sq - 1/4" hex drive and powered it with a Milwaukee 90 degree M12 drill motor. You have to be careful because it makes stuffing casings as fast as lightning (almost). it does work however. I will say, the new stuffers with the handles on the side instead of the back where most have been placed for the last hundred years , is very awkward to use. Good luck!!

[Brianzipperdog123]

Tex_77. I have a Lem stuffer and made an attachment that fits in my cordless drill to turn the handle backwards for reloading. I don’t use it to fill the cases but didn’t want to waste time turning the handle backwards in the Great White North.

[alanburkholder]

I drilled through the handle and put a bolt in there, no slipping now…

[jroby]

Hi thanks all for the reply. I am just looking for something to help ease the crank pressure on the upward swing. A ratchet would allow you to put the swing wherever you wanted to. I also gave the drill use some thought.

[akdave]

@jroby3646 see how much a new crank for your stuffer costs and cut the splines off the handle and have a welder weld the splines on to a 1/2" socket. I have a square drive on my stuffer and I use a ratchet and it dramatically reduces the energy required to stuff smaller sausages and snack sticks because you are always pulling down on the ratchet and not trying to push up on the crank

[johnsbrewhouse]

you can use a 8 point 7/16" socket to drive most stuffers. Torx bits are not the right drive for the shaft. They are 8 point. You can find 8 points sockets in quite a few places in both 3/8" and 1/2" drive.

[akdave]

I would use a socket on a 1/2" socket wrench with a long handle as you have much more control on the pressure especially when you are doing small snack sticks as if you have a problem with a blockage the results can be Dramatic 6’ casing blown off and snack stick meat everywhere

[craigrice]

akdave just to ask a question did you have enough water in the mix or did you hold with the cure and eca in it before stuffing ?

[akdave]

No I think I left the meat too long in the freezer chilling it and a frozen chunk of meat clogged the stuffing tube and it finally burst loose with a bang. I also must have had a lot of air trapped in the the stuffer to blow all the casing off. I will definitely be careful not getting the meat too cold prior to stuffing when doing small diameter casings. Can’t quite figure the air out as I installed an air blender on my stuffing plate but the casing sure looks like it was Blown Off and it made a Big Bang!!