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Enjoy Homemade Butter Fast With A Sawzall
If you’re looking to make homemade butter and lack the traditional churn, it’s possible to leave the shaking to a Sawzall. Instructables user @1ofakindwork decided to experiment after discovering that shaking a mason jar of heavy whipping cream into butter took over 30 min. He brainstormed a less intensive strategy and stumbled on the strategy of using a Sawzall. “Now I can make homemade raw butter in 2 min. or less with minimal work,” he says.
The process requires a Sawzall and system for stabilizing it (clamps or ratchet straps) along with a sturdy table, 3-in. no hub band with full metal collar, an
old Sawzall blade, a small piece of 1/2-in. plywood, four casters, zip ties, a nut driver, drill bits and a table vise to keep everything in place. But most important, according to @1ofakindwork, is a sense of safety. “Sawzalls are not toys. Please don’t try this unless you take all safety precautions and are well-versed in using this tool. They’re very aggressive and powerful.”
The first step is to clamp the Sawzall blade to the table and cut off its teeth, rounding and smoothing the sharp edges. @1ofakindwork used a metal cut-off wheel mounted to a Dremel. Next, mount the Sawzall to the table and prep a mason jar with 1 cup of room-temperature heavy whipping cream and 1/4 tsp. salt, making sure to screw the lid tight. You’ll then need to remove the metal sleeve from the no-hub coupling, flip the rubber inside out to expose the coupling divider, and cut the divider off. Flip the rubber right side out again and replace the metal sleeve. Next, drill four holes into the plywood’s corners and lay the jar between them. Run zip ties through the holes and around the jar to secure it and create a sled.
Everything is now prepped for the two minutes of shaking necessary to make butter. Mount the plywood sled to the Sawzall and turn it on, starting slowly and checking on the zip ties. Ease up to a comfortable speed, ensuring you control the jar the whole time. “You’ll know the butter is finished when you see solids form in the jar and become one mass,” says @1ofakindwork. You can strain the butter to remove the buttermilk, then store your homemade butter or enjoy it fresh.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Instructables (www.instructables.com/Home-Made-ButterButtermilk-The-Man-Way/).


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