Hey Ray,
If your into a DIY meat grinder, check out this web page, "
http://www.sausagemania.com/grinder.html". I made mine with a #32 meat grinder and it will grind anything you put in it. I do not have to worry about the silver skin slowing me down or clogging me up and I do not need to put any meat in the freezer to chill it hard in order to grind it either. Most people told me that bear meat gives them a lot of problems, not with mine, not a problem. I used to work in a store with a meat department and my grinder will grind just as well as a commercial grade #72 meat grinder and I can honestly say that I am certain that my grinder outperforms that one. It cost approximately $250 and that is including the cost of shipping for items that I had to order to make this grinder. If you were to make one like I did, make sure that the grinder doesn't come with plastic bushing for the worm shaft.
Here is a photo of my DIY #32 Meat Grinder.
![Image](http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc385/Raymond1965/Crossbow/Some%20Hunting%20Items/MyMeatGrinder10-2011.jpg)
I have made metal covers to cover over the belts and pulleys to make it more pleasing to the eye and make sure that hands can never get around the belts and pulleys. It is surprisingly quiet also. I can easily remove 4 nuts and 4 washers and remove the grinder so I can totally disassemble the grinder to wash and sterilize it after I am finish with it. The meat grinder where I worked is a lot louder than mine. You can talk normally while mine is grinding. I remember while grinding meat at the store, you needed to raise your voice to talk to someone while grinding meat. I need to take a few more photos and post them on my photobucket webpage to bring it up to date. I am going to make a meat holding tray for the top of my meat grinder, I just haven't gotten around to doing that yet. I can purchase one but I have decide to make it. If you have any questions please feel free to ask, I will answer any and all your questions.
Raymond