Looking for a part to a meat grinder.

**rjk** · February-07-12, 01:49 PM

I'm trying to find the funnel type attachment for a meat grinder. It's the part you use to put the meat in the casing to make sausage. The meat grinder is around 80 years old, but I'm wondering if I could find a replacement part somewhere. Anyone have any idea of where would be the best place to start looking of this attachment? Thanks.

**gazhekwe** · February-07-12, 02:16 PM

Is there a maker name on the meat grinder?

**Jman** · February-07-12, 02:16 PM

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...All-Categories

**rjk** · February-07-12, 03:28 PM

It's a Universal.
It's older than I thought, on the underside of the handle the year listed is 1897.

Thanks for the ebay suggestion. I'm going to take a look at that later tonight.

**gazhekwe** · February-07-12, 03:53 PM

Could these work? http://www.meatprocessingproducts.com/56100.html

or is it something like this? http://www.goodmans.net/i/3617/unive...ge-stuffer.htm

**rjk** · February-07-12, 04:26 PM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OLD-ANTIQUE-...-/360378320240

This is the one I have. The threads by the U in Universal make me thing that this is where the funnel attaches.

Thanks for the suggestion of the plastic funnels. That might be the direction I'll have to go.

**gazhekwe** · February-07-12, 04:39 PM

Looks like there is a company that took over making the Universal choppers in the 90s. Maybe they have a line on parts.

http://www.universalhousewares.com/history.cfm

**Brock7** · February-09-12, 10:37 AM

One of the tubes from the Meat Grinder Accessories page might fit, but you'd need a screw-on collar
to hold it in place - I don't see any of those on the page.

http://www.meatprocessingproducts.co...cessories.html

**rjk** · February-09-12, 04:53 PM

I ended up getting the piece that I needed from the plumbing department at Home Depot.
I bought a funnel and a 2" plastic fitting and after heating it up in the oven for a minute it fitted perfectly on the grinder.

I made it last night and the Polish sausage turned out very good. It's Polish sausage, pierogies, kraut and mashed potatoes for dinner tonight. Na Zdrowie and thanks for all the help/suggestions.