May 22, 2019· Page 1 of 2 Ball mill trouble, help, please. posted in Tools and Tooling: I built a ball mill to make black powder. I have a standard 110/220v electric motor (the kind you can buy at TSC, Horrible Freight, etc. and see on things from larger shop fans to band saws, universal mounting and such). With pulleys, I reduce its RPM and drive a 1/2 diameter steel shaft which I wrapped with black ...