Grain mills

Pops · Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 5:02 pm Post subject: Grain mills

{Split from the gun thread}

I'm a liberal and I have guns as well.

I also have many other tools that I use much more often; how about a thread on the correct hand plane, splitting axe or grain grinder?

Naw, not many fantasies about spliting wood to keep warm or making flour to eat.
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jpatti · Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 5:45 pm Post subject:

Pops · Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:39 pm Post subject:

Thanks JP.
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jpatti · Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:48 pm Post subject:

I forgot. Another thing about the grinder... it's quite top-heavy. We bought a cabinet base unit at an auction for $1 and bolted it down to that. Much simpler to use.

We keep it on the porch cause it takes up too much room in the kitchen. Plus, it's messy... flour ends up everywhere. So we also keep it *very* tightly covered so as to keep out bugs and mice and whatnot.

It stays clean better the more often it is used. I msot often "clean" it just by grinding some grain through on a loose setting and feeding that to the chickens.

I simply can't think of any humorous way to tie this into guns though. Wink

jpatti · Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 5:26 pm Post subject:

Chocky · Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:02 pm Post subject:

Thanks a lot for that. I'll put it on the top of the list...

Pops · Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 8:10 am Post subject:

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Kingcoal · Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:04 am Post subject: Re: Grain mills

Shannymara · Master Joined: Oct 04, 2004 Posts: 5395 Location: Oklahoma

I am also a liberal with guns - although currently I have no use for them in the city. We got our guns when living in the countrty, because we had a big problem with the dogs all the local idiots dumped near us going feral, becoming aggressive and going after my chickens. We never had to shoot a dog, thankfully, but we did have to scare a few off.

I am planning to get a mill, and after my research had decided on the Country Living one. I'll look into the Corona first, too. Thanks for all the good info regarding the plates, and for the Corona suggestion.

Shannon

Pops · Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 6:53 pm Post subject:

No offence, but I was trying to make a topic about something other than guns. My main objective is to have something to eat other than the barrel.
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Shannymara · Master Joined: Oct 04, 2004 Posts: 5395 Location: Oklahoma

LOL, sorry Pops. Embarassed

I researched the Corona and I think I'm still going to go with the Country Living mill, although it's twice the cost (assuming you get the stones with the Corona to make a finer flour, it goes for about $150 while you can find a Country Living mill for about $300).

Shannon

Pops · Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 6:59 pm Post subject:

Thanks Shannon!
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Jenab · Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 8:37 pm Post subject:

I have a Retsel hand operated wheat mill that I picked up cheap on eBay. It works much better than any of the other grinders I've used. You need to bolt it down to a heavy table, but if you do this it can really grind up a pile of wheat flour in a hurry.

http://www.retsel.com/ecommo/images/16.jpg

Jerry Abbott