This video took me back in the 40's/50's. As a kid I used to go and watch my father who built the flour mill, how he dressed the upper and lower stone....
I had no idea just how much went into making a fine bit of flour - dressing those stones looks to be a tedious if not more than necessary task. Thanks for posting this video - I learned a lot!
Amazing! Thank you for breaking it down for us laymen! So one question for you, if the stones wear down with the grain, can one assume rock/fine grit can get into the flour that way?
Great video. And might I add that this craftsman has a voice worthy of the halls byound NGE. (That sounded weird. His voice reminds me of Steven Blum is what I'm saying)
Hello. Sorry for my english. What name, or names of the this hammer? I found similar rusty tool. But with square hole for handle like in nowaday hammers. Tryin to figure out what the name of this tool in my language.
Kate McLynn i use only limestone or marble , if you ever do get any residue from the stones granite is not something you want to eat. Look up what the stones have in them. Limestone and marble are pure and non toxic but granite is far from it.
We just bought a vintage box style wheat grinder. My husband wire brushed away the old, compacted flour that had been there for many years. We were wondering if we should use something to disinfect it or just use it. Also, there is an area where he can feel it touching like a high spot or something. Is there a way to fix that? Thanks.
icecreamlady driver yes absolutely clean it well with a safe disinfecting agent. A high spot could be sanded down but please be careful as it would only take a small mistake to ruin this area
Thats crazy feat of engineering... people today would have a serious hard time to even think about making grains into fine powder without a common kitchen blender...
