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Victoria grinder
« on: August 13, 2005, 12:46:52 AM »
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Re: Victoria grinder
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2005, 12:48:10 AM »
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Re: Victoria grinder
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2005, 12:54:47 AM »
I've never seen a grinder like this before. It has the face covered up where the product is supposed to come out. Do you know how it is supposed to work Ed? I mean I can see it has a wing nut and that the face opens up. I'd like to see that part of it opened up.

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Re: Victoria grinder
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2005, 01:08:14 AM »
It is made for grinding wheat.

Here is a link.   Go over half way down.

http://waltonfeed.com/self/grind5.html


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Re: Victoria grinder
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2005, 01:13:34 AM »
Its a corn mill Perry. The wing nut farthest out is attached like a bolt and adjust the coarseness of the grain the other nut locks it to that position. I have seen these but not with the hopper. Had to have it.
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Re: Victoria grinder
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2005, 01:14:19 AM »
Thanks Will, that makes sense. Ed, our posts crossed. I didn't see yours explaining it was a grain grinder until after I had responded to Will, so I come back and put on this part. That is a neat grinder. Did you order it new from South America?
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Re: Victoria grinder
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2005, 01:26:43 AM »
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Used from the South End of Columbus flea market.
 Cool site Will, I couldn't find anything on it. THANKS!   Must be junk though if it won't grind wheat. I'll grab an ear of field corn and test it out. Still it displays well.
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Re: Victoria grinder
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2005, 01:31:55 AM »
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Used from the South End of Columbus flea market.
 Cool site Will, I couldn't find anything on it. THANKS!   Must be junk though if it won't grind wheat. I'll grab an ear of field corn and test it out. Still it displays well.


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Re: Victoria grinder
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2005, 07:49:31 AM »
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  Must be junk though if it won't grind wheat. I'll grab an ear of field corn and test it out. Still it displays well.

Ed, now be sure an shell the corn off the cob before you try to grind it. Will, maybe you better show him a sheller too.

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Re: Victoria grinder
« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2005, 09:11:22 AM »
That is a first fo me!!!! A Baby Grist Mill---wow. Look how the grooves are like those on a grist mill stone. I would like one of those. Wonder if any are ever on EBAY ?  Look what I found.http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/pDetail.asp?p=506
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Re: Victoria grinder
« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2005, 09:23:00 AM »
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That is a first fo me!!!! A Baby Grist Mill---wow. Look how the grooves are like those on a grist mill stone. I would like one of those. Wonder if any are ever on EBAY ?  Look what I found.http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/pDetail.asp?p=506

There you go C.B. Now when you make that number 14 skillet of real corn bread, you know the one without the _ _ _ _ _, it will take on a whole new meaning when you say "this is homemade".

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Re: Victoria grinder
« Reply #11 on: August 13, 2005, 09:26:07 AM »
With Ed bein Ed an all, well you know what I mean, and with that grist mill sitting on that Kawasaki box from Japan, I figured Ed is thinkin about how he can hook up a Kawasaki 250 CC engine to run that mill for him.

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Re: Victoria grinder
« Reply #12 on: August 13, 2005, 03:57:15 PM »
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That is a first fo me!!!! A Baby Grist Mill---wow. Look how the grooves are like those on a grist mill stone. I would like one of those. Wonder if any are ever on EBAY ?  Look what I found.http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/pDetail.asp?p=506

 No wonder the guy started out at $40. He had it for months and finally gave it up for $25, but I bought a couple skillets also. So we haggled the price of the mill.
 Perry , when I get it running, I'll ride to Mayberry or wherever you live in West OH, [smiley=diablotin.gif] and grind up a few things.
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Re: Victoria grinder
« Reply #13 on: September 14, 2005, 02:03:58 PM »
I have one of these as well, works great with dried whole corn (dent corn they used to call it) to make coarse ground meal for fresh polenta and the like.  Grinds wheat a little coarse for making fine brown bread however.  I do use it to make cracked wheat when making cracked wheat bread or cereal.  I bought it new,  Says "Landers Y Cia" on one side and "Corona" on the other.  Looks to be of Mexican origin, tin coated cast iron.  Probably paid around $30 for it several years ago.  We had one as a kid.

My grandfather had one that looks like the 300#/hr one on this page: http://www.strombergschickens.com/products/grinders.htm which was attached to a bench with bolts and powered by a motor.  It turned out the finest wheat flour I've ever seen.  I'm planning on getting one of these some day, but at $400+ it'll have to wait...

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Re: Victoria grinder
« Reply #14 on: September 14, 2005, 06:36:15 PM »
I used one of these in my early days of "home beer making" to grind my malted barley.  I attached a 1/2" drill motor (550 rpm) to it, which worked very well.  

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