[SEL] Wow ! Quite a find.

[Jerry Evans]

At 06:00 PM 22/05/2010, you wrote:
>Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 14:52:06 -0700
>From: Rob Skinner <rob at rustyiron.com>
>Subject: Re: [SEL] Wow ! Quite a find.
>To: The SEL email discussion list <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>
>On May 21, 2010, at 10:11 AM, Jerry Evans wrote:
> > There are many guys on this list far more clued up than me on the
> > subject - how about a few explanations - it's not "Off Topic" if the
> > whole
> > thing was powered by an internal combustion engine :-)
>
>
>Ken is the REAL expert.  I've played with one, and have a little hands-
>on experience.  I've described the function on my web page, 
>http://engines.rustyiron.com/stable/greatwesternrollermill.html
>     There are some other pictures of the unit in operation at, 
> http://engines.rustyiron.com/losalamitos06
>
>We've tried using the roller mill for corn, but it didn't work out
>well.  The flour would cake onto the rollers, making them bigger and
>bigger until everything jammed up and the belts would slip.
>
>Rob

Hi Rob,
         Yes, we know that Ken is the expert but your page is really great 
- thanks for going to the trouble. I learnt a lot from it and it answered a 
lot of questions for me.

         I always wondered about the "fine stuff" (flour). That was/is more 
profitable than the "coarse stuff" (hog feed). How do you increase the 
amount of profitable flour through a "roller mill" - easy answer (from your 
page) - put it through the mill again and again until the percentage of 
"fines" has reached an acceptable level. So simple - why did I not realise 
that before?

         The original mill house you describe is multi level (as was the 
one I originally posted about) and now I understand why they were built 
this way. Take raw grain to the top and reap the profits at the bottom!
         Thanks mate.

Keep the revs up (or down)
Jerry Evans
Near Johannesburg in Sunny South Africa.
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