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23rd December 2013, 12:13 AM #1
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Bought a 2HP 3phase mill for $100
Sorry guys, couldn't resist the title.
This was on ebay recently and it ticked a few boxes, it was local, it was cheap, it would have been expensive when new, it was interesting, I don't know how a grinding mill works, I maaaay have a use for one in the future.
Christy & Norris 8" laboratory mill
How it works. All very simple really, the 2880RPM motor is overdriven about 3 to 1 which means the impeller is doing 8000RPM, the bearing housing out the back is 4" diameter. The impeller tips are travelling at about 180mph, 300kph and in technical terms they just smash the #### out of whatever is in there. Cool. Probably makes a bit of noise when its working too.
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23rd December 2013, 12:57 AM #2
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once the said stuff has had the #### smashed out of it..... how does it exit?
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23rd December 2013, 08:46 PM #3
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There is a screen in the bottom part of the housing. That bottom part can be removed so that screens of different mesh can be installed.
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27th December 2013, 07:56 PM #4
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The term "mill" can apply to many types of machines,
A ball mill is a big tub with steel balls for crushing stone,
a flour mill probably pulverises wheat germ into flour,
a milling machine is usually a 3 axis machine tool of some kind.
This mill you bought for $100 is probably for crushing olive oil i reckon.
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27th December 2013, 11:16 PM #5
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Flour mill pulverizes wheat into flour. Wheat germ is one of the products produced along with the flour etc.
Originally Posted by fuglee1
Olive oil does not need crushing as it is already liquid.
Olive oil is usually "pressed" from olives. This is a lot more gentle. Same as crushing/pressing grapes. Although the process is called crushing regardless, often there is no crushing occurring. All that happens most of the time is that the leaves and stalks are separated from the grapes. Pressing is a process which uses air pressure to slowly press out the juice. Juice that is produced before the actual pressing starts (Free Run) is of better quality than the juice produced from the air pressure (Pressings). Same with olives sort of.
The flesh, skin and stones will not go thru the mesh on this mill.
I would say it is for crushing (milling) some type of grain to produce cracked grain for feed purposes.
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28th December 2013, 06:43 AM #6
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As far as I can tell this mill is a general purpose laboratory mill for reducing whatever to a more manageable size, an early version of this model.
http://www.christy-norris.co.uk/PDFs..._Soil_Mill.pdf
Christy Turner Limited
Speaking of olive oil, I know of the virgin and extra virgin grades, but is there a 'flowers and chocolates' grade or a 'two glasses of wine' grade?
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