[Gristmillers] How Do You Prepare Wheat?

[cncbuck at mchsi.com]

I am sorry, but you got took on your fanning mill.  Maybe they are not readly available in your area as they are up north here.  I bought me a Clipper Fanning Mill at afarm sale that had all the screens with it a 1/2hp motor on it plus a hand crank.. I take mine to Tractor and Engine Showes where I grind corn and run it thru the fanning mill to show how things use to be done.  Don't want you to feel to bad, but I only payed $10.00 for mine and it was complete.
-------------- Original message from "Faber McMullen" <faber at mssblue.net>: -------------- 


> Joe: 
> 
> Unfortunately, I don't know a low tech way to do it other than with a fan 
> mill. I bought a M2B REBUILT CLIPPER (and I mean rebuilt like new), from 
> Commodity Traders. It has a little electric 1/2 horse motor. It was about 
> $4000, but I need it as I clean my wheat for our community of faith, and 
> now some of the local Mormon community are buying from me. My grain must 
> be clean! I can clean 50 lbs in a couple of minutes. It's amazing. I 
> also have screens for soybeans and corn. 
> 
> Kindest Regards, 
> Faber 
> 
> 
> 
> > Folks, 
> > I live in an area where wheat is grown and have a functional grist 
> > mill. I grind corn meal and have a bolter. How do you get wheat - from 
> > the combine - to the point where it is ready to grind into flour? Is 
> > there another piece of machinery involved? A roller Mill? Is there a 
> > low tech way to do it? I would like to take some of our locally grown 
> > wheat from the field to the table but am missing this piece of the puzzle. 
> > Joe Rolfe 
> > Starr Homeplace 
> > Oak Ridge, La 
> > 71264 
> > www.starrhomeplace.org 
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