I was looking for something for my MIL at Lehman’s the other day. I found some grain mills there and was trying to decide if they were a good deal or not.
I was thinking of a hand crank one. Any opinions?
Well, I have more opinion than actual knowledge. Others here can probably give better advice.;)
For me, having had some upper arm problems and having really weak arms when my tendonitis and nerve problems flare up, I knew I needed a powered one. But, in the event TSHTF, I wanted to have a manual backup so the thing wouldn’t be useless. I opted for the Family Grain Mill - it’s $250 most places, including the hand crank. Which I haven’t tried yet.
Strangely, I found youtube to be a lot of help in picking a mill! There are videos on there showing them operating and some were so loud, I skipped considering those.
The Diamonte one on your link (I may have spelled it wrong) is just beautiful. I can see leaving some of those out all the time, especially in a rustic type kitchen.
BTW, I had to chuckle at your choice of a gift for your MIL. She must be pretty unique!
I was looking for something for my MIL at Lehman’s the other day. I found some grain mills there and was trying to decide if they were a good deal or not.
I was thinking of a hand crank one. Any opinions?<<<<
Victoria Grain Mill
$44.95
My question is this:
On this grain mill from the above link, can I remove the handle part from the shaft and replace it with a pulley and then run this with a sewing machine motor and attach a belt to turn the pulley???
A small 12 volt motor would be fine, if you could charge the battery in the car.
If it hits hard and their is no electric, then put the hand crank back on and you will then have the best of both worlds.