[lodgeskins]

Has anyone here ever used an antique mill like this for coffee:

No.1½ big wheel Antique Corn Grinder - works - see Pics - eBay (item 400120864671 end time May-15-10 17:59:36 PDT)

I know these were typically used for corn for feed, but I was wondering if they could produce a consistent, fine enough grind for coffee.

[Austin]

I haven't and I'm not sure what it would produce. I would have to see it in action.

[kau]

Our good friends use a very similar grinder for their coffee and it works flawlessly.

[Austin]

You should snag a pic next time your over their and post it.

[Woodbee]

We have this one but have never tried to use it We also have some other old wooden ones. Haven't tried them either.







Brad

[Austin]

Why haven't you tried them?

[Woodbee]

Sorry, slow to reply. The large grinder is just too darn big to get down from the shelf to use. I probably weighs 15 lbs and would take three or four cups of beans just to fill the hopper. As far as the smaller ones go, the oldest one is too fragile to use. The other one would probably work fine. It was made in one of the Scandinavian countries before WWII. The burr looks sharp, clean and free of rust. I have always thought that if the power was out some morning I would try it. But that just hasn't happened. We just bought them as lookers and dust collectors and they preform both tasks well.
Brad

[Austin]

I'm inheriting a few and have yet to decide to use them or shelve them. They do make excellent dust collectors.

[lodgeskins]

Picked up an electric antique grinder today. I tried to attach a pic; not sure if that'll work. I have come up short trying to find out much information about it. It was made by The Standard Computing Scale Company, out of Detroit. In my searching, all I have found are scales made by them. Can anybody point me in a direction (other than Google) to do further research? I'd be interested in finding out the history of the company, machine, and approximate worth. Thanks for any leads, Mike

[Austin]

Well, you got my interest peeked. Let me ask around and see what I can't come up with.