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  2. Millstone - Wikipedia

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    Olynthus mill: 1. Pivot 2. Lever 3. Running wheel with hopper 4. Grinding wheel 5. Table. The town of Olynthus was destroyed in 348 BC by Philip II of Macedonia, and the name "Olynthus millstone, Olynthus grinder, Olynthus mill" has come to be attached to this type of mill, which represents a genuine technical revolution.

  3. Glossary of mill machinery - Wikipedia

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    The upper stone is called the Runner Stone. Crown Wheel The Crown Wheel is a driving wheel located at the top of the Upright Shaft Great Spur Wheel The Great Spur Wheel is a large gear attached to the Upright Shaft. It drives one or more Stone Nuts in a corn mill. If mounted on a Layshaft it is called a Spur Wheel and only drives one Stone Nut ...

  4. Grinding wheel - Wikipedia

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    Grinding wheels are self-sharpening to a small degree; for optimal use they may be dressed and trued by the use of wheel or grinding dressers. Dressing the wheel refers to removing the current layer of abrasive, so that a fresh and sharp surface is exposed to the work surface. Trueing the wheel makes the grinding surface parallel to the ...

  5. List of watermills in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Burwell-Morgan Mill, Millwood, built in 1782–85, still grinding a variety of grains, powered by an indoor waterwheel; Locke's Mill, Berryville, Virginia, Colonial-era grist mill on the Shenandoah River. Grinding a variety of grains including certified organic, powered by water wheel.

  6. Gristmill - Wikipedia

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    Allied Mills flour mill on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in North West England, 2010. A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it.

  7. Horse mill - Wikipedia

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    A horse mill is a mill, sometimes used in conjunction with a watermill or windmill, that uses a horse engine as the power source. Any milling process can be powered in this way, but the most frequent use of animal power in horse mills was for grinding grain and pumping water.

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