How does millstone work

Does the grain seem to flow the other way when you rotate the runner stone the other way? What does this suggest about running a millstone in either direction? Flip the transparency runner stone over and see how having the patterns identical or reversed affects the flow. Use different patterns for the bedstone and runnerstone - how does this affect the flow? Make up numerous patterns and combinations and design your own and have the class discuss which seem to have the fastest "flow". Return to: Educational Projects.

How Millstones Grind Robert P. Rich and Steven A. Walton Learning Objectives Students will create a model that demonstrates how stones grind. Background In order for a millstone to cut the grain into flour - for that is exactly how grain is ground - the millstone faces need to have grooves cut into them.

Materials For each model of a millstone pattern, you will need the following: 1 sheet 8. Print a millstone template from these options click each image below to get a new window with full-sized image for printing :. After eventually hooking up the mill stone to water power, you can easily automate its processes by placing hoppers down around it that connect to a chest, so that all that you have to do is put items into the mill stone, which will then be automatically collected and placed into the chest.

Do be aware that the mill stone needs to have at least 3 sides uncovered in order for the items to come out, and the items have a tendency to fly wildly out if you're not careful with your setup.

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Mill stones come in pairs, but only the top or runner stone rotates. The bottom stone does not rotate and is known as the bed stone. The space between the stones has to be carefully gauged, to obtain best grinding results. As the grain is ground it is guided out to the edge of the stones by grooves known as furrows cut in the face of each stone.

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