[Syrupmakers] excelsior mill

[Keith Kinney]

The mill we used for years had smooth rollers.  It never was grooved.   
We never had a problem with the cane not going through.  Can't tell  
you if we got a lower yield of juice.  Seemed to work for us.  We'd  
still use it but now have a power mill.  Much easier than driving a  
tractor in circles. :-)
Pictures here about 1/3 of the way down the page C. Kratz Mill:
http://www.herculesengines.com/sorghum/default.html
Keith


On Jan 31, 2008, at 12:36 PM, Ptrpdt at aol.com wrote:

> thanks,I had been told that if grooves were worn cane would not pull  
> through. Just concerned that when I need to use mill and I fail to  
> repair it it will be a real problem to make a quick fix. If
> it will work without excessive extra work I would rather leave it as  
> is. that being said I would like to hear feedback on this issue as I  
> have no milling experience.
>
>                                                        thanks,peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Harrison <rharrison922 at yahoo.com>
> To: syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net
> Sent: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 3:51 am
> Subject: Re: [Syrupmakers] excelsior mill
>
> Peter,
>     Top rollers don't absolutely HAVE to be grooved anyway. They  
> will squeeze the cane anyway. I think the grooves serve 2 purposes  
> maybe:
>           (1) to help pull the cane through the mill, and
>           (2) to provide channels for the juice to run down away  
> from the crushed stalks. It      probably helps the efficiency of  
> the mill a little.
>
>    My opinion is that horizontal grooves improve the grabbing  
> ability of the rollers better than vertical grooves. Vertical  
> grooves probably make better juice channels. 1 man I know has his  
> Goldens' 27 power mill grooved BOTH ways on the top roller.
>                                                      Richard Harrison
>
> Ptrpdt at aol.com wrote:
> Thanks for the info. I was not sure if a roller is cast thick enough  
> for re grooving without taking a chance on weakening the roller  
> enough to cause damage when grinding cane. thought about building  
> roller up with cast high alloy rods and turning on a lathe but at  
> $76 a pound for rods I can buy a mill cheaper by the time I am done.  
> might split a piece of pipe if i can find the right size and weld it  
> to the roller and groove it as last resort.
>
>
>                                                                                                  thanks 
> , peter
>
>
>
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Keith Kinney
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