Though I absolutely LOVE to grind my flour by hand because I enjoy the workout it gives to my arms, as my life gets more and more busy with skirt and apron orders, gardening and preserving foods, caring for my chickens, keeping up on the house, cooking and baking from scratch, and making all our own health, personal care, and beauty products, Mr. Rain decided it was time to refurbish an old Packard motor he found and install it on my Country Living Grain Mill.
I have to say that I am very happy, what normally takes me hours now only takes me a few minutes to do and I no longer will need to freeze my flour once ground just to stay ahead, I can now grind it when I need it so it is very fresh and warm for making my all my breads.
O yes, and the motor is run by solar power so we are not using any public electricity to run it! :D
The Packard motor after cleaning and painting
Cutting off a bolt to fit for installation
Taking measurements for motor mount and bolt placement
You can also watch the video at the top of this post to see just how he did it.
Happy Wednesday everyone!
~Heidi
