Williams Stone Burr Grist Mill Restoration page 2.


12" Williams Stone Burr Grist Mill
Restoration in Progress by
John Bailey, Lake Charles, Louisiana

Page three.....

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....Setting the Bedstone....

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(1,2) First of all I stood the mill up vertically, runner stone in place. (3) I covered the runner stone with waxed paper and placed the bedstone squarely on top of it. (4) I cut a shim from 1/4" plywood to go between the two enclosure halves.


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(1,2,3) I then clamped the bedstone enclosure half in place. (4) I used a plastic funnel as a form for the feeder hole.


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(1) Here I am pouring the concrete. (2) Letting is set up. (3) Cast in stone. (4) Bedstone half is complete.


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(1) The spout. (2,3) Mill is complete except for exterior parts. (4) Fabricating sifter hanger.




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