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 The
auger that comes with the Country Living Mill resembles a large
spring around the grinder drive shaft in the feed housing. This
auger produces a minimum amount of drag on the crank wheel and is
enough to move small seeds such as wheat through the feed chamber
to the grinding plates or burrs. As the burrs themselves are designed
for small seeds, the small grain auger that comes with the grinder
doesn't adequately move large seeds through the mill in an efficient
manner. For those of you who wish to grind larger seeds such as
beans and corn, you'll need the larger auger designed for this purpose.
  The
auger that comes with the Country Living Mill resembles a large
spring around the grinder drive shaft in the feed housing. This
auger produces a minimum amount of drag on the crank wheel and is
enough to move small seeds such as wheat through the feed chamber
to the grinding plates or burrs. As the burrs themselves are designed
for small seeds, the small grain auger that comes with the grinder
doesn't adequately move large seeds through the mill in an efficient
manner. For those of you who wish to grind larger seeds such as
beans and corn, you'll need the larger auger designed for this purpose.
Slide the Bean and Corn Auger over the drive shaft, recessed end
first, over the top of the spring. Ensure the auger's key way slides
over the top of the just installed drive key. This locks the drive
shaft to the auger, insuring they rotate together. Install a second
key in the groove of the drive shaft and slide it down to the auger.
Now, reinstall the rotating burr, insuring the key slides into the
key way of the burr. Lastly, install the washers and the threaded
adjustment nut. All of this takes maybe 2 minutes and is really
a simple operation.
When grinding large seeds, you may first try increasing the gap
between the burrs so there is as much as 1/8 inch gap between the
plates. This will grind the beans into chunks. Then put these chunks
through the grinder a second time with your burrs set to a fine
setting. This will give you a nice, fine flour.
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