Station 2
.· Grist Milling · .

. Image 5

• The grain is ground into meal between two millstones (see image 5 above).
• The lower "bed"/"nether" stones does not move.
• The upper "runner" stone is fractions of an inch above the bed stone. It is balanced and turned by the "driver" at the top of the "spindle."
• The spindle that passes through the bed stone is turned by a belt and pulley on the lower level.

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