“Mini Jackhammer” Dresses Corn Grinding Stones

“Mini Jackhammer” Dresses Corn Grinding Stones FARM SHOP Miscellaneous “I own a William’s 18-in grist mill for corn At the end of the milling season in November I break the mill in half to dress the millstones by hand The stones have to be rough to grind properly and they get smooth as they work ” says Wayne Beggs Lincolnton Ga “I work on the stones with two hammers One is a facing hammer with rough points on it which is made at a special tool shop in Elberton Ga The other one is a Tampo rock pick with carbide tips which I purchased from Meadow’s Mill in North Carolina “I got the idea of mounting the Tampo rock pick tip on a Snap-On air chisel I cut off the chisel I had to heat them first in order to weld them together due to their hardness The result was a small jack hammer that makes it a lot easier to dress the stones when they get dull “It’s important to wear a face shield and having protectors and the air hammer has to be turned very low to do the job I wear a heavy glove to hold the chisel in place to keep it from rotating ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Wayne Beggs 3378 Augusta Hwy Lincolnton Ga 30817 ph 706 359-1240

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