Pedal-Powered Food/Grain/Coffee Mill

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Short Description

• Problem: Lack of electricity or lack of an electrical grinder.
• Idea: Combine a bicycle and a hand mill to a pedal-powered mill.
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Concept

The machine is easy to operate, easy to maintain and reasonably portable. It can be used anywhere by virtually anyone. It is also a simple matter to switch from degraining to milling by unbolting one appliance and attaching the other.The Mill function has the capacity to mill 3 lbs. per minute of any type of grain or coffee beans. The most common use is for milling yellow maize, soya beans, and other elements that make up animal feed. The Corn Degrainer for example is used postharvest and easily degrains 1200 to 1500 lbs per day.

How to Build the Mill

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Success Story

Guatemala

References and Further Reading

• Design & Realisation by Carlos Marroquin, Instructions by Henry Godfrey, Produced by Maya Pedal 2010, http://www.mayapedal.org/

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