Grain Mills are used for grinding grain (ex. Wheat grain) and that results in a fine flour.
The windmill's blades act like a rotating fan which pushes the rod attached to it to the direction the wind is blowing. As it goes to the end of the rod, the stone, which is attached to the rod too spins. This causes the two stones which are joint together crush and grind the grain between them.
It is a mill. The wind is a power source
Windmills are called so because they are machines that harness the power of wind to generate energy or perform work. The term "mill" refers to the machine's ability to grind grain or pump water, while "wind" signifies the source of energy used to operate the mill.
The Mill is not referenced in the book. It's not referenced because it's a Folk-Tale, which is passed down from generation to generation. So basically, if he did did reference it, I don't think that it would truly exist. I hope this answered your question, Have fun with the book.
The basic principle behind the wind mill is that the wind as an external force changes the static force to a kinetic force(from rest to motion).This kinetic energy rotates the wind mill blades which produces electricity.
Grain Mills are used for grinding grain (ex. Wheat grain) and that results in a fine flour.
The term Gristmill or Corn mill can apply to any mill that grinds grain. The term Gristmill was used for a local mill where farmers brought their own grain and received back meal of flour less a percentage retained by the Miller as a fee.
Someone can purchase a Nutrimill grain mill grinder from a number of companies such as Amazon. Amazon has a large selection of grain mill grinders from a number of manufacturers.
Mill: A device or machine to grind or "Mill" a substance. Commonly used to reduce grain to flour
A mill is the place where grain is ground into flour. Mills can be powered by water, wind, or electricity, and they use grinding stones or rollers to crush the grain into a powder.
In the US, it's called a "mill", due to the fact that the action of grinding into flour is called "milling".
If you are asking which grain mills are good to use and reliable here is my recommendation: Wolfgang grain mill (german made, very stylish with wood and practical to use) Country living grain mill (quality to use, nice looking) These are my personal favorites to use.
People grind grain into flour in a mill.
These devices were first used to harness WIND power to grind grain on a MILL stone.
A flour mill.
Wind mills have traditionally been used to power grain mills, saw mills, and small manufacturing mills. A wind mill can also be used as a wind turbine, to generate electricity.
You can use a grain mill (used for grinding wheat berries for flour) and set it on the coarsest setting