tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post7900736863157549305..comments2024-03-29T02:36:57.077-07:00Comments on daily timewaster: This was interesting.c w swansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-72491103765279235612017-06-12T11:28:56.914-07:002017-06-12T11:28:56.914-07:00I just don't see what that accomplishes, that ...I just don't see what that accomplishes, that couldn't be done more easily manually. Or is that like a miniature version? It doesn't have enough force to accomplish much, and the small amount of whatever is being pulverized baffles me. <br /><br />A mortar & pestle seems to be a lot more useful, though it isn't water powered.Eskymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947922645001422523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-19379015946014212922017-06-11T17:02:22.306-07:002017-06-11T17:02:22.306-07:00I'm trying to remember if this is what the old...I'm trying to remember if this is what the old-timers called a "tump mortar." It was made with a wooden mortar with higher sides and used to "grind" grain.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.com