[Syrupmakers] Syrupmakers Digest, Vol 40, Issue 6
Kirk Palis
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Sun Dec 3 21:53:51 CST 2017
Thanks. I have had a few good suggestions and plan on trying them.
Kirk
On Thursday, November 30, 2017, 4:37:04 PM EST, ROB <sbgfarms at excite.com> wrote:
The best filter I have ever found is sheer curtain material. I don't know if it is polyester or nylon, but we strain our juice and our syrup through it. After years of filtering both through muslin cloth, we were overjoyed when a old man showed us how he did his. It is a thousand times easier and quicker, and it filters it very well. Whatever the material is, it will not melt either, even though it feels somewhat plastic like. We have used the same one now for several years, and it has lasted very well.R. WurthLansing NC -----Original Message-----
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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 01:07:37 +0000 (UTC)
From: tom clayton <weraisecane at yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: [Syrupmakers] Chattanooga Cane Mills
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Dave, Your on the right track taking advice from Mr John, They have the best looking restoration on a 92 that i've seen. Pay attention to the feed table they have, it;s makes a world of difference in feeding a mill heavy if you have the right angle and l
ength. I have a pummies carrier on my Chattanooga 92 that i built. It works well but not original. You would be welcome to check it out sometimes if your close to north Florida. Not much difference in the 92 and 72 except for an extra bearing for the top
roller and most 92 had closed gears on the rollers. For this reason i could not easily put a gear to gear pummis carier and had to add a v belt pulley to the discharge roller. ?Tommy- Florida- cane syrup.
From: Dave Hubbard <rx4MD at hotmail.com>
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Subject: [Syrupmakers] Chattanooga Cane Mills
I am new to Cane mills and recently purchased a Chattanooga #72 Power Cane Mill.?? After doing some research on this mill, I have a few questions that are unanswered at this time before I start to restore this mill.?? The first question is what is the d
ifference between the the Chattanooga #71 and #72 Cane Mill??? Second after reviewing factory photos and looking at my mill, I strongly suspect my mill had a bagasse carrier at one time due to a second pulley off the flywheel??? Are the any mills with an
original bagasse carriers that I could use as a pattern to build a new once since mine is missing this part??? Also, any ideas how long this mill was built??? I was able to find this mill in a sales catalog in 1919 and also a parts catalog in 1926 so I
know it was built during that time frame.?? The other question that I have was after reviewing factory decisions as concerning to paint codes and having a sample of paint color sample, I am confident I will be able to match the Harvest
Red and Black that was called for by the factory.? What I haven't been able to figure out is what color is the lettering was on the mill and bagasse carrier since this was lighter than the factory photos which were black and white.?? Also, has anyone us
es food grade paint when painting the machine or haven't you noticed much paint being lost when using mill.?? Once we get the mill restored I am sure I will have plenty of questions about growing and making sorghum.???? Thanks so much for you time and he
lp answering these questions.
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From: Dave Hubbard <rx4md at hotmail.com>
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Thanks so much so far for the help. One thing that I forgot to mention is that the Wisconsin State Historical Society was a good source for Chattanooga related material since IHC bought out Chattanooga Plow company in 1919. The Wisconsin Historical
Society houses the IHC archives.
Thanks again for all the help!
Dave
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From: Syrupmakers <syrupmakers-bounces at syrupmakers.net> on behalf of tom clayton <weraisecane at yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 1:07:37 AM
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Subject: Re: [Syrupmakers] Chattanooga Cane Mills
Dave, Your on the right track taking advice from Mr John, They have the best looking restoration on a 92 that i've seen. Pay attention to the feed table they have, it;s makes a world of difference in feeding a mill heavy if you have the right angle and l
ength. I have a pummies carrier on my Chattanooga 92 that i built. It works well but not original. You would be welcome to check it out sometimes if your close to north Florida. Not much difference in the 92 and 72 except for an extra bearing for the top
roller and most 92 had closed gears on the rollers. For this reason i could not easily put a gear to gear pummis carier and had to add a v belt pulley to the discharge roller. Tommy- Florida- cane syrup.
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From: Dave Hubbard <rx4MD at hotmail.com>
To: "syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net" <syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 5:05 PM
Subject: [Syrupmakers] Chattanooga Cane Mills
I am new to Cane mills and recently purchased a Chattanooga #72 Power Cane Mill. After doing some research on this mill, I have a few questions that are unanswered at this time before I start to restore this mill. The first question is what is the di
fference between the the Chattanooga #71 and #72 Cane Mill? Second after reviewing factory photos and looking at my mill, I strongly suspect my mill had a bagasse carrier at one time due to a second pulley off the flywheel? Are the any mills with an
original bagasse carriers that I could use as a pattern to build a new once since mine is missing this part? Also, any ideas how long this mill was built? I was able to find this mill in a sales catalog in 1919 and also a parts catalog in 1926 so I k
now it was built during that time frame. The other question that I have was after reviewing factory decisions as concerning to paint codes and having a sample of paint color sample, I am confident I will be able to match the Harvest R
ed and Black that was called for by the factory. What I haven't been able to figure out is what color is the lettering was on the mill and bagasse carrier since this was lighter than the factory photos which were black and white. Also, has anyone use
s food grade paint when painting the machine or haven't you noticed much paint being lost when using mill. Once we get the mill restored I am sure I will have plenty of questions about growing and making sorghum. Thanks so much for you time and hel
p answering these questions.
Dave
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 19:00:58 +0000 (UTC)
From: Kirk Palis <kirkdavidson at yahoo.com>
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Subject: [Syrupmakers] Filtering Cooked Syrup
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I remember seeing some discussion about filtering syrup. ?I am looking for some material to use as a filter for the hot syrup, anyone have any suggestions of what to use or where to get it?
Here is what we do:We mill the cane and filter the juice through a fine wire mesh screen and burlap.We cook the juice and skim like I think everyone does, we also have a "boil over" ring where stuff floats to the top, boils over the ring and is caught in
some rags at the base of the ring (on the kettle edge).
When our syrup is done, we transfer into a vessel and then pout it through some muslin material to filter it before bottling it. ?What are others doing? ?What type of material are you using and where do you get it?
We had some difficulty this year as we used some new muslin. ?Some of what we used was very old and worn and worked good until it became brittle and ripped.
Thanks,
Kirk
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