[TheForge] An abrasive product to consider?

[Mike Spencer]

Bruce wrote:

> I haven't seen it in person, but that Lee Valley food mill LOOKS
> inferior to the classic Victorio food strainer which has been around
> for ages and which has attachments available for doing tomatoes,
> squash, and other vegetables.  I use mine for apples to make apple
> butter.  I've had it for 30+ years.
>
> http://victorio.info/food-strainer.html

Oh, cool.  Perhaps not so much inferior as simpler and more limited in
scope.  The web site photos imply you can use it on raw apple slices.
My tomato pulper would do that although I think it might do cooked
apples just fine.  Um, but it might not do well with apple seeds or
larger that might jam the rotor at the minimum clearance point.

ObSmithing:

That Voctorio 2-pitch screw mechanism is the same (well, except for
the pronounced taper) as old automatic coal furnace stokers.  I picked
one up somewhere once and many years later used it to make this:

    http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/temp/crusher.html

I'll see if anybody local sells Victorio.  Might be worth checking
out.


Tnx for the pointer,
- Mike

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