Rice Mill Finished
As of Saturday last week the rice mill is finally up and running and producing rice for the village. Saturday when the machine was turned on for the first time people from the village swarmed in. It got so crowded the guys trying to do some adjustments on the machine couldn’t work. Soon it became chaotic and some people were displeased because the bran that is discharged wasn’t enough for them to use when feeding the pigs. People began to rush home to get un milled rice to test the machine. It turned into a free day for anyone who brought rice to the mill. At first I was a little set back but it was pretty much out of my control by then. People just kept coming and there wasn’t much I could do about it. But people were excited and we let it go for the first day. Kind of like a grand opening. So far a week has gone by and we have seen people come every day. It’s been a good turn out so far. Even Prangs family members are getting the hang of running and adjusting the machine. Our biggest problem now is the cost of electricity. After a few months of accounting we should be able to see exactly what kind of a profit we are looking at. All in all it’s been a good and effective project. Everyone seems pleased. Click on the photos link to the right to see pictures of the mill. I also added a couple video clips down below too.
Looks good. I can totally picture the chaotic crowd of people overwhelming you =)
- Phil
Hah!! Congratulations on the “Grand Openeing”!!
The mill looks great and seems to run really smoothly. The motor doesn’t look to be working that hard, so maybe your electrical costs will be ok.
I liked the part in the video where the guys steps down from the mill onto the right bearing carrier…about 4 inches from the spinning shaft with the eccentric gear!…OSHA would flip!!
Looks like you have a some bearings to keep greased too!! Nice work Sean!
Congratulations Sean, looks like a job well done.
Yup, I saw that guy moving across the machinery and thought the same thing. Let’s keep OSHA where they are so that progress in other countries, like Thailand or here in Mexico, is not impeded.
I am so amazed. G-pa and I are so proud of what you do. You eem to be right where you need to be, even if we are so homesick.
Sean, thank you for keeping me posted. These are great things you are doing, I wish you all the best and will keep you and your family in my prayers.
Hey Sean!
I love your blog! Thanks for keeping it up to date. I hope you’re doing well! (This is your cousin, by the way…dunno if you would recognize the new name). I’m about to send out an email about starting an abbott google group. I’d like to send it along to you too, but I don’t have your email address and can’t find it on your blog. So could you email it to me? My address is julie.abbott@gmail.com.
Keep up the good work, cuz! Your family is beautiful!
Julie
Post some news dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!