Turning a Crushgrind Salt/Pepper Mill (Woodturning How-to)

Learn how to turn a Crushgrind Salt/Pepper Mill on your lathe today!

This video covers the step-by-step process of turning one of our unique Crushgrind Mills on your lathe.

Crushgrind Mills are one of our most popular kitchenware projects. They allow you to grind pepper, salt and dry spices.

You can adjust the coarseness of the grind by turning the wheel on the bottom of the mechanism, and with the adjustment knob on the bottom the shaft can be cut to any length. This creates all kinds of design possibilities making the Crushgrind one of our favorite mill kits!

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[JW-ktls]

You not only did a beautiful job on the grinder but a very professional video. Thank you very much.!!!

[NeerajGupta-fuvq]

Clear Guidance, and Smooth Working. Real PRO

[billwells]

Excellent video. The precise drilling instructions are valuable for this specific item (Crushgrind mill) since it does not come with instructions. I'll start on my first set of mills today, and will order more.

[fredb.thompsonii]

Your Dad and I always loved Al Jolson. We were in the 6th grade when he died. We cried our hearts out.

[fabienjallet]

Super vidéo, merci pour toutes ces étapes de réalisation.

[ayeshaPH]

Liked! Loved this video. New fan here. Amazing skills.

[-ZIO]

This is awesom! I need a lathe but can not afford. Still enjoy the video :)

[keithmiller]

Loved the video. I turned out 6 sets for Christmas presents.  I found a useful tip on the 3rd or 4th set; that is boring a hole in the mill part from the bottom end with a 3/16" x 8" drill bit.  Seems to speed up the process of boring through the maple.

[adorableu]

Thank u! This video helped me so much on manufacturing learn. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[heavymetalwoodworking]

Great video. I will make it my next project. Thanks.

[orlatris]

Hello, congratulations, excellent your project, I loved it. I am from Portugal, I am a manuals teacher and I would like to carry out a project with my students, a salt or pepper shaker identical to yours. Could you tell me where I can buy the inner mechanism of the mill? I'll be very grateful. Compliments

[stevehowell]

I enjoyed the video and followed instructions to make my own mill. One question...at what stage is the tenon removed from the top of the body. This is used for all of the bottom-up hole machining and the body then turned around to fit on jam chuck and revolving centre for finalising profile - but you don't mention removal of the top tenon (see video at 5min 9 secs. Thanks

[kevindowling]

Should you apply cellulose sanding sealer to the outside or just a wax or oil finish?

[hariblaze]

you made really awesome dude keep it well

[thsinner]

Do you also sell coffee mill type grinders that fit on top of a container. Cause matching sets in that would appeal to me.

[Grabber]

that was great, easy to understand. Nice joc

[roypattydavis]

I am interested in making one of these. I have made many with the other type of grinding mechanism. The instructions on the Woodcraft website say that an internal groove must be cut at a precise depth for the mechanism tabs to snap into. I see nothing about that here.

[bradleyfeutz]

Love the video. I'm kind of a beginner, and was wondering what your turning speeds were.

[DenvyLarson]

Ok, now it is time to make a Video of a "Snap-in" Crushgrind mechanism using a shaft of PVC.  This enables one to use the snap-in mechanism and turn an identical mill as the shaft mechanism.  I have made 4 of these and they work as well or better than the shaft.  Note:  It is technically different than making the shaft mill, but not more difficult, just different.