I'm looking to purchase my first grain mill and found a used Marthon uni-mill($150) and a little Jiffy All Grain mill($125).  Both are older stone mills.  Can either of these grind corn for corn meal?  I'm assuming you would use popcorn.  I'm also debating whether I should purchase a mill that can mill dry grains and stuff like nuts and seeds and beans.  Right now I just make bread and an a novice but wondering how often people grind wet goods and for what purposes.  I've seend the miracle electric flour mill and know it comes with steel burr grinding wheels so I'm guessing that should be able to do it all for $200.  It has mixed reviews on the finess of the flour and it's pretty slow.

Any thoughts on the grain mills mentioned would be appreciated and any thoughts on when you grind wet nuts/seeds as well.  And what about corn on stones?

I know there are a number of excellent mills for different applications, so I hope I get this detailed enough to really pinpoint which will work best for me. Thanks in advance for your advice!

I'm looking for a mill that can accomplish the following;

can mill coarse or very fine flours (dry grains) for baking, pasta, hot cereal, pastries, gravies, cakes, breads, etc.

does not heat the flour (over 120 farenheit)

can sift the milled flour to make white cake flours (meaning that it's capable of not crushing the outer layer into the flour making it too difficult to sift out to get a white flour)

can mill for a large family (meaning does not heat up or mess up with heavy use)

does not need to be cleaned

does not throw flour dust everywhere

has electrical and hand mill capability

lasts for 30 years+

does not need to be babysat (won't catch on fire or break with a distracted operator)

does not have quarks with getting odd sized or shaped grains stuck and cracks, or constantly needing to be taken apart to fix

low maintenance

less than $1000

can be purchased in or shipped to the U.S. without incredible waits, fees, or bribes, and with the knowledge that defective or damaged products will be fully replaced in a timely manner without uneccesary inconvenience

Any thoughts?