Cider Mill (?) Restoration Part 4 frustration leave it, and come back one day.

for one I have discovered or been told it is a meat processor. And, if I could open the dang thing I should find some chopper type blades inside for making hamburger. otherwise it is flat and is a press. Given the Acme thread and the gears, and the heavy weight of it, I COULD still modify it into a cider press... but for now, it is siting in the shop