Try Firefox, or Seamonkey (same thing with mail bundled in). Then use StartPage for searches, remove Google, and you're free of 95% of the user directing. Add the NoScript add-on to block all scripts you don't want to run and be happy once again that you control your computer.
Anyway back to the OT. Yes that formerly trashed mill works beautifully. Maybe junk mills like junk mill sharpeners.....