They are basically just two rollers that are driven opposite directions and the grain goes between then an is crushed/cracked. Some of them have the drive where one roll is turning faster than the other this make for additional grind action this type is used mainly for real fine particle feed like hog feed. This type is call a differential mill.
The type you would want for cracking corn would be what they call a 1 to 1 drive or direct drive.
Also some feed mills actually screen the fines out of the cracked corn to make it look better. They then mix the fines into cattle or hog feed.
Also look at the hammers on the hammer mill you are using. If the corners are rounded off they will do a very poor job of milling the grain. With good sharp hammers and a 1/2 or even a 3/8 screen you should be getting cracked corn with few fines at lower speed. If the hammers are rounded off then they will cause the feed to look like you are talking about.
There are small roller mills made for do-it-yourself operations that are just going to be making smaller amounts of feed. You maybe able to fine one of these that is electric driven. You did not say where you are from. Some of these smaller roller mills where used in dairy operations to roll high moisture corn as it fed in to bunk feeders and was mixed with silage. Many of these are no longer used as the dairies have gotten larger.
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