Upright shaft and great spur wheel, Cat and Fiddle Mill, Dale Abbey
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- 17 August 2019
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Upright shaft and great spur wheel, Cat and Fiddle Mill, Dale Abbey
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Stone nut(1), Cat and Fiddle Mill, Dale Abbey
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Part of Frank W Gregory Collection
Showing upright shaft, great spur wheel and stones.
Gregory, Frank William (1917-1998), mill researcher
Engine stones (second floor), Bolsover
Part of James Waterfield Collection
Waterfield, James, miller and millwright
Wallower and sack hoist, Heage Windmill, Heage
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Blythman, Guy
Brakewheel, wallower and sack hoist, Heage Windmill, Heage
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Blythman, Guy
Brakewheel, wallower and sack hoist, Heage Windmill, Heage
Part of Technical Information Project
Blythman, Guy
Stone nut, Heage Windmill, Heage
Part of Technical Information Project
Blythman, Guy
Stone nut, Heage Windmill, Heage
Part of Technical Information Project
Blythman, Guy
Great spur wheel, upright shaft and stone nut, Heage Windmill, Heage
Part of Technical Information Project
Blythman, Guy
Brakewheel, upright shaft and sack hoist, Cat and Fiddle Mill, Dale Abbey
Part of Technical Information Project
Blythman, Guy
Wallower and upright shaft, Cat and Fiddle Mill, Dale Abbey
Part of Technical Information Project
Blythman, Guy
Rust removal on the wallower at Heage Tower Mill
Alan Gifford comments: "The wallower was severely rusted and a powered wire brush was used to clean it up."
Gifford, Alan
The refurbished pinion and hand cranking mechinism at Heage Tower Mill
Alan Gifford comments: "The fantail at Heage operates a pair of twin pinions on the rack inside the top of the tower. A hand cranking mechanism is incorporated, to be used if the wind direction has changed significantly since last in use. This entire system was completely overhauled by the contractors."
Gifford, Alan
Refurbished brake wheel at Heage Tower Mill
Alan Gifford comments: "The original wooden brake wheel was strengthened and fitted with cast iron sectional teeth and new brake band, operated by the old lever mechanism. "
Gifford, Alan
The wallower and brake wheel meshed at Heage Tower Mill
Alan Gifford comments: "Finally the wallower and the brake wheel could be meshed together."
Gifford, Alan
The wallower being jacked up to engage with the brake wheel at Heage Tower Mill
Alan Gifford comments: "The wallower had dropped about 4-6" and was jacked up to align with the brake wheel."
Hunter, Dave
The refurbished brake wheel, wind shaft and iron cross at Heage Tower Mill
Alan Gifford comments: "A temporary site work shop was set up to enable the , cap, wooden brake wheel, iron wind shaft and striker gear to be refurbished. New cast iron teeth segments were fitted to the brake wheel."
Gifford, Alan
Great spur wheel at Heage Tower Mill with cast iron bolt on teeth
Alan Gifford comments: "When the Great spur wheel's new teeth were matched to the old stone nut it was realised the latter needed re-cogging!"
Gifford, Alan
Reinforcing the great spur wheel at Heage Tower Mill
Alan Gifford comments: "The great spur wheel is all wooden and very old. It was originally fitted with a double row of wooden cogs to drive the stone nuts. These had been removed long ago and replaced with bolt on iron teeth segments. It was decided to retain the gear and to replace the segments but in order to be able to mill flour using it reinforcing plates of custom made SG iron were inserted between the arms."
Gifford, Alan