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Raising the wind shaft

In 1899 the original wind shaft snapped. In 1901 it was replaced, and this is perhaps a unique picture in the annals of millwrighting in that it shows the replacement 3/4 ton cast iron shaft being raised 50 feet up by means of a single mast and rope tackle hauled by hand. The picture is in very poor condition and has required extensive work to reveal any detail

Brake Wheel

The Brake Wheel is 10 ft 9in diameter and has 78 wooden teeth. It meshes with a Wallower gear that has 43 teeth, thus the gear ratio is 1.8:1. By using gears that are a mix of an odd and even number of teeth, cyclic wear of the teeth is prevented.

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