Power Train Machinery
Highest point of the power train, on the fourth floor.
The main wheel and its channel, seen here from its sluice
gate.
The wooden elements of the wheel have long since been removed.
The wooden elements of the wheel have long since been removed.
Box wood cogs.
Used as safety brakes.
In the event that the power train jammed, the box wood cogs would sheer off, saving the wheels with cast iron cogs.
Used as safety brakes.
In the event that the power train jammed, the box wood cogs would sheer off, saving the wheels with cast iron cogs.
The five cast iron pillars supporting the foundation slab straddle the
water way and the principal drive axel from the wheel to gear mechanism.
The principal transmission system located directly beneath the
grindstone.
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