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Bull Wheel and Wooden Gear on top of the Drive Shaft
Located at the Top of the Windmill in the Cap
Bull Wheel with Wooden Teeth
Different Perspective of the Bull Wheel
The Black Wood in the Center of the Picture is the Curb
The Curb is where the Cap Moves so the Masts can Face the Wind
In water mills, the bull wheel is connected directly to the water wheel.
Here in a windmill, the bull wheel is directly connected to the wind shaft.
Hopper with Corn
The hopper funnels the corn into the shoe which is then placed into the eye of the mill stones.
This is an excellent example of the corn dropping into the eye of the mill stones.
The top running stone throws the corn meal outside of the stones and are then chuted into bags.
The mill stones are covered with the a wooden cover aka stone cap.
An amazing perspective of the corn being channeled into the mill stone.
Remember the top stone is the one that turns and the bottom stone is fixed in position.
Different View
The shoe is funneling the corn into the eye.
The damsel is shaking the shoe to feed the corn into the eye.
Ground Corn Meal ready to be Weighed
The set of mill stones are extremely large at Nantucket Windmill.
Together they weigh as much as 3,500 to 4,000 pounds.
Built in 1745, the timbers you see in the wall of Nantucket Windmill are likely to be over 268 years old.
Notice the treenails (wooden pins) that connect the bracing timbers. Pretty Cool !
"The lever arm (horizontal beam in center of the photo) operates the system of levers which controls the distance between the grinding stones.
When the arm is raised, the upper stone is lowered into the grinding position." (Plaque Above)
Steps to the Second Level
Interior from Second Level Perspective
The Bedstone (fixed stone) is at the Top of this Photo.
Artifacts
Large Wooden Screw
Used to move the Hook and Crane to Lift and Flip the Runner Stone
Once Flipped the Runner Stone and the Bedstone can be Dressed and Sharpened
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