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is the substructure of a Post Mill, usually enclosed in a protective structure called a roundhouse, which also serves as a storage facility. Post mills without a roundhouse are called Open Trestle Post
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is the central, single baulk of timber, usually oak, that rests on top of the post in a post mill. Attached to it are the side-girts and the rest of the frame of the
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An internal framework supporting the gears and millstones. This isolation prevents damage to the building from the vibrations of the workings.
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Some waterwheels have a rack attached to the circumference, which drives the mill via a pinion mounted on a separate axle, which has a
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The mechanism by which the gap between the upper and lower stones is adjusted. It may by controlled by the miller, or automatically.
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have a lattice framework over which a sailcloth is spread. These were the earliest type of sails in northern European windmills.
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is the main vertical shaft found in Smock and Tower mills. It is also found in some Post mills. It carries the
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A cross- or square-shaped piece of metal on the top of the spindle from which the runner stone is balanced.
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in a Post Mill. Windshafts can be wholly made of wood, or wood with a cast iron Poll End (where the
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The beam that passes through the canister of the windshaft, which the sails are bolted onto.
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is a small windmill which is used to keep a windmill facing into the wind automatically.
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was installed when a watermill was modernised, although a few mills were built new with
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in a Post Mill and has a brake around its circumference. It drives a
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Governors are used to regulate the distance and pressure between
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stones. A few watermills drove the stones from above, known as
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the mill has to be stopped to enable an adjustment to be made.
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is a source of power for a watermill. It is mounted on the
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in Smock, Tower and some Post mills. It is driven by the
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The pivot centering a post mill on top of the main post.
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in the main driven shaft in a watermill. It carries the
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of a post-mill's post, that supports the weight of the
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of the mill is constructed. An example is visible at
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An iron collar and plate bearing that fits over the
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is an East-Anglian term for the body of a post-mill.
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covers the major pieces of machinery to be found in
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Millstones driven by the 600:is the bottom of a pair of 161:is the bottom of a pair of 10: 1340: 852:. They are carried on the 473:. In some watermills, the 39:glossary of mill machinery 1250:Hills, Richard L (1996), 465:and drives the mill by a 1265:Freese, Stanley (1971). 1221:Bennett, Stuart (1986). 1180:Freese, Stanley (1957). 1155:Windmills and Watermills 946:High Salvington windmill 540:Lantern Pinion Stone Nut 202:. It drives one or more 145:. It can also carry the 65:Machinery in a watermill 1153:Reynolds, John (1974). 1063:at the bottom end. The 632:. It is carried on the 1299:Glossary of mill terms 1059:at its top end, and a 888:, invented in 1772 by 826:. It is driven by the 589: 575: 561: 555:Open Trestle Post Mill 547: 531: 520: 506: 375:In some watermills, a 325:. It is driven by the 130: 122: 103: 80: 66: 34: 660:Centrifugal governors 581: 567: 553: 537: 526: 512: 493: 383:. 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Mill machinery

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millstones
Runner Stone
corn mill
millstones
Turbine
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millstones
Smock
Tower mill
post mills
millstones
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fantail

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