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Once again our watermill blog can report a visit from Tim Booth, the mill expert who has given us so much advice and support. This visit was to look at the problem we have found with what Tim describes as the Great Spur Gear and that we have been calling the main gear, Earlier blogs have told of the extreme decay that we have discovered in this gear wheel and Tim came to have a look and suggest possible solutions. He agrees that the gear will need replacing in the not too distant future but suggested that we try to patch the worst areas of decay first. This would give us the chance to see how far the decay has penetrated into the timber of the wheel. ![]() Max and Martyn cut new leather hinges for the two sack hoist hatches and fitted them in place. A quick test proved that the hatches open and shut when a large object is lifted through them. Unusually for him, Headley found himself working with wood. Together with Martyn he made a start on the first patch to the great spur wheel. There are bolts through the timber, clamping it between iron reinforcing, and he tried to undo a couple of these but they are rusted solid. It then became a case of cutting the rotten timber from around the bolts. ![]() Jonathan worked on the brickwork around the bottom doorway into the mill. Time, damp and possibly vermin have loosened some of the brickwork, so he set about making a repair. He soon found that he was solving a three dimensional brick jigsaw, but the final result looks good and should last for many years. Go to the next Watermill Blog entry Go to the previous Watermill Blog entry Learn how to Support Us Return to our Home Page 164 |