Views : 51,866
Genre: Education
Date of upload: Sep 20, 2023 ^^
Rating : 4.949 (19/1,464 LTDR)
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I've worked on a post Civil War era water powered mill here in the Blue Ridge in Virginia. The gearing is similar with a fairly low quality cast iron great gear with wooden insert teeth. I have one old worn out tooth that was half buried and very beetle eaten. We found several new replacements up in the mill. They were embossed with a makers mark and I believe were reversable to extend their life. I've been told they were elm which with its interlocked grain makes sense, they would not split as easily. The old timers referred to a likely mill site as a "mill seat". It was very common to have a mill seat that had multiple mills on it through history. Flood, fire, economy and changing needs. Many times a flutter wheel powered sash type sawmill predates a grain mill as a community developed. My personal mill is a 1917 "portable" stone mill, very popular during prohibition :D Thoroughly enjoyed this episode.
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At 36:36 Stu looks up, as the soft coronet music is playing, as if he was looking for its source. Gotta know, was that purposeful, or just an accident of editing...
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@MontyDotharl
7 months ago
It's been a stressful couple days for me, and not much is more relaxing than an old episode of Time Team. It's a great show for just taking it easy.
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