Windshaft

Last updated
A windshaft lying near a mill Molen Noordeveldse molen, Dussen, bovenas oud.jpg
A windshaft lying near a mill
Hook Windmill, North Main Street at Pantigo Road, East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY HAER NY,52-HAMTE,2- (sheet 6 of 6) Hook Windmill, North Main Street at Pantigo Road, East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY HAER NY,52-HAMTE,2- (sheet 6 of 6).png
Hook Windmill, North Main Street at Pantigo Road, East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY HAER NY,52-HAMTE,2- (sheet 6 of 6)
Windshaft connected to other parts. 1=sails; 2=windshaft; 3=brake wheel, 4=crown wheel with cogs; 5=vertical or main shaft. Windmuehle Schematisch.png
Windshaft connected to other parts. 1=sails; 2=windshaft; 3=brake wheel, 4=crown wheel with cogs; 5=vertical or main shaft.
brake wheel Molen De Hoop Garderen bovenwiel in kap.jpg
brake wheel
crown wheel with cogs and windshaft Molen het Hert Putten bonkelaar.jpg
crown wheel with cogs and windshaft

The Windshaft is a part in a windmill that carries the sails and also the brake wheel (Smock and Tower mills, and in some Post mills) or the head wheel and tail wheel in a Post Mill. Windshafts can be wholly made of wood, or wood with a cast iron poll end (upon where the sails are mounted) or entirely of cast iron. [1]

References

  1. ↑ CLARK, H. O; WAILES, REX (1949-01-01). "Notes on the Berton Sail and the Caviers or Hollow Post Mills of Anjou" . Transactions of the Newcomen Society. 27 (1): 211–216. doi:10.1179/tns.1949.020. ISSN   0372-0187.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.