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De Veenmolen
te Wilnis
Technical details
Technical details
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Type : 8-sided ground-sailor
Function : wheat mill
Interior : 1pair of millstones
Sail span : 23.70 metres
Sail system : “Oud-Hollands”(old Dutch)
Stocks : Straathof, welded iron, 1998
Inside stock : 23.60 m., number 121
Outside stock : 23.70 m., number 122
Wind shaft : Fabr.Boddaert & Co. at Middelburg Legend: not visible, length 4.45 m.
Brake : Flemish block brake, brake lever and catch
Specifications
Break wheel : 58 teeth, pitch 11.43 cm., Ø 2,33m.
Upper staves wheel : 23 staves
Spur wheel : 64 teeth, Ø 1.80 m
Stone staves wheel : 21 staves
Transmission ratio : 1 : 7.685
Luffing gear : English luffing gear, Capstan wheel
Biotope : In danger
Millstones : pair 17’er artificial stones (concrete)
Hoist : conic hoist
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