Day 7 more research

I’ll start with a pic of the fake water wheel, added in the 1970’s.

It likely came from another mill. the verticle brick work was where the original woods mill was attached that housed the horizontal turbine that really powered the mill.

The distinctive brick was made from local clay on site. The building on the far side with the tall square chimney is a smithy and works today.

Comments

[John]

My! The water wheel looks like a fun project all by itself. I am thinking 100 to 110 pound card stock.

But to make the wheel unfold in Paprika! I see a few nites of no sleep. :)

[bob bruce]

Hey, it is not fair to call it a fake water wheel. It is a real water wheel!
Just not what powered this mill. The first mill, built by the father on the
same site, might have had an exposed wooden wheel like this.
There are a lot of modeling possibilities here. Leave off the picturesque
outside wheel and model the mill race and assumed turbines; or go
past the turbines to the steam power that followed them in the end.

That is a pretty wheel, though!

[Dave]

Im doing as shown, w/ waterwheel. some small modifications for practical reasons.