Glossary of mill machinery

This glossary of mill machinery covers the major pieces of machinery to be found in windmills, watermills and horse mills.

It does not cover machinery found in modern factories.

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Diagram showing an underdrift windmill
Machinery in a watermill
Crown Wheel and Upright Shaft
Pit Wheel , Great Spur Wheel , Stone Nut ( Underdrift stones)
Pit Wheel , Wallower and Upright Shaft .
A Waterwheel
Machinery in an Overdrift windmill, note the Fantail and Common Sails
Brake Wheel and Windshaft
Overdrift millstones
A Lantern Pinion Stone Nut in a Dutch Overdrift windmill
Open Trestle Post Mill with Spring Sails
Tower Mill with Roller Reefing Sails
Smock Mill with double Patent Sails