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Arctic Mill: Built in 1852 the Arctic Mill sits alongside a stone dam on the Pawtuxet River in Arctic section of West Warwick, Rhode Island. Its distinctive tower holds the main staircase freeing floor-space for machinery. Natco Products Corporation, established in 1923, currently operates the mill where it makes floor covering products.
Arctic Mill Store: The small (in comparison) building to the right of the mill was probably built for use as a store when the Arctic Mill was erected nearby. It continued in use as a store until the early 20th century. The Pawtuxet Valley Nurses Association occupied part of the building by 1922. It was used as nurses' home until 1863; then it housed a woman's club and the Fourth District court.
This picture was taken with a tripod-mounted GF1 a 14mm pancake lens, and combined ND and R72 filters.
Mills Lake basin in now home to the Elwha River in its natural state, the "Glines Canyon Dam" has been removed, Nature will now reclaim and sculpt this river.
Arundel Mills (1,593,623 square feet)
7000 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover, MD
Opened November 17th, 2000
I have wanted a hand turned mill for a while.
one day when making a dump run I saw an idea in the making.
an old rotor off the vehicle lined up just so and fit over the top of another.
some grooves cut int he manner of a stone or steel mill for grinding and I was well on my way to having a working mill for grinding down grain and other things.
Of course it needed cleaning (brake shoes are toxic in the long run, and made from nasty stuff) and the shaping of the grooves proved a bit more involved than the first round of cutting a single set of grooves for work.
but several attempts later on getting the grooves to sit in one track (the inside of the rotors were properly cut for this task) and adding a handle with a bone grip to help turn it and I found it works quite well.
as noted, I had to clean them well.
then after cleaning I set them to use grinding down walnut hulls.
after that and another good washing, I attempted to grind Acorns, and then cattail for starch.
Last I attempted some pearled barley.
It worked quite well for all of the above.
I also took video of the mill in action as well as made a stump for gathering what the mill ground down.
That was another project using a chainsaw, some sandpaper and a lot of patience.
But the details will be withheld for another day.
and likely another picture.
Our Daily Challenge ~ LARGER THAN LIFE is the challenge for Tuesday 16 April 2013
Day 106 ~ 365: the 2013 edition
A ball mill at the old White Pine mine. This was one of many attempts to make mining the Nonesuch Shale pay -- a bed of sandstone with extremely fine copper embedded in it. The Nonesuch mine (in the Porcupine Mountains) was the first attempt, with the old White Pine coming again later. It took quite a long time -- until the 1950's! -- for the Copper Range Company to solve the problem (at which point the White Pine became a real bonanza).
The ball mills were an early attempt at the White Pine, but they benefitted from the many many many attempts made at the Nonesuch -- but as it turned out, these rotating containers didn't work all that well either. The ruins are spectacular, but never made any money.
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Tracey Mill on the River Otter, in Honiton, is one of the few remaining working water mills in Devon. Thought to date from the 17th century, the Mill with its attached Miller’s house has been both home and workplace for a long series of Millers down through the years.
Sugar Mill Creek in the small town of Wallace, Indiana. Nine photos stitched together in Photoshop taken in ten second intervals.
Some long exposure photos around The Millenium Walkway at New Mills. Bordered by two stations one can walk from New Mills Central to New Mills Newtown
Ledford Mill is an 1884 gristmill listed on the National register of Historic Places. The nearest city is Tullahoma, sometimes listed as Wartrace, but is in the corner of Moore County, so it's technically in Lynchburg. Visually, it's an unusual setting for a Middle Tennessee Mill. The road leads right up to the door on an upper floor of this mill in the narrow valley.
Mills need a place to harness the power of water, and are usually situated at a waterfall or a dam. This place has both. An old large metal pipe runs from the top of the dam of Shipman's Creek to the mill. a path with a wooden pedestrian bridge leads to a bench where you can sit and watch the 20 foot waterfalls in a peaceful setting. With the lake above the dam, you can see the fish which are considered pets at the mill.
Like most gristmills, it went out of business decades ago. However, the mill was restored in 1996 by innkeepers John & Mildred Spear who operate the mill as a three room bed & breakfast. During business hours, the mill is open as a gift shop / antique store. Visitors are allowed to look around but when the paying overnight guests arrive, they get the area to themselves.
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Quarry Bank Mill
Quarry Bank Mill in Styal, Cheshire, England, is one of the best preserved textile mills of the Industrial Revolution and is now a museum of the cotton industry. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and inspired the 2013 television series 'The Mill'.
The Mills Mansion is a Hudson River estate located to the north of Hyde Park. It has connections with many gilded age aristocrats, but its most famous resident was probably Ogden Mills, ironically Herbert Hoover's second Treasury secretary. The current appearance of the house was designed by Stanford White of McKim, Mead and White around 1895, and it is listed as a National Historic Landmark.
Spring Mill Pond is a popular swimming hole at Island Lake State Recreation Area near Brighton Michigan. I suspect it is an old gravel pit which makes the water very clear.
Mill lasses stop for a lunchtime smoke and chat outside Brownlow Fold No3 Mill, Bolton. The mill was the third in a complex built by Richard Harwood and Son Ltd and opened in 1907. It was closed as a cotton mill in 1963 and subesquently was used as a postal sorting office. It is currently occupied by a soft furnishings manufacturer.
Cambridge Mills on the Speed river in the community of Preston, City of Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario. The historical name for the mill is being used here.. Many know this complex as the Dover Mills but Dover no longer owns it. It should not be confused with the Cambridge mill in Galt which was the former Dickson mill. John Erb built a grist mill on this site in 1807. It was in addition to a sawmill he had built nearby the previous year. Erb was only interested in serving the rural Mennonite needs and therefore opposed further commercial development. He was infamous for blocking both Jacob Hespeler's and Adam Ferrie's efforts at getting water rights for building their own mills along the Grand and Speed rivers in Preston, or Cambridge Mills as it was known at the time. Hespeler ended up building the grist mill in what is now downtown Preston and later also mills in Hespeler on the Speed river there. Ferrie built a grist mill in Doon on Schneider's creek near the Grand river instead. It wasn't until the obstinate Erb died and his son took over the mill that the village of Preston was laid out and expanded. Cherry Flour Mills took over the Cambridge Mills site in 1879. It would later become Dover Flour Mills in 1940. Today the mill complex is owned by P & H Milling Group. They bought the Cambridge Mills site from Dover in 2009. P & H recently tore down the old miller's house on the property to make room for their trucks, much to the chagrin of local heritage buffs. P & H also intends to fill in the mill race. The Cambridge Mills site in Preston where P & H Milling now stands is the oldest continuously operating industrial site in the Waterloo region. You can see the old historic mill building peeking humbly in between the two modern yellow ones on the left of the photo. This view was taken from Linear Park across the river on the McMullen trail. It can be accessed off Chopin Drive at Hamilton Street. (The seagull is an outlier who has strayed from his friends at the mall).
Aug 2007.
A 500hp Tandem Compound mill engine built by Wm Roberts of Nelson in 1895. This engine was constructed to drive 1138 Lancashire looms in the weaving shed. The engine runs regularly, powered by steam and is well worth a visit.
Mille-Feuille
La Ferme du Vent
Les Maisons de Bricourt
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes, France
(June 5, 2018)
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Arundel Mills (1,593,623 square feet)
7000 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover, MD
Opened November 17th, 2000
Arundel Mills (1,593,623 square feet)
7000 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover, MD
Opened November 17th, 2000
Uxbridge has a long history of wool and textile production, starting with the original Capron Mill in 1820 -- where the first power loom ever used in the US was put into operation.
The mill's name changed from Capron Mill to Bernat Mill and later to the Bachman Uxbridge Worsted Company, and continued producing yarn and fabric well into the modern era (note: there is still a yarn company called Bernat, although it isn't based here.) The mills were particularly well-known for producing military uniforms -- soldiers in the Civil War (Union side), World War I, and World War II all wore uniforms produced here. The first US Air Force uniforms were produced here, in a color that became known as "Uxbridge Blue."
This is not the original building, but was a newer expansion of the mill complex. It was destroyed in a fire (caused by welding equipment) in 2007. Although there have been plans to rebuild, those plans have been indefinitely delayed.
Had a chance to spend some time building on my CNC router this weekend.
Got the x-axis installed and hooked up to the controller. So now I have two axis working smoothly. Nice!
Next step is to build the z-axis and router mount.
I've got about 5 total hours into this thing, only in 20 minute intervals over some number or months!