Windmill Restoration Archive - January 18th continued
More from the 18th January
How does the curb stay on the tower?
It has legs! These are tenoned into each of the seven sections of the curb, although one leg is missing. The legs then slot into the top of the tower allowing the curb to be levelled and then packed out to keep it firm. The question now is... should the curb be better fixed to the tower, or are the legs sufficient? At the moment there are also gaps between each section of the curb, some wider than others. Should these be closed? It depends - the important thing is that the curb is circular so they may not need to be moved very much. It seems they have been like this for a long time as the iron track ( that the cap rolled on) was fixed over it and had no gaps. But it may be a better option to refit the curb from scratch. Lots for the millwrights still to discuss...
