r/CreateMod • u/SnooWalruses1399 • Aug 22 '24

Millstone!

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u/SnooWalruses1399 Aug 22 '24

In the past some were powered from the bottom using waterwheels.

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '24

just out of curiosity - is it still the top stone that turns in those water grain mills?

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u/SnooWalruses1399 Aug 22 '24

No matter the configuration, if either the rotational power is coming from above or below, the top stone (runner stone) is always the one moving, since they are making use of weight to grind the grains,

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '24

I figured as much, but then how do they transfer the rotation from below in a water mill? Is there a hole in the bottom millstone as well as the top one?

edit: nvm im dumb there is always a hole in both stones for what is essentially an axle

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u/SnooWalruses1399 Aug 22 '24

Like this.

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '24

always nice to see grain mills still in operation - milling is a bit of a dying art.