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Focus on tower mill Stenen bergmolen in Rijkevorsel

This brick mill was built in 1861-62 and replaced a post mill that burnt down. The mill stayed active until 1960. A few years later, the mill became a café and a disco bar. After a fire in 1981 that came to an end. In 1996 the town bought the mill with surrounding land and was followed by a restoration in 2000-2001, after which the mill was opened again. There is a large team of voluntary millers that will guide you through the mill and if there is wind, they show you how it all works. This mill has one pair of millstones.The meaning of mound mill, means that this mill is surrounded by an artificial mound of earth, allowing the miller to dress his sails with canvas from a convenient height since the spout floor or workfloor is a few meters above ground level. In the past, the farmers could ride with their horse drawn wagons or cart through the mill to unload or load product.
De Stenen beltmolen from 1862
De Stenen beltmolen from 1862
The many windows of this mill
The many windows of this mill
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Tail
Tail with winch to turn the mill into the wind
Tail with winch to turn the mill into the wind
one of the sails with attached canvas
one of the sails with attached canvas
Roller system to turn the 15 tonnes of weight from the cap
Roller system to turn the 15 tonnes of weight from the cap
Frontbearing of the windshaft
Frontbearing of the windshaft
Backbearing of the windshaft
Backbearing of the windshaft
Windshaft with brakewheel and 2 pieces of porkfat to grease the bearings
Windshaft with brakewheel and 2 pieces of porkfat to grease the bearings
Windshaft with brakewheel
Windshaft with brakewheel
Brakesystem
Brakesystem
Brakewheel with brake around.
Brakewheel with brake around.
Brakesystem achor point
Brakesystem achor point
Flemish block brake
Flemish block brake
Counterbrake
Counterbrake
View on the achors of the black tailbeam
View on the achors of the black tailbeam
Chickenladder to go up in the cap
Chickenladder to go up in the cap
The large lantern wheel mounted on top of the vertical shaft
The large lantern wheel mounted on top of the vertical shaft
Windshaft with large horizontal friction wheel
Windshaft with large horizontal friction wheel
The sack hoist system on the floor under the cap
The sack hoist system on the floor under the cap
Friction wheel left and Y-Wheel on the right
Friction wheel left and Y-Wheel on the right
The Y-wheel
The Y-wheel
Weight for the balance of the sack hoist system
Weight for the balance of the sack hoist system
Some old pulleys
Some old pulleys
Old pulley
Old pulley
Vertical shaft with large spurwheel
Vertical shaft with large spurwheel
View up on the large spurwheel
View up on the large spurwheel
Spurwheel - lantern gear connection
Spurwheel - lantern gear connection
Lantern gear from the millstones
Lantern gear from the millstones
Construction of the spurwheel
Construction of the spurwheel
The teeth of the spurwheel
The teeth of the spurwheel
Large spurwheel on the vertical windshaft
Large spurwheel on the vertical windshaft
Complete grinding chair
Complete grinding chair
Millstones with wooden casing.
Millstones with wooden casing.
Complete view on the millstones with casing and driveshaft
Complete view on the millstones with casing and driveshaft
Wooden casing around the stones
Wooden casing around the stones
View on the wooden casing around the millstones
View on the wooden casing around the millstones
Hopper with gate
Hopper with gate
Hopper with gate and feed shoe
Hopper with gate and feed shoe
Leather belt to manage the distance between the stones
Leather belt to manage the distance between the stones
Supportpoint for the vertical shaft.
Supportpoint for the vertical shaft.
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Old scale
Old scale
The spout floor were the flour arrives through the flourchutes
The spout floor were the flour arrives through the flourchutes
The flourchute and workpost of the miller
The flourchute and workpost of the miller
The flourchute and workpost of the miller
The flourchute and workpost of the miller
A modern floorscoop
A modern floorscoop
Wooden flourscoop
Wooden flourscoop
Old blackboard with the prices of services
Old blackboard with the prices of services
Old metal parts used as a weight to control the millsones
Old metal parts used as a weight to control the millsones
Weights are always present in a mill
Weights are always present in a mill
A pulley belt system to drive all the different machines that were once in this mill
A pulley belt system to drive all the different machines that were once in this mill
Old crusher machine used in an oilmill, that was once next to this mill
Old crusher machine used in an oilmill, that was once next to this mill
Old blackstone diesel engine from 1950
Old blackstone diesel engine from 1950
Old blackstone diesel engine from 1950
Old blackstone diesel engine from 1950
Old blackstone diesel engine from 1950
Old blackstone diesel engine from 1950
Some more machinery that was often found in a windmill.
Some more machinery that was often found in a windmill.
A mill on the groundfloor
A mill on the groundfloor
An old mill stone in the yard around the mill
An old mill stone in the yard around the mill