Dunster Watermill

Following on from the manufacture and installation of the second waterwheel at Dunster Mill, Dorothea was commissioned to overhaul the machinery associated with it.  The aim was to bring back into working order such that flour could be produced to the same quality as the first wheel.

These works were carried out during the first few months of 2017 and involved some of the following:

1. Re-secure/tighten the pit wheel end plumber block holding down bolts
2. Alignment of the upright shaft and associated gearing
3. Checking and renewing all bearings, renewal where required
4. Renewal of all Great Spur Wheel teeth
5. Dismantling and dressing of a pair of French bur millstones, re-packing the neck box and replacement of the bronze guide bearing

Once complete, the mill was run and produced good quality flour, equally as good as the current set being used.

Dunster Mill now has a backup set of stones should they be required in the future.