Shingle Mill - Official Work Thread

[Ira Schreiber]

Wayne brings up a very good point. The container is the ideal storage building and can be out of sight, as mentioned.
Our shop is much too valuable to be used as a catch all.

It we keep it up we may qualify for the TV reality show, "Hoarders".

[John McNamara]

Maybe one with lift rings. When the time comes, we ship it on a flat car.
-John

[Mike Fox]

Dana,

I am the culprit when it comes to the idea of making a shingle or two during the picnic. The edger needs more worm than the rest, and I think that it can not be made ready easily in the time we have.
My idea is getting the motor running first. If it runs, hook it to the mill only. This is just for show, just for a handful of shingles, with the mill run at specific times.

So getting the motor running should be first, then cleaning up the mill itself.

I looked it over Saturday rather closely, and could not find a name anywhere. I do have an email out to see how old the motor is, based on the serial number. I will post my findings here.

[Mike Fox]

From Jerry at Montes Equipment Co. in Buffalo Grove, IL.

Your F226 serial # 29280 was manufactured by Continental on September 11, 1946,  and left the factory for a company named "Roberts" on September 16, 1946.

[Keith Taylor]

Since so much of this flat belt machinery is showing up, I wonder if anyone knows where I can purchase about 6 feet of 2 1/2" X 1/4" of belt for my ancient metal lathe?

Bernie

Bernie....Page Belting Co. in New Hampshire. They will not only sell you the belting, but they will lace the belt if you give them the dimensions of the belt.
http://www.pagebelting.com/
I highly recommend them and I have used them with great satisfaction.
Keith

[Paul Uhland]

Wayne...a 40 or 52-foot shipping container or two would probably be ideal for WW&F storage, can be moved on a flatbed trailer.
NMSL&RHS gradually assembled a half-dozen used ones  in Abq, have worked out well as shops, tool and storage centers on their compact 2926 worksite.
 

[James Patten]

It should be noted that at Friday's board meeting, a donation was revealed by one of our members to purchase the switch parts for a siding which will serve the shingle mill (and probably sawmill) at Top of the Mountain. 

[Pete "Cosmo" Barrington]

Wow! TOM sounds like it's going to grow into quite an interesting place! So, does this mean that TOM will wind up being the new location for "Sheepscott Mills"?

[Philip Marshall]

Maybe the next rolling stock project should be a set of Eustis-style disconnect log bunks.

[Dana Deering]

Mike,

     I think that's the start of a good plan.  I'm hoping it won't take much to get the motor running as it seems to be in really good shape.  Then perhaps we could work on the mill and replace the legs that are rotted on the bottom;   and I also noticed some small springs that might need to be replaced.  Then I think it could be cleaned and oiled and would be ready to saw shingles.  Next we could work on the edger.  The iron is fine, the wood needs to be replaced.

Dana

[Mike Fox]

I was thinking of a name more like Clarks Mill. Sheepscot Mill may be confused with the former location.

[John Kokas]

I would suggest that we name the mill after the family who kept it for so many years but re-establish the station stop as Alna in order to be historically correct.

[Fred Morse]

Maybe we should call the Top of the mountain Yesteryear Station, because of all the old stuff where going to have there.

[Philip Marshall]

The problem I see with calling it Alna (beyond the simple issue of confusion with AC) is that the historical Alna station at MP 7.0 lasted just a couple of years and was apparently gone by 1897 or so, which is way before the period we're portraying. The location is much better known as TOM, which is a more colorful and descriptive epithet to begin with. My vote would be just to continue using the name TOM.

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

Dana has collected photos and information on the family who had the mill.  He plans to have a display at the mill site giving credit to them for their years of operating the mill and preserving it for future generations.