Any collector and restorer of Stationary Engines is always on the look-out for unusual pieces of equipment to drive with his engines...

This Saturday was spent with the cup-brush on the angle grinder, polishing up the remaining four pairs of spokes and the hub, chipping away at deposited cement and painting them...

Update 19th January 2008

The brief at the moment is to get the Mill ready for the Open Days in two weeks time. This includes making the most of the area of the water wheel itself...

Another busy day in preparation for the Open Days next weekend!

Stephen Sokolic came and helped today with the making and fitting of more buckets to the water wheel...

I think I can now say the water wheel is fully restored!

It's been a while since I sent in a Mill report. The reason is that we've been busy at our Museum in Villiersdorp setting up, assembling and getting going the big Crossley engine we rescued just 13 months ago from Standard Roller Mills in Caledon...

So it was later in the day before I could carry on with the launder...

Today, I got stuck in with noisy work as soon as I arrived, deciding to tackle the wood for the rail on the other side of the launder...

Last week, I didn't send a report - I had several batches of visitors for whom I always down-tools and show them around...

(update of 6th September 2008) Compagnes Drift Mill More Launder and Milling

(update of 13th September 2008) Compagnes Drift Mill More Launder and Nature

(update of 27th September 2008) Compagnes Metal Launder finished

(update of 4th October 2008) Compagnes Sluice Gate

(update of 11th October 2008) Compagnes Sluice Gate and Milling

(update of 25th October 2008) Compagnes Keyhole Surgery and Barrel Race

(update of 30th October / 1st & 2nd November 2008) Open Gardens and Arieskraal Mill