A new waterwheel for The Old Mill of Guilford  

The Old Mill of Guilford

Wheel Renovation
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 24' Fitz waterwheel from about 1900 The 100+ year old wheel was badly rusted....time to rebuild
The Water Wheel Factory delivers the 24 new bucket sections Red powder-coated bucket sections
Bucket sections ready to be transported across the creek In order to transport the bucket sections across the creek, a steel zipline was installed from the sluicebox at the top of the wheel to a tree across the creek
The old bolts were cut out with a torch A new bucket section is brought in
The old bucket sections were moved out of the wheel pit area to the other side of the creek
Lunchtime
Final tightening of all the bolts
The completed wheel The completed wheel after painting the hub and spokes

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Photography by  Annie Laura Perdue, Dave Dening and Jim Williams