The Young Mill-Wright and Miller's Guide by Oliver Evans (Author)

The Young Mill-Wright and Miller's Guide by Oliver Evans (Author)

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Algrove Publishing; 8th edition (2004)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Unknown Binding ‏ : ‎ 392 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1894572904
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9781894572903
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.34 pounds

Writing in an era when many tradesmen had limited education, the author undertakes to teach the reader all that is necessary to build and run water-powered grain mills and saw mills. He starts with physics, including the mechanical advantage of basic tools, the effect of friction, etc., all basics that a mill operator of the day needed. He goes on to deal with the different types of water wheels, the construction of a mill for efficiency and economy, maintenance of millstones, and the dozens of other considerations integral to operating mills. The breadth and depth of material is remarkable. Seldom does a reference book remain a standard for as long a Evans' has, but it remains today (170 years after he wrote it) the standard reference for water-driven mills.