Move your mouse over the picture
of Sarehole Mill below. When
you move over an important object
a 'pointing hand' and a label
will appear, click on the object
to out more. Direct links to
the object can be found at the
bottom.
Gears
The water wheel is connected
to the machines in the mill by
gears. The energy has to get
from the water wheel to the stones
on the middle floor. The water
wheel turns 10 times a minute
so a big gear turns a smaller
gear to speed up the stones to
120 r.p.m.
