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FORT MILL, South Carolina
United States
FORT MILL, South Carolina
United States
School:
Seabreeze Jr. High School
Seabreeze Sr. High School
Seabreeze Jr. High School
Seabreeze Sr. High School
Work:
Carolinas Medical Center
Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital
Carolinas Medical Center
Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital
Hometown(s):
Clearwater, Fl
Tampa, Fl
Daytona Beach, Fl
DeLand, Fl
Charleston, SC
Lumberton, NC
Charlotte, NC
Fort Mill, SC
Clearwater, Fl
Tampa, Fl
Daytona Beach, Fl
DeLand, Fl
Charleston, SC
Lumberton, NC
Charlotte, NC
Fort Mill, SC
A new Mill A new Mill
It took longer than expected but the newest addition to my mills has been uploaded to my web page, the Loray Mill in Gastonia, NC. This is my big fave and the one that got it all started for me. I've now got a total of six on the website with two more still waiting to be generated, then I can start looking for more to photograph!
By all means, feel free to check them out and hope you enjoy!
http://glassmask.net/deb/mills.html
whalehugger says:
Thanks for the interesting information, Hollowwood. What I'm curious about is the sheeve you mentioned in the photos. Which picture was it?
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
Posted: June 24, 2008 5:06PM EDT
Hollowwood says:
Let me shed some light on the possible use of the cast iron 'Sheeve' you had in a photo. Being from New England, I am in the Home of many old mills. Leather,Cotton,Linen,Rayon, and shoes were among the many types of mills in this region. Most relied on a large central steam power plant. The steam, or water power, if available, turned a large flywheel. Huge leather belts transfered the energy to other flywheel on each floor, or section of the mill. These, in turn, sent them to more flywheels thoughout the floor or section. Then through many more smaller flywheels, power was sent to individual machines. Leather belts could be shifted from an iddler wheel(neutral), to a forward, or reverse pully. The complexity of this system of Belts,Pullys, Flywheels, and Shafts to run a large mill is stagering. I was involved in it a an Elevator Repairman. They ran on the same system. A 500 H.P. Steam Engine could run an entire mill. The multiple flywheels and stagered start times for the equipment made it possible. When the mills converted to seperate electric motors for safty reasons, the total Horse Power of all the required motors was in the Thousands! Hope this infohelps. Atr/Hollowwood
Posted: June 21, 2008 6:17PM EDT
whalehugger says:
Thanks very much for the kind words! they are definitely appreciated. By all means, keep an eye here and I'll be adding more to the site as I go along, especially of the mills. This summer, we're back in Charleston and will be taking some progress shots of the Cigar Factory during her renovations, and heading to Atlanta to photograph some textile mills there.
As for the rest of the pages, they'll come along with time, but my main focus are these old mills, especially before they're gone forever...
Thanks again!
As for the rest of the pages, they'll come along with time, but my main focus are these old mills, especially before they're gone forever...
Thanks again!
Posted: June 21, 2008 9:06AM EDT
Karean says:
Wow! I think your mills are so neat. I will bookmark this page. Thanks, K
Posted: June 21, 2008 8:55AM EDT
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