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David Gaál
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 Posted: Sat 13 Aug, 2011 9:48 am Post subject: machines |
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Hello
Do you have some infos about late medieval machines that helped making armour? For example hammering machines.
How were they made and how did they function?
David
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T. Arndt
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| Posted: Sat 13 Aug, 2011 11:21 am Post subject: Re: machines |
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| David Gaál wrote: | Hello
Do you have some infos about late medieval machines that helped making armour? For example hammering machines.
How were they made and how did they function?
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Good question. My understanding is that some medieval grinders (for sharpening and stock removal) and power hammers were water driven. I did some googling and I found this article (note the power driven hammer picture on the right); however, I suspect this is a early modern or late renaissance device.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wortley_Top_Forge
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Daniel Wallace
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I can remember a documanry form some years back, it didn't show a power hammer but employed what looked like a roller mill similar to what is used in steel mills today to squeeze molten metal done to a particular thickness.
I would search around the topic of ancient water mills and see what it comes us with. in fact i just typed it in to wikipedia and it brings up an image of a stone cutting water mill. And I do remember the same documentary showed a hammer mill powered by water somewhere in china (but this was used for crushing grain into flower not iron)
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Michal Spilka
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Hello,
wheel, driven by water, rotated grindstone (made of sandstone).
Attached some pics of medieval treadle lathe.
Michal
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Michal Spilka
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Just found some photos - replica of machine for production of artillery barrels:
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