Wheel on the Hayle                           Page 3
Candles, a waterwheel and children - not always little angels!
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Supporting platform above the river - ready for concrete.

Someone has made a dam in the river. Why?

 

 Crew aboard the waterwheel base.

Have you ever wondered how a waterwheel can produce electric? Well this book will give you the general idea without being technical about it, but only in brief bits here and there - you wouldn't want it to get in the way of the real fun and adventure!
Waterwheel and weir.

The new Wheel and the weir, but does it work - and who got very wet building it?

 Looks pretty ! Does it work?
BELOW LEFT.   The Gearing, more details overleaf but unless you really want to get technical - Don't look!!  And don't expect detailed explanations in the book, that's for enjoyment and easy reading, the waterwheel just pops up here and there.
The gearbox - increases speed to over 1000 RPM.

RIGHT.                                
More improvements. Can
you see the gear housing
has moved nearer the    
wheel and the number
of paddles almost
doubled?    		More paddles - but what will it produce?
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