Mijn Genoegen () is a paltrok mill in the

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which has been restored to working order. As are all Dutch ''paltrok mills,'' it is a wind-powered

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History

The windmill was built around 1680 in

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, where it was known as ''Het Spinnewiel'' (). In 1854 the mill was moved to

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and the name was changed to ''Mijn Genoegen'' (). Two of the three wooden sawing frames were replaced by cast iron frames in 1854; the wooden windshaft was replaced with cast iron in 1887. In Numansdorp the mill was continuously owned by the Verboom family until the museum bought the mill in good condition from the owner. It was re-erected in Arnhem in 1928. The mill was damaged in

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during Operation Market Garden. Prior to repairs in 1946, it was moved to a different site on the museum grounds, where it served as a static display. In the late 1980s, it received a major restoration to working order.

Description

''Mijn Genoegen'' is a Dutch paltrok mill - a wooden mill supported on a short central post and a ring of wooden rollers on a low brick base, designed specifically for sawing wood. The mill body is boarded; however, the sawing floor is open on three sides with only the windward facing side and the side roofs giving protection against the weather. The entire mill is winded by a tailpole and winch. On the front is a stage, above ground for setting the sails. The sails are

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with a span of . They are carried on a cast-iron ''windshaft'' cast by Penn & Bauduin of

. The function of the ''brake wheel'' is split between two wheels, one wheel with a flat outer rim for the brake blocks to work on and another wheel with 55 radial cogs driving the ''lantern wheel'' with 25 iron staves on the horizontal crank shaft. There is no upright shaft. Connecting rods from the three

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s drive the sawing frames. Reciprocating lever bars also drive the pawl and ratchet mechanisms which in turn drive the winches and the feeding mechanism of the log carriages through

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mechanisms. The winches can be used with the log hoist to lift logs from the water onto the sawing platform and to pull the log carriages back to their starting position. The mill cannot catch enough wind in its sheltered location to enable wind-powered sawing. To demonstrate the sawing process to the public, the crankshaft is powered by an electric motor. The cogs of the brake wheel have been removed so the sails can be turned by the wind independently of the electric-powered saws.

Public access

The mill can be visited during opening hours of the museum. The miller is mostly on site on Wednesdays.

References

External links

Nederlands Openluchtmuseum
{{Dutch Windmills Windmills in Gelderland Buildings and structures in Arnhem Windmills completed in 1928

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