Hafod Works, Landore - rolling mill gears
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Hafod Works, Landore - rolling mill gears
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 15 Oct 2023
This shows part of the reverse gear train on the two high rolling mill. The small idler in the middle provides the reverse motion when the gears are engaged by one of two clutches. The one clutch connects the second motion shaft directly to the rolls while the other clutch takes the drive through 5 chevron gears to the stands. On my previous visit in 2012 I had not completely worked out exactly how the reversing mechanism worked.
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51.637392
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