Scierie a eau - Arreau, France - Preserved Machines on Public Display on Waymarking.com

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Swing saw (18th century)
In the 19th century, Arreau had more than 20 mills, the majority of which were sawmills. On the ruins of the Calamun sawmill, the municipality of Arreau moved, restored and installed this 18th C. swing saw which comes from the Héchettes sawmill, a village located downstream from Arreau on the edge of the Neste d'Aure . The trees were felled and then turned into logs, which were then sawn to be packaged into planks or beams. This painful and dangerous work fell to the pit sawyers. Hydraulic power later replaced human power.
Here, this energy is produced by taking water *** from the Neste du Louron from the rock dike near the town hall. A channel directs the flow towards the sawmill to drive the mechanism that will allow the blade to go up and down, imitating the gesture of the pit sawyer.
The trolley on which the log to be cut is stowed, advances during each descent of the blade thanks to a lever arm system. When the cut is complete, the carriage must be pulled manually to resume a new starting position.

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source Compostelle Toulouse
Scie battante (XVIIIe siècle)
Au XIXe siècle, Arreau comptait plus de 20 moulins dont une majorité de scieries. Sur les ruines de la scierie Calamun, la municipalité d’Arreau a déplacé, restauré et installé cette scie battante du XVIIIe S. qui provient de la scierie d’Héchettes, village situé en aval d’Arreau en bordure de la Neste d’Aure. Les arbres étaient abattus puis transformer en grumes, qui étaient ensuite sciées pour être conditionnées en planches ou en poutres. Ce travail, pénible et dangereux, incombait aux scieurs de long. Plus tard, l’énergie hydraulique remplaça la force humaine.
Ici, cette énergie est produite par un prélèvement d’eau*** de la Neste du Louron depuis la digue de rochers à proximité de la mairie. Un canal dirige le débit vers la scierie pour entraîner le mécanisme qui permettra à la lame de monter et descendre, imitant le geste du scieur de long.
Le chariot sur lequel est arrimée la grume à débiter, avance lors de chaque descente de la lame grâce à un système de bras de levier. Lorsque la coupe est terminée, le chariot doit être tiré manuellement pour reprendre une nouvelle position de départ.

Type of Machine: scie à bois Year the machine was built: 1800 Is there online documentation for this machine: [Web Link] Year the machine was put on display: Not listed

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