Villefranche de Conflent (6) Drop Hammer by Jean_C
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The drop hammer was a forging tool. On the first image, we see the heavy hammer. The turbine was rotated by the water of a canal, and the mechanism made the hammer rise, then it fell on the piece of steel to be forged.
This drop hammer is exposed in a courtyard of the ramparts.
Le martinet était un outil de forge. Sur la première image, on voit le lourd marteau. La turbine était mise en rotation par l'eau d'un canal, et le mécanisme faisait monter le marteau, puis il retombait sur la pièce d'acier à forger.
Il est exposé dans une cour des remparts.
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Comments (25)
Kordouane
Merci pour cette visite très instructive, c'est en bon état de conservation, de belles choses, merci JC
blankfrancine
Wonderfully preserved apparatus in a finely detailed capture,Jean-Claude!
romangirl
That is amazing! So many great inventions of the past! Great picture!
miwi
Très belles photos, j'aime beaucoup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Leije
Wow, quel superbe montage avec ces trois photos qui montrent bien le mécanisme complexe du martinet.......mais que penser des ouvriers qui le manoeuvraient et qui étaient exposés à la chaleur intense et au danger......très belles photos et magnifique collage, Jean-Claude !
martial
Impressionnant outillage Merci d'accroître nos connaissances à même les photos
jmb007
jolie
byteline
Fantastic old technique and great photos!
AureliusdeMercoeur
Les trois photos permettent de bien comprendre le mécanisme ! Un bon montage au contenu très didactique !!
VDH
Interesting shots !!
Radar_rad-dude
That is an amazing construction! I can imagine it being used! Wonderful photos, Jean!
eekdog
Great info on this very old drop hammer devife. Looks incredibly old and dangerous. Great trio of captures Jean. 5++ thanks for sharing, much enjoyed viewing.
goldie
These are wonderful and instructive captures...I have never seen a drop hammer, so I do appreciate learning something new. Thanks, Jean.
rbowen
Very interesting! Great captures and thank you for sharing!
Windigo
Absolutely fantastic, like sci-fi in reverse. Love it!
Richardphotos
very interesting operation. I was thinking to be a water mill at first
mtdana
Must have been cutting edge and a real time saver. Surprised the paddle wheel can lift that heavy hammer!!!
Cool capture and information my friend!!!
starship64
Very cool! I love old technology.
pchef
très belle installation
aqua1955
Great Medieval picture my friend. Love the things of history and past.
Madbat
I've read about those but this is the first picture I've seen of one.
Axeye
Amazing ingenuity people have had in the past to get things done. What a great engineering invention someone envisioned. Wonderful photos!
Navi
Très bien conservé cet appareil, jolie photos Jean-Claude :)
Crudelitas
Very interesting. It saves a lot of energy and lets the water work for you. A very nice photo, Jean-Claude!
alida
great take of old technology