Slagdijkstermolen is a

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Feinsum Feinsum ( nl, Finkum) is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 165 in January 2017. There is a restored windmill, the '' Slagdijkstermolen''. History The village was firs ...

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, the

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which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a

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, number 24540. (Click on "Technische gegevens" to view.)

History

''Slagdijkstermolen'' was built in 1864. It drained the Slagdijksterpolder, which was in extent. In 1931, a diesel engine was placed in the mill and a new

Archimedes' screw The Archimedes screw, also known as the Archimedean screw, hydrodynamic screw, water screw or Egyptian screw, is one of the earliest hydraulic machines. Using Archimedes screws as water pumps (Archimedes screw pump (ASP) or screw pump) dates back ...

fitted. The sails were removed in 1938, and the cap was removed in 1952. (Click on "Geschiedenis" to view.) In the 1980s, plans were made to restore the mill. The ''Slagdijkstermolen'' was sold to

Stichting De Fryske Mole The Stichting De Fryske Mole ( en, Frisian Mills Foundation) is a foundation for the preservation of windmills in the Dutch province Friesland, owning 42 of the 124 windmills in Friesland and closely co-operating with the Gild Fryske Mounders with ...

(English: ''Frisian Mills Foundation'') on 17 December 1985. In 2006-07, the mill was restored with €60,000 being granted by the province of Friesland towards the costs. The new cap was fitted on the mill on 20 September 2007. The restoration incorporated parts from the '' Cammingha-Buurstermolen'',

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which had burnt down. The mill was officially opened in May 2009. The mill forms a pair with the nearby '' Balkendsterpoldermolen'',

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Description

''Slagdijkstermolen'' is what the Dutch describe as an ''achtkante grondzeiler'' - a smock mill whose sails reach almost to the ground. It is a two-storey smock mill on a single-storey base. The mill is winded by tailpole and winch. The smock and cap are

thatch Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge (''Cladium mariscus''), rushes, heather, or palm branches, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof. Since the bulk of ...

ed. The sails are Common sails. They have a span of . The sails are carried on a cast-iron ''windshaft''. The axle of the Archimedes' screw is 525 millimetres (20¾ inches) diameter and the screw is diameter. The screw is inclined at 26½°. Each revolution of the screw lifts of water.

Public access

''Slagdijkstermolen'' is open to the public by appointment. (Click on "Informatie" to view.)

References

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