After the first steam engine was introduced across the mines, Owen borrowed from Winster's production system and reformed the original production system in the mines.Instead of a fixed salary, it is a variable compensation linked to the ore production of the month.That is, the higher the ore production, the higher the miner's salary.This has greatly increased the motivation of the miners, and the daily mine production has been steadily increasing.All this surplus iron ore was put into the blacksmith shop, and with the help of Fanny's fire magic, it was easy to get iron out of iron ore.Incidentally, Fanny has finally mastered the high-temperature flame.However, Garcia has practiced welding many times, and his welding skills are even better than Irving's.In other words, there is no need for Fanny to solder anything for the time being, and if there is, it will be good to leave it to Garcia.On the other hand, the training of the militia is also on track.At this moment, Gitta, the blacksmith, suddenly came to the gate of the castle and asked to see the lord with an eager expression.Could it be that the important parts he built were completed?
Owen immediately granted him access to the castle."
Lord Marquis, I built it according to your requirements!"
As soon as she entered the study, Geeta excitedly showed Owen a piece of cloth wrapped in her hand and handed it to the table."
Let me see."
Owen couldn't wait to open the cloth.There are three cylindrical silver-white "iron rods" inside, the upper half of which have knife teeth, forming a spiral shape, and the number of knife teeth of each "iron rod" is different, and the workmanship is very meticulous."
Thanks to Miss Fanny's help, her fire magic can generate high temperatures, easily melting iron and making steel.When it comes to the desired shape, she can burn the billet red at any time, saving a lot of time. ”Under Owen's influence, Geeta has embraced the concept of temperature and is vigorously praising Fanny's magic.Obviously, involving magic in the work of striking iron can be effective.Geeta was also particularly excited to see the power of magic in production for the first time."
Lord Marquis, these three rigid parts have been quenched, and that ......
The stiffness is absolutely what you need. ”After a pause, Geeta asked curiously, "By the way, I want to know, what are these three rigid parts that you want me to build?"
What does it do?
”"It's called a milling cutter, and it can be used to mill workpieces and has a variety of uses."
Owen picked up one of the milling cutters and looked closely, "But I want to use it to make iron gears." ”"Milling?
Iron gears?
”Geeta's mind spun and she quickly figured it out."
I see, taking advantage of the fact that quenched steel is stiffer than pig iron, we can use this milling cutter to cut off the excess part of pig iron little by little to obtain the desired shape, right?"
It's a good way to do it.There is no need to hammer the iron billet into the desired shape with a hammer as before, and then go through various processes such as polishing to finally create the corresponding iron items, which is time-consuming and laborious."
That's right, you're pretty quick to understand."
Owen complimented.However, Geeta still has a question, which is how to use this milling cutter?
It is very laborious to cut it by manpower.Suddenly, he remembered the steam engine he had worked on before.If you can harness the power of this machine, wouldn't milling pig iron be an easy task?
A second steam engine is already being built, with more parts than the first, probably to match this milling cutter.Thinking of this, Geeta made a request with some embarrassment."
Lord Marquis, that ......
When the time comes, will I be able to see the process of machining the gears?
”"Absolutely."
Nodding, Owen said, "I'm going to call all the blacksmiths and their apprentices in Frontier Town to watch and learn how to use this milling machine, and you'll use it often in the future." ”"Then I must study carefully."
Geeta said expectantly."
Everything else is ready, right?"
The most important milling cutters are built, and the other iron components are no problem.Geeta nodded and said, "It's all built according to your requirements." ”"Very well, you can go back and get all the parts in a moment, the carpenter's work has been completed, you can start assembling, and tomorrow you can process the gears."
Owen paused, "Oh!
By the way, you can inform the other blacksmiths for me, and let them take all the apprentices and assemble at the castle tomorrow morning. ”Well?
Tomorrow?
Don't you need a second steam engine?
Doubts are doubts, and Geeta still answers.…… The next day, on the banks of the Weishui River near the Tianqiong Mountains, there was a makeshift wooden house, and a huge wooden water wheel was spinning next to the house.The Weishui River originates from the Tianqiong Mountains, and the section of the river that flows out of the mountains has a large water flow and velocity, and is very rich in hydraulic resources.That's why the water wheel was built here.Owen arrived with a group of blacksmiths and apprentices and entered the plank room.With so many people coming at once, the room was a little crowded, but it didn't hinder everyone's enthusiasm for learning.Showing the room a large, complex machine, Owen explains, "This is a hydraulic milling machine. ”The crowd looked curiously at the milling machine, the base was wooden, and iron parts were used in key places.By their standards, the machine is pretty well-made.And Geeta's eyes were even more sparkling, it turned out that he was using water power to mill pig iron blocks, and this power was enough!
He had never done anything like that before.In order to show it to everyone today, Owen specially called Winster and practiced several times in the dream.Marpel poured oil from plant seeds on the milling cutter and caught the excess oil in a pot below to avoid wasting it.Lubrication is done to reduce wear, otherwise the wear and tear of the milling cutter will be severe.A piece of raw chainring was taken out, and Owen carved the gear marks into it at a designed angle, which was then fixed to the workbench.The cutter is then pulled over the chainring and aligned with the notch."
Marpel."
Owen called.Hearing the command, she nodded, and pushed a wooden wheel to connect the power to the water wheel outside.Driven by the water wheel, the wooden wheel begins to rotate and transmits power to the milling cutter shaft through the belt.Seeing that the speed reached the required level, Owen grasped the handle of the milling cutter steadily, and slowly pulled it down, and the rotating milling cutter slashed down on the notch, and the scraped iron filings flew to the side.Everyone present was watching carefully, and when they saw the chainring being cut out of the desired shape, some of the apprentices even let out a sound of amazement.It turned out that the blacksmith other than Geeta could still process parts like this, which was an eye-opener.