He thought again for a moment.
He felt that everything should be as simple as possible.
For example, the axle of the waterwheel directly drives the axle of the millstone.
The most important feature of the waterwheel is its great strength; using a linkage to push a millstone is a piece of cake.
Moreover, if it's just for milling, you only need a relatively small waterwheel.
Ma Lin was thinking about using the power of the waterwheel to provide power to the blower of the steel furnace. The blower is made like an accordion, and even if it is made very large, the waterwheel's strength can still drive it.
As for how the carpenter's lathe should be driven.
Using a gear set.
The waterwheel spins too slowly, and its speed is not enough to drive the lathe.
But the waterwheel is powerful, so there's no need to worry.
The axle of the waterwheel can drive a very large wheel, which uses a wide belt to turn a smaller wheel.
