The little white lines you see are a cloud of bugs. After we restore the turbine, we will build a connection between the pipe and the opening to the turbine. The opening to the turbine. There is a metal door that slides up and down to closely control the flow of water into the turbine to control the speed of the saw. The sawyer would have to vary this in relation to the size of log being cut and the type of wood.
Soft woods require less power, hard woods more.
Another view of the turbine. The center part with the shaft coming out of the top is what turns. Looking into the turbine at the center bearing. This is made of lignum-vitae wood, which lasts for a long time and is self lubricating. Another view of the turbine.