11. Smie-lager-likhus

Det var fleire smier ved Flåt gruver gjennom tida. Ei smie låg under bakken, i gruvas første etasje. Det gamle kontoret blei bruka som smie frå 1910. Dette var truleg smie nr. 2, frå 1883. Bygget har fungert som smie, lager og verkstad. Før det nye kontoret kom i 1902, blei restane av dei døde samla opp i kasser og plasserte i dette bygget.

Smedens arbeid

Stål blei kjøpt tonnevis, i stenger. Smeden kutta desse opp til bor i ulike lengder. Dei lengste handbora var 2,5 meter lange. Det måtte kvessast 300 bor pr. dag fram til 1913.

Då blei det maskinboring med eigen ma­skin til kvessing. Smeden blei då materi­alsmed som laga boltar og beslag, krafser og brett. Det blei og smidd hestesko i smia.

Smithy - stock room - work shop - morgue

There were several smithies at the Flåt mine through time. One smithy was placed under ground, on the first level of the mine. The old office building was used as smithy from 1910. This smithy was probably smithy no. 2, from 1883. The building has functioned as smithy, stock room and work shop. Before the new office was built in 1902, the workers killed in mining accidents were placed in this building.

The smith's work

Steel rods were bought in rods by the ton. The smith cut the rods into various lengths and sharpened them for drilling. The longest drills were 2,5 m. 300 drills were sharpened by hand every day until 1913. Then came the machine-drills, with special machines for sharpening, and the smith's work became more general manufac­turing, making bolts and fittings, rakes and trays. Horse shoes were also made in the smithy.