 Between the two work @-@ ins , the rear <unk> was completed and the fitting of <unk> to the cap frame completed . This enabled a start to be made on boarding the cap on the Monday of the second work @-@ in . The boards for the cap are ½ inch ( 13 mm ) thick and 9 inches ( 230 mm ) wide at the <unk> , <unk> towards the top . A new neck bearing was installed under the <unk> , not without difficulty and much <unk> before it would fit . When the boarding of the cap was completed , the cover strips were fitted over the joints . The <unk> was drawn into position using a rope and <unk> , and the <unk> steel reinforcing band <unk> into position , producing a <unk> structure . The striking rod was fitted through the <unk> and the axle for the <unk> fitted in position on top of the <unk> posts . At the top of the mill tower , the curb was prepared to accept the cap , and the cast iron curb track plates <unk> into position . <unk> of the brickwork of the tower continued , with nearly half of it completed at the end of the second work @-@ in . 
