Years ago I had a "post drill" which had automatic feed. You could put
about any size bit in, clamp your work on the table, and then start
hand-cranking. The automatic feeder would never cause the drill to "dig in"
to the steel and stall the drill or break the bit; providing, of course,
that you used cutting oil on the big bits and made sure they were properly
ground. Variations of those drills presses were used like a vertical lathe
to machine worn cylinders on Model Ts and other cars of that era.
Gerry
From: "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com>
I was in the back end of a local electric motor shop and they were using
an old lathe built for a line shaft. (flat belt power) It has been
converted to electric motor. It works great and sounds great. I worked on
lots of cider presses that were built for line shaft power. I always
liked a line shaft because it was quiet. It could be powered by steam
engine, one lung gas engine, modern gas engine, Diesel, water power or
horse power. That gives you a nice selection of ways to power your shop.
It may be 100 years old (or more) but it was a good system in many ways.
Might want to listen to this episode of Planet Money:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/03/05/173561926/episode-441-business-secrets-of-the-amish
Pretty interesting insight into how the Amish adapt to current society and
its needs with their businesses.
I used to do business with some of the Amish communities in Northern
Indiana around Shipshewana and Nappanee. Fascinating people, very nice and
for the most part very accepting of Englishmen if you respect them and
their ways.
My company sold White-Hercules industrial engines, which the Amish used to
run the equipment in their shops. They would buy the engines from us,
driving a hard bargain, and pay cash upon delivery. I liked to deliver the
engines, as it gave me an opportunity to see inside their lives and
businesses as well as to enjoy the amazing meals they would prepare if you
were fortunate enough to be there around lunch time (which I tried to do
as often as possible!)
They would set the engines up in a little shed outside their workshops,
then use the output shaft to drive a pulley and sheave arrangement in the
ceiling of the building. A jack shaft ran the length of the building, with
pulleys driving large leather belts that were connected to the individual
pieces of equipment. An idler pulley with a large wooden lever would be
forced against the leather belt to tension it to drive the equipment.
Crude, but quite effective. These places used to scare the heck out of me,
as there was no OSHA compliance to be considered. One wrong move and you
could get caught up in one of these huge belts running all over the place.
One thing I'll always remember is the hardware store in Nappanee. The
Amish were the primary customers, so it was pretty quaint, to say the
least. Like going back in time 100 years...
Dan
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