Has anyone here ever seen such a beast. Maybe powered from a low speed
gas engine but geared up. This could work for folks off grid or is it
just simpler to run a genny and forget the gas or diesel.
snipped-for-privacy@webtv.net (daniel peterman) wrote in news:568-45849469-725
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Rather than trying to power JUST the lathe with an engine - a relatively
recent innovation brought about by the development of small, strong, electric
motors - why not consider having one drive a multiple belt arrangement as
was, once, the industrial [and farm] standard?
BTW, the belt system could, also, be powered by a vehicle (car, truck,
tractor, garden tractor, etc.), a water wheel or be wind-powered.
If electricity is to be used for OTHER equipment (drills, saws, mills,
compressors, etc.) then a generator has its appeal.
Lots of the old lineshaft shops were gas engine powered. I've seen one
that had a Ford T engine as motive power.
Before rural electrification, it was not uncommon to run a gas engine
for similar reasons, and there were plans and casting kits available to
run off of town gas for similar purposes.
I have seen a few write-ups in Model Engineer magazine about these
town gas engines.
I think the lineshaft idea has the most merit. Use a clutch in the
drivetrain to turn the lathe on and off, with the noisy engine running
on the other side of a wall.
Of course, a genset could be used to run any number of appliances, not
just those that could be lineshaft powered, like a straight engine could
power.
Cheers
Trevor Jones
There is a fellow locally that has a Bridgeport mill with a vertical
shaft gasoline engine running it. He didn't have three phase and was
using the mill on wood only so wanted very high speed so now he has a
5000 rpm engine with a throttle. He says it works fine bt I am sure
the fumes would get to me real soon. Leigh at MarMahine
Our line shafts were powered by a one-lung natural gas engine. There were
wooden boards bolted on some of the belt wheels that moved air for cooling
the people. I'm still trying to figure out how they powered shafts at 90
degree angles, 20 feet away.
I dont see why not. Shrug..Ive washed clothes in a gasoline washing
machine and repaired sails on a gasoline powered sewing machine.
Gunner
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Yeah I had one of those Maytag twin cylinder jobbies. Would run a long
time on just a half gallon of gas. I have a couple spare snowmobile
engines just sittin here and a nifty countershaft for flat belts with a
clutch of some sort and was thinking if I put them together I could run
a lathe or shaper without the genset. The engines put out around 30
ponies wide open throttle but at partial they might make 10 hp and not
be that loud
Or just an Amish-owned converted one. BTDTST (Been There Done That Seen
That) Gas or diesel engine powered lineshafts to run a lineup of metal
and woodworking equipment.
One should be able to find examples in many Amish communities.
Now there are folk who, if TEOTWAWKI happens, probably won't notice.
They might be a bit put out if they have to go back to steam, wind, or
water power. :)
On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 22:53:03 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,
snipped-for-privacy@lycos.com quickly quoth:
Question: Why do rednecks have to be milled?
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On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 21:46:38 -0800, with neither quill nor qualm, "Tom
Gardner" quickly quoth:
Nah. He was younger and had much more stamina way back then.
One of the local Amish shops has one. The place is a complete
woodworking and cabinet shop. Band saws, lathes, table saws, jointer,
thickness planer all powered by Honda engines. Next door he has a nice
blacksmiths shop that is powered by a pair of diesels. That one is all
lineshaft powered though. I visit every week or so and get to step back
in time.
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