Steam, we want steam...
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I believe this is part of a 19th Century steam engine. It decorates the lawn of a nearby property. There are still working farms around here, but if it is a steam engine, I can't imagine what it was used for 100 years ago, at least on a farm. Perhaps it powered a sawmill? Anyway, it is an interesting piece of gear. |
Steam, we want steam...
On 2/20/2014 2:11 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 2/20/14, 2:05 PM, wrote: On Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:05:31 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote: http://tinyurl.com/l44f5gb I believe this is part of a 19th Century steam engine. It decorates the lawn of a nearby property. There are still working farms around here, but if it is a steam engine, I can't imagine what it was used for 100 years ago, at least on a farm. Perhaps it powered a sawmill? Anyway, it is an interesting piece of gear. That may be possible. I imagine they had small saw mills down there 100 years ago.. The dual pulleys indicates it may have been the central power plant for multiple machines. This is a steam engine that ran a saw mill at Camp 18 in Oregon http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Oregon/Pac%...m%20Engine.jpg This is the kind of saw it might have run http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Oregon/Pac%...band%20saw.jpg That saw is one scary looking bit. I wonder how many human appendages it removed over its lifetime. Morbid |
Steam, we want steam...
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Steam, we want steam...
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On Thu, 20 Feb 2014 14:11:13 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote: On 2/20/14, 2:05 PM, wrote: On Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:05:31 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote: http://tinyurl.com/l44f5gb I believe this is part of a 19th Century steam engine. It decorates the lawn of a nearby property. There are still working farms around here, but if it is a steam engine, I can't imagine what it was used for 100 years ago, at least on a farm. Perhaps it powered a sawmill? Anyway, it is an interesting piece of gear. That may be possible. I imagine they had small saw mills down there 100 years ago.. The dual pulleys indicates it may have been the central power plant for multiple machines. This is a steam engine that ran a saw mill at Camp 18 in Oregon http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Oregon/Pac%...m%20Engine.jpg This is the kind of saw it might have run http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Oregon/Pac%...band%20saw.jpg That saw is one scary looking bit. I wonder how many human appendages it removed over its lifetime. Logging has always been way up on the list of dangerous occupations. It is a whole lot better now than it was but they still get killed or severely injured at scary rates. It makes "cop" and "fireman" look like being a librarian. I have a friend who used to be a logger. Is about 40 years old. Says he has broke most bones in his body over the years he climbed trees and cut trees. Sells hot tubs now. |
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