Amish belt-driven machine shop - photo

[Jon]

Amish belt-driven machine shop.

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Previously:

Amish hydraulic mill - photo
Many Amish men lifting and moving a large barn by hand - GIF
Amish miter saw - photos
Amish pneumatic woodworking shop

[McDesign]

Again - it's just stupid when you let your belief in magic interfere with the reality of needing to get things done.
Stupid.

[Al8236]

Looks a lot like the shop I apprenticed in back in the 60's albeit a lot cleaner!

[Crusty]

Back in the 50's my uncle had a one man oil refinery where he processed used aviation oil into serviceable engine oil and as part of it he also had a belt driven machine shop powered by a stationary flathead V8 motor. Everything about that place was dangerous as all git out. The first vehicle that I ever drove (at age 5) was his Studebaker tanker truck in granny low gear. That photo brought back some really old memories for me.

[meyer77]

Years ago the guy down the street from me was having his house resided and he had a crew of Amish doing the the work.
Well they had a gas compressor running a air powered DeWalt chop saw!