[SEL] Line shaft machine shop pictures

[Larry Evans]

Hi....

A few weeks ago there was some discussion regarding line shafts, belting, 
loose and tight pulleys, etc.

I've put together a page of pictures of a small line shaft operated shop 
that was built in about 1910 and still uses part of the original line shaft 
system.  It is located at the Mount Wilson Observatory in California and is 
in the same building that houses the 1911 50 HP Fairbanks Morse type RE 
engine and generator that supplied the direct current power for the motor 
that runs the line shaft.  The DC now comes from modern rectifiers fed from 
the power grid but the old F-M is still capable of producing power.

Take a look at:
http://www.oldengine.org/members/levans/lineshaft/index.html

Regards,

Larry Evans
Arcadia, Southern California, USA
MailTo:LFEVANS at pacbell.net
http://www.oldengine.org/members/levans/