[SEL] Line shaft machine shop pictures

[Richard Fink Sr]

Larry great photos what looks strange there is the modern florescent 
lights. Last one i saw was in a shoe repair shop near home about 50 years ago.
R Fink
PA




At 07:15 PM 4/10/2005, you wrote:
>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/
>
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