Belt-driven Tool Transmission

September 17, 2009 Posted by Mitchster in Daily Photography

Belt-driven Tool Transmission

I have no idea what this thing is really called, but I do know that an off-camera flash and an odd angle sure seem to work for it. This is in the machine shed up behind the drilling trucks. This week's series: "close-ups from the pioneer village" continues...

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September 18, 2009 12:24 amPosted 2 years ago

Don & Krise

I hate to break it to you, but darn that’s a nice shot. I really need to play with the flash. There’s so much you can do.

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September 19, 2009 12:59 pmPosted 2 years ago

Dad

I’ve always heard it called a line shaft, it was powerd by a main powersource, gas/diesel engene, water wheel, or whatever. With flat(leather) belt going to each machine, diferent size pullys for diffrent speeds, differnt widths for diferent powers.
It could build up some heart-stopping static charges under some conditions.
As old as I am I never worked with them.
Dad

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