Mill powered equipment

That is great Don, i hope you find it a home.

-- ~Tony

Cool to look at, but pretty scary to think of actually using it.

-- Fine Custom Woodwork since 1978

To think, at one time they were state of the art equipment. Now considered dangerous. Makes you wonder what we take for granted today that will be seen this way in the future.

Love the glimpse into history.

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

would be worth checking with local museums and the likes. these should really be preserved and put on display for future generations (and ours)

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Don you local Ag museum would surly take it up.

-- Superdav "No matter where you go - there you are." http://chiselandforge.com

Don I don’t know if you follow Richard McGuire’s blog entitled ‘The English Woodworker’, but he recently moved and put back into operation some lovely old line shaft machinery. Check it out:

http://www.theenglishwoodworker.com/?cat=6

-- Andy -- Old Chinese proverb say: If you think something can't be done, don't interrupt man who is doing it.

Thanks Andy. I hadn’t seen that site. I subscribed to it.

I posted this over on owwn and the moderator deleted it. Another reason I love LJ,s.

I would love to figure a way to see this working again.

-- There is nothing like the sound of a well tuned hand plane. - http://timetestedtools.wordpress.com (timetestedtools at hotmail dot c0m)