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Post by john on Nov 5, 2019 19:44:43 GMT
Harry Bryan is a really cool guy I met many years ago, quite a genius boat builder and all around interesting guy. This video shows his relatively low tech off grid home and wood shop. www.offcenterharbor.com/videos/harry-bryans-off-grid-shop-building-boats/He says a little about "global warming" in the last minute or two, but you folks are discerning enough to overlook that and just enjoy his quirky shop tour. |
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Post by john on Nov 5, 2019 19:54:32 GMT
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Post by john on Nov 5, 2019 19:57:14 GMT
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Post by john on Nov 5, 2019 20:14:02 GMT
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Post by john on Nov 5, 2019 20:22:00 GMT
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Post by Ozarks Tom on Nov 6, 2019 2:21:56 GMT
What a talented guy! It's great to see his grandchildren learning to use the tools. They'll remember him and his ingenuity long after he's gone, maybe even improve on it.
Many years ago I took a motorcycle tour up the Blue Ridge Parkway. I'd scheduled a certain number of days away from work, figuring the miles per day. I had to extend my trip to spend lots of time going through all the water powered shops. I remember one huge wood shop that was run off one long wide belt for all the tools. Big saws, planers, edgers, everything powered by the weight of water.
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Post by Jolly on Nov 6, 2019 12:13:16 GMT
Very talented guy.
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Post by Jolly on Nov 6, 2019 12:18:52 GMT
I worked at a small circular sawmill when I was a teenager. I say small, but the carriage could cut 24 foot logs. Everything ran off of belts from one Cat diesel.
The old man who owned it said it originally was ran by a steam engine.
You know, in terms of fuel sustainability, seems like a boiler burning slabs and sawdust might be better than a diesel motor...
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Post by john on Nov 6, 2019 15:24:50 GMT
I was thinking I could have just as easily put this in the prepping section of the forum, as I discovered the videos while looking for ways to set up power tools without grid electricity.
I really like the idea of a single motor driving a common shaft with belts to take off power for each individual tool. I know a lot of factories were set up that way in the steam and water power ages, and some Amish factories still are. I don't have a need for any of the big powerful tools since I'm not much of a woodworker, but it's good knowledge to keep in the back of my mind just in case I ever have an application for it. Car axles and brake drums are pretty easy to come by in junk piles all over, and flat belts are relatively simple to make.
The foot powered bandsaw is my favorite. Something I could copy in a couple hours and would come in handy occasionally. I knew I was saving old bicycles for a reason.
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Post by joebill on Nov 7, 2019 2:44:06 GMT
Very nice indeed! Reminds me of some of my old mentors and their creations, but more slow and patient than most of them.
I have saved a couple of old huge heavy flywheels for years that have not yet found their use, so perhaps my great grandsons may get a foot powered shop when their legs are long enough.....Joe
On edit, just sent out links to friends and relations, referencing " what one can accomplish when he has/takes the time" Thanks......Joe
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Post by joebill on Nov 7, 2019 2:55:19 GMT
I was thinking I could have just as easily put this in the prepping section of the forum, as I discovered the videos while looking for ways to set up power tools without grid electricity. I really like the idea of a single motor driving a common shaft with belts to take off power for each individual tool. I know a lot of factories were set up that way in the steam and water power ages, and some Amish factories still are. I don't have a need for any of the big powerful tools since I'm not much of a woodworker, but it's good knowledge to keep in the back of my mind just in case I ever have an application for it. Car axles and brake drums are pretty easy to come by in junk piles all over, and flat belts are relatively simple to make. The foot powered bandsaw is my favorite. Something I could copy in a couple hours and would come in handy occasionally. I knew I was saving old bicycles for a reason. That particular band saw was powered with the diesel, but I have seen walking beam saws pedal powered, Since a 12" bandsaw requires no more than 1/2 HP, no reason not to foot-power one of those as well.....Joe |
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Post by john on Nov 7, 2019 3:02:33 GMT
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Post by joebill on Nov 7, 2019 13:33:51 GMT
That IS a bandsaw, had not yet seen that video. I sent out links and did not snap to the fact that is supposed to be a paid site......Joe
On edit;
I was fixin' to fork over the admission fee and join up, but figured out the site is mostly about boats, which is a fever I have been forced to tamp down, since global warming over the past several millennia has dried up the local sea and rivers......Joe
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