He Uses Air To Power All His Shop Tools
Harlan Weaver operates a light manufacturing company on his farm near Shobonier, Ill., where he builds conveyors with wooden and plastic housings. Because he is Amish he doesn't use any electricity in his shop. Instead, he uses only pneumatic power to operate his shop tools which include a pneumatic air drill, jig saw, and nail gun.
To supply the air power, Weaver bought a commercial diesel power unit and mounted it on a concrete pad inside a utility room in the shop. The power unit uses a 40 hp diesel engine to belt-drive a line shaft, which in turn belt-drives an air compressor, a hydraulic pump, and a blower that takes sawdust away from his saws. Air is pumped into a 900-gal. compression tank located outside the shop. The engine requires 3/4 gal. of fuel per hour.
Pneumatic power is also used to operate a large ceiling fan in the shop, via a small air motor mounted just above the fan. By turning a valve, Weaver can direct compressed air through a line mounted at ceiling level to the air motor above the fan.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Harlan Weaver, Rt. 1, Box 138, Shobonier, Ill. 62885 (ph 618 349-6177).
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He Uses Air To Power All His Shop Tools FARM SHOP Miscellaneous 30-2-39 Harlan Weaver operates a light manufacturing company on his farm near Shobonier, Ill., where he builds conveyors with wooden and plastic housings. Because he is Amish he doesn't use any electricity in his shop. Instead, he uses only pneumatic power to operate his shop tools which include a pneumatic air drill, jig saw, and nail gun.
To supply the air power, Weaver bought a commercial diesel power unit and mounted it on a concrete pad inside a utility room in the shop. The power unit uses a 40 hp diesel engine to belt-drive a line shaft, which in turn belt-drives an air compressor, a hydraulic pump, and a blower that takes sawdust away from his saws. Air is pumped into a 900-gal. compression tank located outside the shop. The engine requires 3/4 gal. of fuel per hour.
Pneumatic power is also used to operate a large ceiling fan in the shop, via a small air motor mounted just above the fan. By turning a valve, Weaver can direct compressed air through a line mounted at ceiling level to the air motor above the fan.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Harlan Weaver, Rt. 1, Box 138, Shobonier, Ill. 62885 (ph 618 349-6177).
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