Wood Magazine 51 by Larry Clayton

Author:Larry Clayton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Wood, Home and hobby woodworker
Publisher: Meredith Corporation
Published: 1992-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

the diesel to a hydraulic pump and twin compressors. "Pneumatic is handy," says David. "You can move the machines where you want—just hook up to the line and join with the hoses."

David's dust collection system also relies on air power. The air rotates a 12X28" squirrel-cage blower that exhausts sawdust and debris through PVC pipe to an outside storage tank. But David's not one to waste anything. "The shavings and sawdust are for garden mulch and livestock bedding—I got two horses and one cow to take care of," he comments. There are other economical benefits.

"1 got an air pump hooked up in the well for water," he adds, "and we do all the laundry with hydraulic [two converted, ringer-type washers]. Once a month I get fuel—they come by with a truck and deliver. All together, it costs about $35 to 550 per month to run everything."

The Amish permit gasoline or diesel-fueled engines such as David's to perform necessary work. Gasoline-engine-driven combines and other farm equipment are even okay within some communities, as long as horses pull them!

Small generators—not large enough to create great amounts of the prohibited 110-voIt alternat-

ing current—generally meet approval, too. An Amish farmer or household may use generators to charge batteries, as long as the batteries don't power "worldly" appliances, such as radios, televisions, or computers. But not in the Swarey household.

What about lights for working nights? David literally burns the midnight oil—a refined version. He says, "For light, I hang Coleman lanterns. They work fine."

Chairs that take a pounding

David doesn't mince words when talking about the endurance of his woodworking efforts. "My chairs should last for 90 years," he says.

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