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This would seem to be a classic example of a distinction without a difference.
by tenminuteslater 10y ago
This would seem to be a classic example of a distinction without a difference.
- dsfyu404ed 10y agoAir tools are far more field serviceable than electrical ones. Furthermore, if your gas engine dies you can fairly quickly rig up something with a horse and a treadmill to spin the compressor.
- ticviking 10y agoIt has to do with wanting something they can in principal maintain forever without outside help.
- evgen 10y agoThey make many pressure rated air hoses in those communities? Didn't think so. As previous poster noted, it is all effectively arbitrary window dressing.
- lostboys67 10y agoIf it where the case they should be using belt drive driven by wind/horse power - until fairly recently mech eng techs in the uk where taught how to design belt drive systems
- evgen 10y agoBelt drives are far more limited and attached tools are not mobile in any way whatsoever. Not even close when it comes to substitution technology.
- lostboys67 10y agowell machine tools are not that mobile and neither are air powered tools as you normally use those in abuilding that has compressed air on tap.
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- lostboys67 10y agoUp to a point central compressed air solutions do have H&S issues I recall one of my thermo fluid lecturers saying well if the main pressure vessel failed it would have demolished the building.
- jccalhoun 10y agoFrom my experience with the Amish it is all about justifications that don't make any sense. But if it works for them I'm not going to judge them too harshly.