Need Interoperability? Try a Steam Engine
by Debi Warner, MLIS, AHIP, Clinical Librarian, Anthelio Healthcare Solutions
In episode # 2907 of the Woodwright’s Shop, Roy Underhill takes viewers on a tour of a Steam-powered Sawmill. You can watch it here: http://www.pbs.org/woodwrightsshop/video/2900/2907.html. Go ahead, I’ll wait…..
What was fascinating about this was the interoperability. The mill took the steam power from a piston and converted it many ways. A belt mounted in a figure 8 could convert a wheel turning clockwise into one turning counter-clockwise. A twist in another belt turned horizontal motion into vertical motion. The different size and formation of gears could make wheels move slower or faster as needed. READ MORE
