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Re:Modern Tech inside an Amish Horse-Drawn Buggy by lostboys67 on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @07:45AM (#13416969)
If 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
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Re:Modern Tech inside an Amish Horse-Drawn Buggy by evgen on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @08:54AM (#13417479)
Belt drives are far more limited and attached tools are not mobile in any way whatsoever. Not even close when it comes to substitution technology.
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Re:Modern Tech inside an Amish Horse-Drawn Buggy by lostboys67 on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @05:47AM (#13425440)
well 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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