pcox Report post Posted April 30, 2013 (edited) Went up to the Amish harness shop today and set up the 2nd new CB4500 this year. Put the stand together removed the servo motor and speed reducer installed the air motor and valve and it sewed right off. Set this one up for bio so after we sewed leather we changed the needle and cranked the tension up did a great job. They replaced there Bull that they have had for 20 plus years and a big Consew. They sold the Consew but Bull is for sale It was still in use but not really up to 8hrs a day 5 days a week. Edited April 30, 2013 by pcox Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billymac814 Report post Posted May 1, 2013 How do they get air? Steam or something? You'd think if they were so against electricity they wouldn't buy stuff made with electricity. There's a lot of Amish in Pa. They are decent people I just don't get a lot of what they do. Around here they use cell phones and Internet, and cars are ok so long as they aren't driving. One of my customers is a driver for them, he says they pay well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pcox Report post Posted May 1, 2013 Some use diesel powered compressors, but this shop has a state of the art wind powered air compressor on a 70 foot tower the tower is tapered pipe 12" at the base 4" at the top and is the storage tank. They also have a 4000 gallon storage tank, looks like it might have been an LP tank. They also run a battery charger with solar pannels on the roof of the shop which is 120 feet long and 50 feet wide. They buy bio, nylon and Beta by the semi load, And leather 200 backs at a time. It's a first class operation. The owner and I have been friends for40 + years. I do all the sewing machine and clicker repair work and sharpen all of the cutting edges in the shop. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billymac814 Report post Posted May 1, 2013 So weird really isn't it? So electricity is ok if it doesn't come from power lines? Where are you located? And I mean no disrespect, it intrigues me quite a bit, I've watched every documentary and TV show I can on the Amish, I like the thought of a more simplified life and I like some of their values and things but others are just baffling, like they have beliefs but find loopholes around them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pcox Report post Posted May 1, 2013 (edited) We live in northwest Missouri. If you can get close enough to them that they will open up they have alot of things that most of us could improve our life with. Kept very simple they don't believe electricty is evil. Basicly they just don't want to be dependant on things they have no control over. Things like public utiliies, insurance companies, politics. They like transportation that is self reproducing, raise there own horses biuld your own buggies etc. We are getting at little off what this foums is about but it can be interesting. Edited May 1, 2013 by pcox Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
awharness Report post Posted May 1, 2013 I've gt a lot of Amish friends, the way they set up machines, develope machines and power their shop is ingenious! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billymac814 Report post Posted May 1, 2013 That's a good point, I never really looked at it like that, not being dependent on the utility companies would certainly be good. They will definitely outlast most of us if society ever crumbles. I've always been interested in them, I never had much interaction with them until I started going to some auctions which must be a big thing with them since I always see them there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteelcityK9Cop Report post Posted May 1, 2013 The Amish make me laugh... take a look at the Weaver corporate video on Youtube sometime. The Amish have no issue whatsoever working with power-tools all day long as long as it's for a paycheck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anne Bonnys Locker Report post Posted May 3, 2013 A good chunk of my business is selling hand crank and treadle machines to the mainstream community. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
