#1 Plows and Pitchforks/ Entre arados

By Matt Bernau





The collection of stuff in my grandfather’s shop always fascinated me, old and unused tools mingled with the brand new and shiny ones. A massive drill press from 1909 had a drive mechanism that consisted of a long flat belt that ran from the motor on the pedestal to the horizontal shaft at the top, whereupon it meshed gears with the vertical shaft, and turned the bit. On