Steam log haulers

Steam log hauler

Steam log haulers: The handful of
Lombard steam log haulers known to still exist today are a part of
history that illustrates the ingenuity of those who came before us. 
That history came alive Saturday as one of these surviving 19-ton
machines steamed into action in Brunswick.

February 22, 2009 by kris de decker Filed Under: Obsolete technology, Steam

Ecotech fantasies

15 unconventional wind turbine designs that will never work.

February 18, 2009 by kris de decker Filed Under: Ecotech Myths

Slow geeks

Amish hackers. Via Tapwater J.

February 11, 2009 by kris de decker Filed Under: Amish, Luddites

Snow scooter from the 1920s

Snow scooter
 

Demo film of the Armstead Snow Motors Company. Via TapwaterJ.

January 25, 2009 by kris de decker Filed Under: Obsolete technology, Snow-tech, Travel

Dynamos from the 1880s

Dynamo

A gallery of illustrations.

January 19, 2009 by kris de decker Filed Under: Engines & Motors

Tools and ideas

Whole Earth Catalog (1968-1988).

January 18, 2009 by kris de decker Filed Under: Books & Reference