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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>
  • To: john@eco-living.net, permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] human powered tools
  • Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:40:52 -0500

John Schinnerer wrote:

Again...one PP is only a fraction of one MP (or HP), so they wouldn't be

Again, increase the veverage to make 1 MP = 1 HP.

I meant for HP here to mean humn power. The amount of work done per unit of
time here
would not equal that of a mule. With lighter weight components, refined
roller fabrication
and possibly a longer lever (supported by a bicycle or 3 wheeled pedal
powered cart rolling on a hard track)
and efficient gearing a HP machine could do the same work as a MP one.






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