Frame saw Limestone Stone

Stone frame saw – limestone

It takes two days to saw through the block of limestone.
The saw blades have no teeth. Sand and water is sprayed on top over the blade and lies between the stone and the blade and the friction makes the blades to saw through the stone
The limestone frame saw is charged Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Sound level: 90-93 Db, measured from two meters

The machine was built by a local firm in Borghamn, Holmqvist's mechanical, the local blacksmith. The frame saw was built 1951

Recorded at Borghamns Stenförädling AB, Borghamn, a family business founded in 1951.
The company is quarrying limestone and Kolmården marble.

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1950s
21.5 MB
2 min 1 s
2 (Stereo)
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44.1 kHz
1413 kb/s
16 bit
93 dB

Recorded on August 26, 2014
Stone processing industry
Borghamn, SWEDEN
Creative Commons License

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