Stone cutter
Cuts floor stones Sound level: 85 Db measured from two meters. Recorded at Borghamns Stenförädling AB, Borghamn, a family business founded in…
Torsten Nilsson
Stone frame saws
Sound scape Stone frame saw beat! Three stone frame saws working at the same time. Recorded at Borghamns Stenförädling AB, Borghamn, a…
Stone saw – circular saw blade
The saw blade has a diameter of 1.5 meter Saw blade width = 10 milimeters Every cut is 11 centimeters deep Recording…
Stonecutter
The craft of stonemasonry (or stonecraft) has existed since humanity could use and make tools - creating buildings, structures, and sculpture using…
Stone frame saw – marble
In this recording all three frame saws are working at the same time. It takes 4-5 days to saw through the block…
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…
Super X
Super X - Lovely machine to ride, says the owner who has been renovating it for three years. The Super X was…
Coppersmith hammer, iron
This recording was made in the workshop of coppersmith Michaela Ivarsdotter in Karlskrona. “Finhamring” The coppersmith makes a soft nice surface with…
Coppersmith, wood hammer
This recording was made in the workshop of coppersmith Michaela Ivarsdotter in Karlskrona. “Drivning” The coppersmith moves the metal in desired direction…
Pedestal grinder
A pedestal grinder is a larger version of a bench grinder that is mounted on a pedestal, which is bolted to the…
Mechanical calculator, Facit
A mechanical calculator, or calculating machine, was a mechanical device used to perform automatically the basic operations of arithmetic. Most mechanical calculators…
Signal and gate, train crossing
Early railway level crossings had a flagman in a nearby booth who would, on the approach of a train, wave a red…
Belt drive
Start, run and stop. Flat belts were widely used in the 19th and early 20th centuries in line shafting to transmit power…
Metal planer, recording 2
Mono recording very close to the work area. A planer is a type of metalworking machine tool that uses linear relative motion…
Metal planer, recording 1
A planer is a type of metalworking machine tool that uses linear relative motion between the workpiece and a single-point cutting tool.…
Punching press
A punch press is a type of machine press used to cut holes in material. Note that it takes two minutes to…