On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 15:40:54 -0400, (J T)
wrote:

Fri, Jul 30, 2004, 12:30am
(Mark*Hopkins) says:
There is always the solar alternative as well.... Throw up a panel in
the
sun and you are chargin'!

Nah. If I was going to go an alternative route, it'd be steam.

I've got a drawing, in one of my books, apparently from a circa
1900 or so ad, of a steam powered crosscut saw. Nifty looking device.
Been trying to find info on such for probably several years now, with no
luck so far. I figure there must be "something" out there, but just
using the wrong buzz-words, or dombination thereof. If anyone runs
across such, please post it, or even "gasp" e-mail me. LMAO

When I lived in California (two years ago) there was a guy that
brought just such a critter to the Santa Cruz County fair every year.
He set it up in the "old iron" area (antique tractors, hit-or-miss
engines, etc.) and sliced off rounds from a good sized log--really
attracted an audience!

The saw blade was probably 4 or 5 feet long.

You might be able to find him through a search of the SCC fair or the
county web sites.

--John W. Wells