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[kwired]

My neighbor has a wood shop down the road. It is super cool as it has all really old equipment and these line shafts and flat belts running all over the ceiling run by a single motor with all these pulleys and levers to engage and disengage stuff.... OSHA would have a coronary if they went in there . Anyway, he has one of those column width panel boards in there, is the only one I have ever seen. I've been meaning to take a picture of it and post it here on the forum but no need now!

I know of a museum that has an "1880's village" within and they have active carpenter, blacksmith, tin shop, etc. The carpenter shop has essentially what you describe operating all the old machines. Of course in 1880's it would have been driven by a water wheel instead of an electric motor.

OSHA should probably apply to those that work in there even though it is probably one one or two persons. Public at least isn't allowed to come close to those open belts and pulleys though.

 

[jmellc]

While we are on the topic of odd width panels:. I did a job a few years ago that had some narrow QO load centers they were 12 in wide. Only time I'd ever seen those. What was the thinking on those?

I used to see a lot of those out & around. About 12 or 16 circuit I think?
I saw 1 small Square D 480 panel with odd breakers, strips on breaker bolt to bus & cover holds breaker in place. Cover has long latches that could easily pinch wires. I think it was 12 circuit. Very strange.