[TheForge] Speaking of benders...

Fri Mar 15 09:31:03 2002

I could be mistaken here but I believe they put a big belt on the flywheel
that is attached to a treadmill with a goat on it.  However, I have heard
that some sects will shun a goat.  ;)
RW
----- Original Message -----
From: D.E. (Donn) Barnes <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Speaking of benders...


> And I was at an Amish buggy auction in Indiana last week watching a
Hosfeld
> sell for almost $500.00. It and a 25# Little Giant were the hottest items
in
> the "junk" sale. Several nice anvils and a big swage block too.
>
> (Wonder how the Amish would power the trip hammer?)
>
> Donn
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Chobrda" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 7:25 AM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Speaking of benders...
>
>
> >     Loyd: I don't know how much free time you have, but if you can, try
to
> > haunt the equipment auctions. I was at at sheet metal shop sale
Wednesday
> and
> > saw a "real" Hossfeld with a ton of dies go for $300. If you can't do
that
> > try some used machinery dealers.
> >
> > Loyd Craft wrote:
> >
> > > I've been debating the past several months whether to buy one of the
> > > compact benders and a healthy selection of the dies for it, from shop
> > > outfitters (www.shopoutfitters.com).    One of the things I don't like
> > > about internet shopping is I can't hold the darned thing in my hand
and
> > > work the thing.
> > >
> > > Good money for a better tool never bothers me.  I hate buying tools
> > > twice.  But the money we're talking about here is real good money and
my
> > > expectations would be rather high.
> > >
> > > The majority of my time with it would be in making tube frames for
> > > equipment carts, dollies, racks, and the occasional go-kart.    round
> and
> > > square tubing.
> > >
> > > Need to get something soon.  I've got 6 pieces of equipment that
really
> > > need their own cart or dolly so I don't have to carry them around.
> > >
> > > The question is then, I guess...   The expensive one, or the one
Harbor
> > > Freight sells, then go buy a big pile of tubing with the difference.
> > >
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