[TheForge] Speaking of benders...

Fri Mar 15 09:40:02 2002

        Some folks have claimed they use water power, or generators to
produce power to run their machines.............. it's not that they
shouldn't use electricity, I think it is they are not to be connected to the
rest of the world or "grid" as it is called.   This theory brings to
question the purchase of fuel oil, but I don't know enough about their
believes or foundations to comment on what they are allowed or not to do.

Ralph


----- 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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