[TheForge] Amish

Fri Mar 15 09:59:01 2002

It's like a lot of the things they do. They find a way. I was building a 
power plant near an Amish community in Southern Ohio. We used to go to 
them for lunch. Fresh baked breads, pastries and fresh churned butter, 
Yumm!!!
One of my less intuitive trainees came once and as we drove away, asked, 
"How can they have refrigeration for the butter with no electricity?"  I 
made him figure it out. Took him three days. Quite embarressing once he 
figured it out.

Ray Miller
Cincinnati

RW wrote:

>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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