[TheForge] Speaking of benders...

Fri Mar 15 10:29:00 2002

Not a bad idea, actually. They could keep the goat working and milk her at
the same time, then use the treadmill wheel to churn the butter. Very
efficient.

Donn

----- Original Message -----
From: "RW" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Speaking of benders...

> 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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