[TheForge] Mastermyr - Fire Grid

Mon May 27 20:53:04 2002

Bill,
Put your own touchmark on what you make.
Andy was making one for the project. We can
add that one later.
Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "April & Bill Clemens" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 6:17 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Mastermyr - Fire Grid


> Rob,
> I'm off to meet Roger in Harrisburg, Pa to pick up the Pure Iron Stock I
> need for the fire grid.  Will keep you posted on my daily progress.
>  Plan is to meet Roger again on morning of 4 June in Harrisburg with the
> completed piece.  Should I mark it or are all the items being
> touchmarked  theforge?
>
> Bill
>
> Rob Fertner wrote:
>
> >Bless you. Pure iron is just fine.
> >Thanks,
> >Rob
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "April & Bill Clemens" <[email protected]>
> >To: <[email protected]>
> >Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 9:14 AM
> >Subject: Re: [TheForge] Mastermyr - Fire Grid
> >
> >
> >>Rob, et al,
> >>
> >>After some thought and a phone call to the BGCM vice President, Roger
> >>Duncan, who has a cache of pure iron; I've decided to make the fire grid
> >>out of pure iron.  Just not enough time to first hammer out the needed
> >>wrought iron stock and then overcome the other challenges in making the
> >>fire grid.  Planning to meet Roger this evening to get the pure iron
> >>after our town's Memorial Day Parade and family picnic.  The added bonus
> >>is that Roger's driving out to the conference on Tuesday 4 Jun and has
> >>agreed to bring the completed Fire Grid.  Will keep you posted on my
> >>progress. Have a good and safe Memorial Day!
> >>
> >>Bill
> >>
> >>Rob Fertner wrote:
> >>
> >>>Bill,
> >>>Sorry for the delayed reply, I was out of town this weekend.
> >>>The absolute last minute get it to me down to the wire date
> >>>would be Monday June 3rd. The 1st and 2nd I was planning to pack up
> >>>everything
> >>>so it was ready to go.
> >>>If you can get it done, God bless you.
> >>>Rob
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: "April & Bill Clemens" <[email protected]>
> >>>To: <[email protected]>
> >>>Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 9:42 PM
> >>>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Mastermyr - Fire Grid
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Well, the best laid plans .... My daughter came to visit with my
> >>>>grandson, so I didn't do as much work today as I planned.
> >>>>
> >>>>I did find time to make a test angle and corner hook.  Looks like it
> >>>>will work fine.   Biggest problem is not having any wrought iron stock
> >>>>anywhere near the dimensions I need. Because of that, the hardest part
> >>>>will be hammering out the four 2" x 3/16" x 24" pieces I need for the
> >>>>outside frame. Will get back to work on it on Tuesday and see how it
> >>>>
> >goes.
> >
> >>>>Haven't  heard from Rob on his drop dead date, but the email from  Jim
> >>>>Sorber gave me an idea.  Is anyone from eastern PA, New Jersey, etc
> >>>>that's going to the conference planning to travel through PA on
> >>>>Interstate 80 on there way there?  I only live about a mile off I 80
in
> >>>>central PA( Route 15 - Susquehanna River).  If anyone's going that way
> >>>>and is willing to pick up the Fire Grid it might give me the time I
need
> >>>>to finish it.
> >>>>
> >>>>Bill
> >>>>
> >>>>April & Bill Clemens wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>Rob, Ralph,  Mike,  Phlip, and anyone else with suggestions,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I've posted a picture in the "anything else" folder on Photo Access.
> >>>>>It's a sketch on my idea of the corner hook detail for the Fire Grid.
> >>>>>Each corner  angle would lap and be riveted.  The vertical portion of
> >>>>>each angle would be drawn out and form the hook(actually two hooks
> >>>>>side by side)  Best  I could determine from the sketches and photo I
> >>>>>saw. Does this look right to you?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>For the chain links between the grid and the top plate.  Some appear
> >>>>>to be hooks others welded eyes.  Should there be a mix or do you
think
> >>>>>they were all welded eyes originally?  Also lengths of individual
> >>>>>links appear random.  Your thoughts?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Rob, I plan to work on this tomorrow and will let you know by days
end
> >>>>>if  I think there's a chance I can complete it in time to ship to
you.
> >>>>>What's your absolute drop dead date to receive it?   I think I have
> >>>>>enough wrought iron to make it but might have to use some pure iron.
> >>>>>If I complete it should I mark it in any way or did you come up with
a
> >>>>>theforge mastermyr touch mark to mark all the pieces?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Bill Clemens
> >>>>>Hound and Hare Forge
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Ralph wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>I hope this helps.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Frame about 50 X 50 cm: strip width 0.45 cm, thickness 0.25 cm; grid
> >>>>>>rods 49.0 X 1.2 X 0.3-0.5 cm.
> >>>>>>Chain links about 0.6-0.7 cm, total length of each chain about 42
cm.
> >>>>>>
> >
> >>>>>>Swivel: four-armed plate
> >>>>>>about 16 X 9 cm, thickness 0.3 cm; hook 10.3 X 1.5 X 0.7 cm; the
open
> >>>>>>part of the hook maximum
> >>>>>>width 1.5 cm.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Ralph
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>I do not have a drop dead date. <smile> Tho Rob Fertner does. He is
> >>>>>>the collection point for all the stuff as he will carry it to
> >>>>>>LaCrosse. Unless you are going as well then you can give it to him
> >>>>>>then. But Rob is wanting to have it first part of June.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Ralph
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
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> >>>
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> >>>>>>
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