[TheForge] Hammer on clay soil (Was: make shift anvil) YAK

Mon Oct 20 09:50:01 2003

Hey Pete,
Have you checked out the charts of any geological fault lines near you?
The sine and P waves generated from a near by quake could be much more
significant than hammer shock.
Take heart though, just about every area of the country has its
environmental problems.
A small tornado that came thru Picayune 2 years ago knocked down several
95+' pine tress on my property, 2 of which fell on yurt style forge.
We are now holding our breath hoping we survive another hurricane season.
We had some trees down from a hurricane on my other shop building about 5
years ago, and a lightning storm blew out all the electronics when a bolt
hit a tree 5' from my house last year.
So from my prospective, your setting looks pretty darn good.
Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 12:26 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Hammer on clay soil (Was: make shift anvil) YAK


> Chuck;.
> I'll get the McPhee book..it is marine clay that we're setting on where
> the hammer goes. Being the biggest gopher on the mountain side..I've
> done a lot of digging here. There is no mesquite growing here now that I
> know of, but much of the  soil that might have once formed here, is in
> the ocean now
> Thanks!...PF
>
> Chuck Robinson wrote:
>
> >Hey Pete,
> >Have you read "THE CONTROL OF NATURE" by John McPhee?
> >The Chapters about the geology of your area, will scare the heck out of
you.
> >I suspect the Clay in your area is the same Marine Clay.
> >You might want to dig a couple of test holes to check for the mesquite
> >creosote layer he talks about.
> >
> >For what it's worth, you might consider replacing your power hammer with
an
> >"H" frame hydraulic press for heavy forging, and a small air hammer for
> >drawing, etc.
> >The HP will do an amazing amount of heavy stock reduction with no impact
on
> >your soil except for the weight of the press.
> >You might also research the possibility of using a high durometer
Sorbothane
> >Elastomer matt under the steel base plate to absorbe the impact
vibrations
> >of the air hammer.
> >Chuck
> >
> >
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