[TheForge] Johnson Forge available (Seattle)

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The last ones I followed on ebay sold for $200 and $300.

Ray Miller
Cincinnati

On Saturday, January 3, 2004, at 06:46 PM, Burch wrote:

>
> I have a friend that has a Johnson Gas Appliance Model 133B forge.  It 
> has a 115 volt single phase Marathon motor for the blower.  It puts 
> out 400,000 BTUs and uses a 1" low pressure natural gas line.  It was 
> bought at an auction (of the local school district metalworking shop) 
> about 12 years ago.  It has been sitting in an unheated metal shed 
> since then.  More details about the forge can be found at 
> http://www.johnsongas.com/industrial/frn-forge.asp
>
> The forge weighs about 500 pounds, and is located just east of 
> Seattle, Washington, USA. The forge has not been run since it was 
> purchased, so I'm not sure what shape the motor is in.  The rest of 
> the unit looks pretty good to my inexperienced eye.
>
> I thought I would help my friend sell this, but I'm not sure what a 
> fair price would be.  I vaguely recall an auction about a year ago 
> where a similar one sold for around $1000 (but it was in active use at 
> the time).  Anybody have an idea of a fair price?  Anybody locally 
> interested?  (This would be expensive to ship.)
>
> Thanks!
> Terry
>
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