[TheForge] 2004 Resolution, Intro & Advice Needed

Tue Jan 6 14:35:01 2004

Bettina:

Where in Western Virginia will you be moving?  There
is a fairly active group of blacksmiths around
Harrisonburg that get together once a month.  Contact
me off-list and I can give you contact info.

For stationary shop equipment, I think the following
is a minimum:

Forge with firepot and hood
Anvil
Post vice
Arc welder (if I was only going to have one welder, it
would be an arc welder)
Floor drill press
Bench or pedestal grinder
Horizontal bandsaw

In the nice to have category might be:

Power hammer
Swage block
Cone mandrel
O/A torch

The hand tools are too numerous to go into.

With regard to the shop, you might think about
designing it so that it is easily expanded.  I
personally think that 24' X 24' would be a minimum. 
You can not have too many electrical outlets, and you
probably need a minimum of 200 amps of service

Phil Rosche
Summerville, SC

--- Kirk & Bettina Wehner <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi & Happy 2004.  I've been an avid "Lurker" on the
> The Forge for a while now.  Thanks to all for the
> ongoing education & entertainment!  Ries, my initial
> interest was sparked by your mask that was exhibited
> at the Kaewyn Gallery in Bothell, WA a couple of
> years ago -- WOW!  
> 
> My metal work is nothing more than dabbling at this
> point.  However, my New Year's resolution is to set
> up an active shop where I can get a little more
> serious.  My past experience has been through
> blacksmithing classes.  I've made a variety of small
> to medium sized items  (sampler, table base, garden
> gate, etc).   We are building a new house in western
> Virginia & my dear husband has agreed that I can
> have a shop.  In trade, I agreed to a nice sized
> garage for his toys.
> 
> My question to TheForgeList is.....if you were
> building a shop & wanted to have good basic
> equipment for artistic metal working, what would you
> recommend in terms of size, equipment requirements,
> etc.  Sorry to say, money will be an issue, so I'd
> like to separate "must haves" from "nice to haves". 
> I'm looking for any advice including size of
> building, electrical & plumbing needs, hand tools,
> power tools, etc. 
> 
> Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks.  Bettina Wehner

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