[TheForge] Steam hammers

[Phlip]

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

>      One of my favourites was forging a 20 ton hook. We started with 6"
sq. cut 24" long (approx. 240 lbs) and took about 7 or 8 heats to forge to
shape. We then bent it on a jig that was set on a big platen table, using
hydraulic rams and gears. The hook was than stamped under the hammer to
create the final dimensions.

Jeeze- a 20 ton hook? Maybe you ought to get with the guy with the spears,
and go fishing for the Queen Mary, or the Titanic or something ;-) Scared to
think what the rest of your tackle looks like....

Saint Phlip,
CoDoLDS

"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
 Blacksmith's credo.

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....