[TheForge] Re: Chain & Treadle Video

[GHS]

That video is now here. Courtesy of Mike Linn's effort at getting it to 
metalshapers.

http://www.metalshapers.org/blacksmiths/


If you are on dial up save it when you go to bed and watch it in the 
morning.

Mike Graf



Mike Linn wrote:
> 
> All,
> 
>         I got ahold of an OLD movie on chain making at the Netherton 
> Ironworks of Noah Hingley & Sons Ltd. over across the pond. This movie 
> dates from early last century and shows various craftsmen making chain, 
> anchors and the like. Ive pulled out a 53 second snippet and converted 
> it to mpg and placed it on the AFC website for all to enjoy. This 
> particular excerpt sows a guy making a link with that aid of a unique 
> treadle hammer, and lemme tell you the guy can dance a jig on that hammer.
> 
> anyway the video is about 4.7Mb which was about a small as I could make 
> it and still be visible. The entire movie is about 20 min and 750 Mb.
> 
> I cant figure out how to get the thing to launch by clicking on it but 
> you can right click on the button, select "save target as" and save it 
> to your drive.
> 
> Enjoy   http://afc.abana-chapter.com
> 
> mike
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>            Mike Linn
>      Artist Blacksmith
>          McCalla, AL
>        AFC Webmaster
> http://afc.abana-chapter.com
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