[TheForge] Re: Chain & Treadle Video

[Michael H. Murphy]

Thank you, Mike Linn!  Watching those guys go at it makes me realize I have
a ways to go before I can really call myself a blacksmith.

Mike "Murf" Murphy

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> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 11:36 AM
> To: artmetal at wugate.wustl.edu
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> Subject: [TheForge] Re: Chain & Treadle Video
> 
> 
> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >            Mike Linn
> >      Artist Blacksmith
> >          McCalla, AL
> >        AFC Webmaster
> > http://afc.abana-chapter.com
> >
> > ______________________________________________________________________
> >
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> > friend will be sitting next to you saying, " Man...that was fun ! "
> >
> >
> >
> >
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