[TheForge] 8" hemispheres

[PlumDon at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/26/2004 9:36:32 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
tom at tomtroszak.com writes:

start in  the middle and do the
edges last. leave as is for rustic look or planish  and sand for smooth(er)
finish. they will be much thinner than 11 gauge  when finished. you may tear
a couple before you get the hang of it, but it  is fun(?) and you can really
go deep with practice. Just an idea... not for  quantity production, but it
does work. For heavy production you may need  machinery...



Hi Tom, 
 
Thanks for this suggestion, also. But from a physical and economics  
perspective I need to find another way to make these pay. It takes  me nearly 3 hours 
to bang one of these bowls out by hand. The wear on a 65  year old arm is not 
worth the effort. Another 2 hours to forge the other parts,  assemble and 
finish. That's five hours for a product I can only get  $125-140. If I cannot find 
a way to have the bowls spun or stamped  elsewhere, I will simply stop making 
them. 
 
I'll echo the other voices and let you know I greatly enjoyed your  Discovery 
channel show. A splendid exercise in creative self reliance. 
 
Regards
 
 
Don  Plummer
Plummer Design Works
392 Hallman Mill Road
Phoenixville, PA  19460
610-495-5058