[TheForge] 8" hemispheres

[Rick Crawford]

Hello Don and all -

    BAM member Maurice Ellis is a spinner of metsl things.  He makes a
business of it and with the size of these I could not see that shipping
would be prohibitive.  For those of you who dont know, BAM is the Blacksmith
Association of Missouri.  Maurice is a nice guy who also does spinning.I
believe he would be glad to have his contact info posted here, but I dont
know for sure, so I will send him an email with this in it.  Hopefully he
will contact you.

Rick Crawford at Rafter Lazy C
  Home of Smoky Forge and Lem the Wonder Mule
In the middle of Northern Illinois

http://www.rafterlazyc.com  (home)
http://www.smokyforge.com   (forge)
rick at rafterlazyc.com   (email)



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <PlumDon at aol.com>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 7:05 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] 8" hemispheres


>
> 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
> _______________________________________________
> Manage membership or unsubscribe at:
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/theforge
> theforge mail list group photo site is
> http://www.photoaccess.com
> Login:  blacksmithblacksmith at hotmail.com
> password:  anvil
> ___________
>
>
>