[TheForge] Nazel 4b

[Justin Fellenz]

I thought so. Funny, they list the weight at 18000 lb. Even without the
anvil I thought a 4b would be heavier.

Was that a 10 foot by 10 foot cube? 10 feet deep?

JRF

--- gblacksmith <gblacksmith at alamedanet.net> wrote:

> Justin:  A Nazel 4B is HUGE.  A spring shop near my place has one,
> and it is 
> a two-piece unit that stands about 10' high and sits on a 10'x10'x15
> deep 
> reinforced concrete cube.  I don't know what the floor weight is, but
> moving 
> it is something you dont want to do more than once.  Grant
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Justin Fellenz" <sunironworks at yahoo.com>
> To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 9:08 AM
> Subject: [TheForge] Nazel 4b
> 
> 
> Ok, so I've been on every equipment list in the world looking for a
> power hammer and finally a 4b comes up. It's out of a caterpillar
> factory somewhere in the rustbelt, it's as is, where is, not running,
> "was in service" and they want 10 bills. Seems a lot under the
> circumstances. My questions are these: 1. can you look at one of
> these
> monsters and see things that are likely to be wrong, or are the
> things
> that will eat you alive fixing them be hidden? 2. Is a 4b too bloody
> big for a guy doing your standard artist-blacksmith stuff (like, not
> Ries-sized?)?
> 
> I know there's a couple of the 3b owners out there. Thoughts? I'm
> tempted to offer like 2500 on spec....
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> JRF
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