[TheForge] Nazel 4b

Kevin Donahoe flyinpig at go-concepts.com
Fri Aug 12 13:48:18 EDT 2005


Justin, don't you mean "But... of course" with a flick of the moustache and
a fake french accent, ala Inspector Cleuseau? (Peter Sellers, however one
spells Cleuseau, it's definitely not in my spell check)

Kevin

 -----Original Message-----
 From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
 [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Justin Fellenz
 Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 8:37 AM
 To: Sponsored by ABANA
 Subject: Re: [TheForge] Nazel 4b


 Of course.

 --- Jerry Frost <frosty at customcpu.com> wrote:

 > I like the way you think Justin.
 >
 > A CVN of course. I think you'd want nuclear to power the million ton
 > steam
 > hammer. No?
 >
 > Frosty
 > ------------------------
 > If it ain't forged
 > it ain't real.
 > Wrought iron is.
 > The FrostWorks
 >
 > Meadow Lakes, AK.
 >
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Justin Fellenz" <sunironworks at yahoo.com>
 > To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
 > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:04 PM
 > Subject: RE: [TheForge] Nazel 4b
 >
 >
 > > Uh, start with "big" and "fast" and work your way up till you
 > couldn't
 > > afford it anymore. Like, say, an f-18 on your own aircraft carrier.
 > > Your own foundry. All the machine tools to manufacture any vehicle
 > you
 > > could imagine and the master tradespeople to teach you how to use
 > them.
 > > You know. Big. Fast. Interesting. Cool.
 > >
 > > But you're right. You either go for the superlative or you run out
 > of
 > > money.
 > >
 > > In the meantime, I'll work on the chinese hammer and maybe an
 > english
 > > wheel. And see if I can find a master smith who will teach me to
 > use
 > > them both with more finesse for beers and laughs.
 > >
 > > J
 > >
 > > --- Kevin Donahoe <flyinpig at go-concepts.com> wrote:
 > >
 > >> Justin wrote "Ah well. Wouldn't it be nice to be filthy rich?
 > THink
 > >> of all
 > >> the silly
 > >> things you could have...."
 > >>
 > >> But then, how would we know what's important :)?
 > >>
 > >> KD
 > >>
 > >>  -----Original Message-----
 > >>  From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
 > >>  [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Justin
 > Fellenz
 > >>  Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 1:13 PM
 > >>  To: Sponsored by ABANA
 > >>  Subject: RE: [TheForge] Nazel 4b
 > >>
 > >>
 > >>  Yeah, and then you gotta have one of those 3000 lb steam
 > >> chambersburgs,
 > >>  and then you gotta get a hundred-million-pound monster like
 > someone
 > >> was
 > >>  talking about at alcoa...there's just no end to cool stuff you
 > NEED
 > >> to
 > >>  have in your shop.
 > >>
 > >>  Nah, Ries and others poured sufficient oil on the waters of
 > >> insanity. I
 > >>  am back to just working toward a chinese 88 pounder. Of course,
 > now
 > >> I
 > >>  gotta work some gazintas and in-floor exhaust into my shop
 > plans...
 > >>
 > >>  Ah well. Wouldn't it be nice to be filthy rich? THink of all the
 > >> silly
 > >>  things you could have....
 > >>
 > >>  J
 > >>
 > >>  --- Kevin Donahoe <flyinpig at go-concepts.com> wrote:
 > >>
 > >>  > Justin,
 > >>  >
 > >>  > Why stop at a 4B, here's a 5B for sale here in Cincinnati at CW
 > >> Wood,
 > >>  > Inc.
 > >>  >
 > http://inv.cwwood.com/q/webinv/008760=iform,4628,,,b,,,20068474,,
 > >>  >
 > >>  > Just think 21K lbs of iron, 750# ram weight, approximately 25
 > hp
 > >>  > motor....
 > >>  > whooooooohooooo!
 > >>  >
 > >>  > I called once to see it, kinda like driving by a wreck on the
 > >> hiway,
 > >>  > just
 > >>  > gotta look.  But I don't think it's exactly in stock.
 > >>  >
 > >>  > Also, don't many of these hammers this size require a team to
 > run
 > >>  > them?  Got
 > >>  > any relations or nearby friends similarly afflicted?  Hell,
 > I'll
 > >> come
 > >>  > and
 > >>  > play.
 > >>  >
 > >>  > Kevin D
 > >>  >
 > >>  >  -----Original Message-----
 > >>  >  From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
 > >>  >  [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Justin
 > >> Fellenz
 > >>  >  Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:52 AM
 > >>  >  To: Sponsored by ABANA
 > >>  >  Subject: Re: [TheForge] Nazel 4b
 > >>  >
 > >>  >
 > >>  >  Ries,
 > >>  >  >
 > >>  >  > Hey Justin- I only have an 88lb hammer- a nazel 4 B is
 > >> something
 > >>  > like
 > >>  >  > a
 > >>  >  > 400lb hammer, able to work 7" square material.
 > >>  >  >
 > >>  >  Yeah, it's probably a bit much. I was thinking of offering 2k,
 > >> but
 > >>  > even
 > >>  >  that with rigging and installation is probably not worth it. I
 > >>  > admit, I
 > >>  >  do have a thing for huge old chunks of iron, but I hardly have
 > >> Mr.
 > >>  >  Leno's resources. I have (had) more or less decided on an 88lb
 > >>  > Striker,
 > >>  >  but then tis came along.
 > >>  >
 > >>  >  > Thats not buying a tool- thats making a lifelong
 > committment.
 > >>  >
 > >>  >  Well said. I always figure tools are for life, but you can
 > overdo
 > >>  > it.
 > >>  >
 > >>  >  > Of course, my friend George Rolstad has something like 5
 > >> hammers
 > >>  > in
 > >>  >  > this size range, including one at least twice this big. But
 > >> none
 > >>  > of
 > >>  >  > em
 > >>  >  > have been running in 10 years or so, and not destined to do
 > so
 > >> any
 > >>  >  > time
 > >>  >  > soon- George is more of a collector, with the eventual
 > >> intention
 > >>  > of
 > >>  >  > getting his shop running before he dies.
 > >>  >
 > >>  >  Yeah. I can see that approach, I guess. I have a friend who
 > does
 > >> the
 > >>  >  same thing. He has 16 or so anvils in pristine shape from
 > 350-700
 > >>  >  pounds and doesn't own a forge. They'll never see a piece of
 > hot
 > >>  > iron
 > >>  >  again, and that's fine with him. Not really my style--I
 > actually
 > >> get
 > >>  >  groceries and whatnote in my unimog, same as a pickup truck. I
 > >> have
 > >>  > a
 > >>  >  lot of old tools, some of which are dolar for dollar not as
 > >>  > efficient
 > >>  >  as a newer version, but I put up with their ideosyncracies
 > >> because I
 > >>  >  like old iron. It's a balance.
 > >>  >
 > >>  >  > but if your goal is actually to forge parts,
 > >>  >  you probably ought to look at smaller hammers.
 > >>  >
 > >>  >  It is. I'm starting down the road you seem to be well along, a
 > >> kid
 > >>  > on
 > >>  >  the way and a desire to do metal art for a living. We'll see
 > if I
 > >>  > have
 > >>  >  the talent. So a more reasonable hammer is, well, more
 > >> reasonable.
 > >>  >
 > >>  >  Are you going to the Seattle Abana conference?
 > >>  >
 > >>  >  J
 > >>  >
 > >>  >
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