Solar forging? (was Re: [TheForge] crackpottery)

[Dan Tull]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erik Gutfeldt" <erikg at apple.com>
To: "The Forge" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 6:15 PM
> OTOH, said kiln takes 5.5 hours to reach temperature. I guess the 
> strength of my hammer arm won't be the limiting factor anymore :)
>
> Anyone out there use electric power for forging? Yeah, welding fer  sure, 
> but forging?
>
There is a well known smith in Atlanta that uses compressed air to blow his 
coal forge.
Not what you were asking, but elec. powers the compressor.