[TheForge] Re: Ralph, Mike and their toys (Was: OT Threads ?)

[Jerry Frost]

Now you've got the idea!

In fact, let's talk about this whole A&O hammer thing. I'll concede, every 
smith needs as big a "power" hammer as it's possible to aquire. But. . . 
Does it REALLY need electricity, a river, wind, diesel/gas/steam?

How about a walking beam hammer? Then we could have the pretty women or men 
for the lady smiths among us taking a more direct roll in smithing. Picture 
a teeter totter with your scantilly clad hammer drive of your preferred 
orientation walking back and forth.

The only downsides I see are having to feed the hammer when you're not using 
it and having it make suggestions.

Frosty
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it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
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Meadow Lakes, AK.

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From: "Justin Fellenz" <sunironworks at yahoo.com>


> If we're talkinig about governors through the centuries, why not take the 
> roman approach and use a few pretty girls in skimpy costumes, captured 
> (dramatically) after some battle or other? They could take turns keeping 
> the rpm's constant and fanning the smith with palm fronds.
>
>  Just a thought.
>
>  JRF
>