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

[Mike Porter]

Oh, you is wicked, Jerry!
It is difficult trying to type with one hand holding a grin off'n my face :)
Mike P.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Frost" <frosty at customcpu.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Ralph, Mike and their toys (Was: OT Threads ?)


> 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.
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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
>>
>
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