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

[Grover Richardson]

I once had a lady friend hammering at my forge wearing a belly dancing
outfit.  And she was reasonably attired and very fit.  Only reason I didn't
wind up with an egg growing out of the side of my noggin was that the wife
was watching from not so far, and, well, the wife knew the lady as well.
Good visuals.  Too many and the wife will complain though.

>*>-----Original Message-----
>*>From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>*>[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Justin Fellenz
>*>Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 5:21 PM
>*>To: Sponsored by ABANA
>*>Subject: RE: [TheForge] Re: Ralph, Mike and their toys (Was: 
>*>OT Threads ?)
>*>
>*>
>*>Grover raises the point that some people might take offense 
>*>to my suggestion that the governors be pretty girls. I am in 
>*>certain that all of us here are complete support of opening 
>*>the position up to men--males?--as well, and to People of 
>*>Other Attractivenesses. I absolutely support equal 
>*>opportunity for everyone, including scantily-clad 
>*>governor-tweakers and palm-frond wavers and those form whom 
>*>they wave and tweak.
>*>   
>*>  My apologies to any who might have been offended.
>*>   
>*>  JRF
>*>
>*>Grover Richardson <grover.richardson at gtri.gatech.edu> wrote:
>*>  Hmm. Re-reading the message. I do admit that I should have 
>*>been much politer and said "the ladies on the list." 
>*>
>*>Bad Grover. No milk bone for you tonight.
>*>
>*>
>*>
>*>>*>-----Original Message-----
>*>>*>From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>*>>*>[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of 
>*>>*>Grover Richardson
>*>>*>Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 4:16 PM
>*>>*>To: 'Sponsored by ABANA'
>*>>*>Subject: RE: [TheForge] Re: Ralph, Mike and their toys (Was: 
>*>>*>OT Threads ?)
>*>>*>
>*>>*>
>*>>*>Why not put them on the forge and hammer. I can watch a 
>*>>*>woman work allll day long.
>*>>*>
>*>>*>Yes, for the females on the list, YES, I do say that in 
>*>>*>front of my wife. And yes, she always has a snappy come 
>*>>*>back. We like to work the crowd. I'll say something 
>*>>*>chauvinistic, and she gets to do the snappy come back. 
>*>>*>People will start to back away just waiting for one of us to 
>*>>*>slug each other. We just smile.
>*>>*>
>*>>*>>*>-----Original Message-----
>*>>*>>*>From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>*>>*>>*>[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of 
>*>>*>Justin Fellenz
>*>>*>>*>Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 3:56 PM
>*>>*>>*>To: Sponsored by ABANA
>*>>*>>*>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Ralph, Mike and their toys (Was: 
>*>>*>>*>OT Threads ?)
>*>>*>>*>
>*>>*>>*>
>*>>*>>*>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
>*>>*>>*>
>*>>*>>*>Jerry Frost wrote:
>*>>*>>*> I didn't get the electronic speed control either other 
>*>>*>>*>than it counts the 
>*>>*>>*>RPM and keeps it uniform. A speedOstat so to speak. 
>*>>*>>*>
>*>>*>>*>Okay, so what's the big deal about a speed control? There've 
>*>>*>>*>been so many 
>*>>*>>*>different kinds over the centuries I'd think it's just a 
>*>>*>>*>matter of picking 
>*>>*>>*>one and adapting it.
>*>>*>>*>
>*>>*>>*>For instance the wind flappy gizmo governor would be a piece 
>*>>*>>*>of cake to make 
>*>>*>>*>and adjust. Pick or make and attach a fan, blower, bicycle 
>*>>*>>*>wheel with 
>*>>*>>*>playing cards in the spokes. Attach a vane in the output 
>*>>*>>*>airstream with a 
>*>>*>>*>control arm to the throttle and a return spring opposing it. 
>*>>*>>*>The higher the 
>*>>*>>*>RPM the more force backing out on the throttle, the lower 
>*>>*>>*>the RPM the more 
>*>>*>>*>the return spring turns it up.
>*>>*>>*>
>*>>*>>*>If you wanted to get creative and perhaps a little artistic 
>*>>*>>*>about it you 
>*>>*>>*>could set the governor up with a float in a section of clear 
>*>>*>>*>plastic pipe. 
>*>>*>>*>Attach the pipe to the water pump and let the head pressure 
>*>>*>>*>from the pump 
>*>>*>>*>determine the height of the boyancy actuated throttle 
>*>>*>>*>position system.
>*>>*>>*>
>*>>*>>*>You could set the same thing up using the oil pump but it 
>*>>*>>*>probably wouldn't 
>*>>*>>*>be as scenic.
>*>>*>>*>
>*>>*>>*>Okay, this should be simple and even maybe practical. Use a 
>*>>*>>*>vacuum actuated 
>*>>*>>*>diaphram, or even a pneumatic cylinder.
>*>>*>>*>
>*>>*>>*>Basically just pick the RPM sensitive device and build in 
>*>>*>plenty of 
>*>>*>>*>adjustment till you get it tweeked into tune.
>*>>*>>*>
>*>>*>>*>Frosty
>*>>*>>*>-------------------------------
>*>>*>>*>If it ain't forged
>*>>*>>*>it ain't real.
>*>>*>>*>Wrought iron is.
>*>>*>>*>The FrostWorks
>*>>*>>*>
>*>>*>>*>Meadow Lakes, AK.
>*>>*>>*>
>*>>*>>*>http://www.artmetalradio.com/
>*>>*>>*>
>*>>*>>*>From: "Ralph Sproul" 
>*>>*>>*>
>*>>*>>*>
>*>>*>>*>
>*>>*>>*>>
>*>>*>>*>> .........Aaaahh, I dunno.......if Mike thought he could 
>*>>*>use an old
>*>>*>>*>> computer
>*>>*>>*>> to trigger a mouse in a squirell cage - to engage the 
>*>>*>>*>throttle to said
>*>>*>>*>> engine, for pouring the coal to it - to make that A&O 
>*>>*>>*>run.........I've got
>*>>*>>*>> the feeling he'd probably try it. (but that's just a wild 
>*>>*>>*>> guess).
>*>>*>>*>> :-)
>*>>*>>*>>
>*>>*>>*>> I also couldn't understand the electronics Grover 
>*>>*>>*>mentioned - it went 
>*>>*>>*>> WAY over my head. I'm low tech for sure.
>*>>*>>*>>
>*>>*>>*>> Ralph
>*>>*>>*>>
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