[TheForge] Re: 2 Questions

[george rousis]

i was just making some octagon bar the other day and threw together a stand
with a piece of 3"o.d. pipe 3' long at the aproximate hieght of the hammer
and it worked fine. iwas working 7' to10"ers 3/4 - 1" square
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Korinek" <rickkorinek at verizon.net>
To: "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 7:52 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Re: 2 Questions


> Thanks to those who offered suggestions on how to handle long stock.  The
> idea of in- and-out feed supports for the power hammer, forge and anvil
make
> sense.  I like the idea of positioning the anvil in-line to facilitate
> straightening and Mike's idea for a rotating stock support is innovative,
> but I thing getting a long piece into the chain loop might be a hasstle.
>
> One area I am still puzzling over is heating the stock.  Without a
conveyor
> table set up, I think getting stock in and out of a gas forge would be
real
> hard on the forge.  But perhaps this is the way to go--put every thing in
> line:  forge, power hammer, anvil and hossfeld.  Then put some guides in
and
> out of the forge to keep the stock away from the refractory.  Right now, I
> would probably use the coal forge because it is open.
>
> -Rick
>
>
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