[TheForge] Interesting add for a Buffalo Forge Blower

[Mike Linn]

Frosty,
I actually have one of the model 1CD's driving my forge right now. It was 
originally painted bright yellow and the gearing was so tight it was a 
work-out to crank it. I had been told it was an air raid siren blower but 
now I see that is wrong. If you look in the photo album under shop photos, 
#39 has a shot of my shop with the said blower under the forge. I pulled 
off the gears and replaced them with a continuous duty 1/4 HP fan motor. It 
works GREAT!!!  BTW.. I gave $10 for it at a surplus shop in Birmingham.

mike


At 12:57 PM 11/24/2006, you wrote:
>That's pretty interresting. I wonder if being designed to exacting gvt 
>specs means they wouldn't work in a forge? I also like the confident 
>smiles on mom, dad, little sister and especially jr. cranking the blower. 
>Everybody just knows life is going back to normal once they crack the 
>shelter door.
>
>Ah the 60's, regular drop drills and a shelter in every neighborhood. I 
>remember the 60's; the 70's are kind of hazy but I do remember the 60's. <grin>
>
>Frosty
>-------------------------------
>If it ain't forged
>it ain't real.
>Wrought iron is.
>The FrostWorks
>


            Mike Linn
      Artist Blacksmith
          McCalla, AL
        AFC Webmaster
http://afc.abana-chapter.com

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