[TheForge] RE: cranes

[Albin Drzewianowski]

When I read the portion below, I immediately thought of the type of rail 
mounted over a "barn door"  which allows you to have a sliding barn door 
instead of one swinging on hinges.

If in fact that is what Robert was referring to it would easily hold steel 
between forge and anvil, but I don't think it would take the kinds of weight 
of moving anvils or other really heavy items.

But then maybe it is something else.

D-ski
Westminster, MD
The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Spencer" <mspencer at tallships.ca>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 12:28 AM
Subject: [TheForge] RE: cranes


>
> Robert Ehrenberger wrote:
>
>> ...repair and sharpen sickle bars. For this they had a section of
>> barn rail with a trolley to support the free end...
>
> What's "barn rail"?  Would that be the kind that's put along the
> ridgepole to lift loose hay from the thresing floor or outside and
> trolly it into an upper loft?  I have the trolly unit from one of
> those but was unable to get the rails.
>
> I've entertained the notion of putting some rails along the ceiling of
> the shop for it but haven't had anything to justify the effort.
>
> Recently I picked up a second-hand, roll-around type engine hoist that
> does several little jobs that would otherwise threaten my againg back,
> making a fancy crane or track-way even less compelling.
>
> - Mike
>
> -- 
> Michael Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada       .~.
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