[TheForge] Period power hammer?

[robert hensarling]

Mike I really don't know the periods, places, etc.
I've got a neat mule operated laying around in the weeds.  A mule would be 
hooked to a long pole or branch, which was attached to 4 foot in diameter, 
with teeth on the bottom side.  Another gear meshes into the big gear, and 
it's attached to a long drive shaft.  This long drive shaft is then turning 
a flywheel and gear, which operates a walking beam.  I've always wanted to 
put that thing together and restore it, but will probably never find the 
time.  I was told once it was worth some $$, but that's not usually my luck 
:o)  That's all I can remember as to how it works, but I don't think it 
would fit your application anyway.  If you could find a windmill that drives 
a 90 degree shaft from a gearbox at the base of the tower, that may be the 
trick.  They existed, but Probably about 1850's +, but heck, I don't even 
know that for sure.
rh



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>I was thinking of the horse also.
> The first questions are where and what period?
>
> The second is what standard? What you can document as having been done or 
> what someone could have done with materials and technology at hand?
>
> I saw a nice fly wheel driven metal spinning setup, turned by an 
> apprentice. It was supposedly "period", but it was also at a Ren Faire so 
> the standards were pretty loose.
>
> Mike Graf
>
> robert hensarling wrote:
>> I've seen photos of horse and or human powered tread mills that in turn
>> operate a line shaft.  Wind power, water power, there's probably more.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Peter Hirst" <saltydog335 at aol.com>
>> To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 11:47 AM
>> Subject: [TheForge] Period power hammer?
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>>
>> I have the opportunity to take over a historic shop, on one condition: 
>> no
>> electricity.  This is fine with me, as 90 percent of what I do anyway is
>> hand work  (can do my electric welding and grinding off site) but I have
>> been hoping to get into some heavier stuff with a small power hammer.  Is
>> there any period technology (other than water or steam) for say a 25 lb
>> hammer?  Treadle and flywheel maybe?  Just starting to research this so 
>> any
>> help is much appreciated.
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