[TheForge] Period power hammer?

[David E. Smucker]

Consider both a treadle hammer and / or a flypress.  In a one or two person 
shop you can do almost anything you can do with a small power hammer -- only 
slower with more heats.  Treadle hammers date from the 1600's and were used 
in making chain.  Flypress are newer, but at least 200 years old.

Dave Smucker
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Hirst" <saltydog335 at aol.com>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 12:47 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Period power hammer?


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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