[TheForge] Re: Free the Stake!

[Peter Hirst]

How about a move that might fuller the shaft in the block permanently?  I'm 
fairly certain the shaft is wrought iron, and I know what the swage block is


PGH
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Spencer" <mspencer at tallships.ca>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 5:19 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Re: Free the Stake!


>
>> The ultrasonic technology is fascinating, but how practical a
>> suggestion is it?
>
> Not very.  OTOH, subsonic might be effective: suspend the block/stake
> combo upside down on something pretty hefty, then go aboard of it with
> a pavement-breaker sized jackhammer at 10 Hz.  Probably pop that
> sucker out in no time.  Easier to borrow a big mutha jackhammer and
> compressor than a wading pool sized sonicator, too. :-)
>
> Jobs like this are just about the only thing I use my 16# sledge
> hammer for -- e.g. getting a 1-7/16" shaft out of a flatbelt pulley.
> But I wouldn't want to counsel a move that might bust your swage
> block.
>
>
> - Mike
>
> -- 
> Michael Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada       .~.
>                                                           /V\
> mspencer at tallships.ca                                     /( )\
> http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/                        ^^-^^
>
> _______________________________________________
> Manage membership or unsubscribe at:
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/theforge
> theforge mail list group photo site is
> http://www.photoaccess.com
> Login:  blacksmithblacksmith at hotmail.com
> password:  anvil
> ___________
>
>
>