[TheForge] Foundations and shop design

[George Rousis]

yeah and stay the hell away from harbor frieght.

on so many levels.


feorge

On May 25, 2008, at 9:25 AM, Andrew Vida wrote:
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>
> paul wrote:
>
>> 4. Why do blacksmiths fear measuring and threading steel pipe? A  
>> small shop would probably be just fine with 3/4" iron pipe mains,  
>> and the mechanical strength of iron pipe is more than sufficient  
>> for any shop environment. Hand threading 3/4" iron pipe is good  
>> exersize. Larger sizes would be better, more storage volume in the  
>> main piping... you can rent a pipe machine for the larger sizes if  
>> you have large shop. You can also use the leftover pieces... they  
>> are iron after all.
>
> 	I don't think it is fear, it is... erm... *frugality*.
>
> 	You know how the Jews have the rap in some peoples' minds as being  
> horrid little misers?  I don't think anyone can hold a candle to  
> some smiths.  Instead of "jewing" someone down during negotiations,  
> I think we should call it "smithing" them down.  Seriously, for  
> such a great bunch of folks as smiths, I've seen few other groups  
> of people who are as penny-wise and pound-foolish.  Getting all  
> cheap about things like this makes no sense.  There are proper ways  
> of plumbing for pressurized air, and there are all the other ways.
>
> 	If you are in the business, you acquire the tools you need to  
> operate.  This is not an exercise in hand-wringing, but a business  
> decision.  If you do not have the cash, you finance.  If you cannot  
> justify the finance cost, then you don't really need it and you  
> find a subcontractor who can do the job.  It is as simple as that.
>
> 	If you are a hobbyist, there is still the safety angle.  Shit  
> always seems to happen to the other guy... until you are him.  Is,  
> say, losing an eye worth the few hundreds of dollars saved by shit- 
> rigging PVC instead of installing proper air lines?  And if the  
> line fails and your compressor burns up, you've probably put  
> yourself in the hole.
>
> 	It seems to me that in decisions such as these, many people fail  
> to think things out clearly.  I am somewhat inflexibly firm in my  
> belief that things such as this should be carefully and  
> circumspectly considered and then done right.  Call me crazy.
>
>
> 	-Andy V.
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George Rousis

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