[TheForge] Power Hammer for Nicaragua

[CGRAF]

Just a reminder:
The gentleman who posted the request is not a subscriber to the Forge.
Dave Mudge posted it for him.

The person making the request is  burt at burtfoster.com
I have forwarded one or two posts to him, already because I thought that 
he would benefit.

I'd suggest that you post him with this idea.

Mike Graf





Geoff Nelson wrote:
> Having built a Rusty type power hammer and a treadle hammer. I think 
> both can be built with a little ingenuity with parts from scrap yard for 
> far less money than $2500 in Nicaragua. My Rusty cost less than $100 
> dollars here in South Africa. including the motor. The treadle hammer is 
> in a similar cost bracket.
> 
> I think give them sets of plans and lots of pictures and let them try 
> build it for themselves. They will do a lot better. For knife making I 
> would build a treadle hammer first. You can do a lot and you don't need 
> to have an anvil as the treadle hammer is a good knife anvil. You can 
> also make Damascus billets faster than by hand and with jigs etc forge 
> fullers into blades accurately and faster than by hand.
> 
> Just my 2c worth.
> 
> Geoff
>