[TheForge] Power Hammer for Nicaragua

[Geoff Nelson]

Thanks Mike I did so.

Kind regards, Geoff
CGRAF wrote:
> Just a reminder:
> The gentleman who posted the request is not a subscriber to the Forge.
> Dave Mudge posted it for him.
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> 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.
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> Mike Graf
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> Geoff Nelson wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> Just my 2c worth.
>>
>> Geoff
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>>     
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