[TheForge] back on topic PHs, well, mostly

[peter fels & phoebe palmer]

Thanks for the correction Ries.

On 12/20/2010 9:44 AM, ries wrote:
> The ad peter linked to is a distributor- a company that sells all kinds of tools.
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> The hammers shown in the pics are almost certainly either Anyangs or Shanxi's- Anyang is the largest single hammer and press builder on earth, and Shanxi is a large, older company with lots of experience making machines like this
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> As I said before, both of these companies, and one other, have been exporting hammers to the USA for at least 10 to 15 years- many, many US blacksmiths have been using these for a long time.
> I have had mine for close to ten years now, myself.
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> Like Andy, I would rather have a Nazel, as well.
> Anybody wants to sell me a brand new 1B, or, hell, even a 2 B, for $5000 that I paid for my 1B sized chinese machine, give us a call.
> The last quoted prices for brand new Chambersburgs, before they went bust, were in the vicinity of $125,000 for a 150lb hammer.
> And Nazels usually cost more than Chambersburgs.
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> Ries Niemi
> Industrial Artist
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