[TheForge] fireplace crane hardware

[Bob Ehrenberger]

Sounds more like gate hardware than a typical crane.  I definatly need to 
talk to the customer about all the options.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Willman" <blcksmth at wcnet.org>
To: "'Bob Ehrenberger'" <eforge at centurytel.net>; "'Blacksmithing List 
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Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 6:48 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] fireplace crane hardware



I built a fireplace crane last year for a log cabin restoration at
the Wood County Museum - www.woodcountyhistory.org   . I could not find a
photo on the museum web site. The original fireplace was long gone and a new
one constructed - hearth opening 4' X 4'. The mason wanted both pivots set
in the side brick work. They are 3/4" pins with 1/2" square wrapped around
them and welded. The ends of the 1/2" square opposite the pins are 12" long
and imbedded in the mortar joints. The crane sets on the pivot pins and can
be lifted off.


Bob Willman
The Eagle's Anvil
WB8NQW
Bowling Green, Ohio

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willing to work and give to those who would not.

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob Ehrenberger
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 5:22 PM
To: theforge
Subject: [TheForge] fireplace crane hardware

I've got a customer that wants a fireplace crane for an 1840's German colony
house that she is restoring. Making the crane itself is no problem, but I'm
unsure about period correct mounting hardware.  It is my guess that the top
pivot point would have feathered edges and be mortered into the side of the
fireplace.  I have no idea what the bottom pivot should look like, a plate
with anchor bolts holding it in place? A plate recessed in the hearth and
mortered into place?   Maybe a just a hole in one of the hearth bricks?  Or
maybe a large hole with a washer mortered in place?

I've been looking through my blacksmith books and can't find the details I
need.


Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net


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