[TheForge] how to set up for a wheelchair bound smith

[Richardson, Grover]

If the fella can stand, a rail set up around the anvil for him to lean against is the best IMHO.  I have a brother in a wheel chair and there is no good place to put an anvil.  Many modern wheel chairs have electric controls set up to be conveniently placed, but this also makes them in the exact wrong place for swinging anything.

The best solution we have found is a welding blanket in the lap and all over everything, but that gets very hot.  And the individual may not have heat sensitivity in the areas which need it, particularly if something hot falls.

There are a lot of things that may be made cold forging.......  And then relieving the stresses.....

Please keep us appraised of what happens.  There is interest.

-----Original Message-----
From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Guy
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 8:26 PM
To: TheForge at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [TheForge] how to set up for a wheelchair bound smith

Quite some time ago there was a thread on TheForge on setting up a shop to
teach handicapped students and .   There's a man in our guild who is
striving to help a wheel-chair bound friend get into blacksmithing, and possibly do something for the Wounded Warrior project.

 

What have you found works?  (shop layout, anvil position)

 

How do you protect the person and their wheel chair?

 

Where can we go for more information?

 

 

 

Jim 

Conyers, Ga.

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