[TheForge] opinions please, 2 Qs

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Who else causes the earth to tremble and the neighbors to wince?

On Apr 8, 2013, at 4:32 PM, Ries Niemi wrote:

Are you accusing me of causing that? My hammer isnt big enough. 
Although there are a good half dozen power hammers within ten miles of that landslide, including Cecil, which I believe is a 3b- but still, historically welders got blamed for every fire- now we are gonna start blaming blacksmiths for every landslide?

ries



On Apr 8, 2013, at 3:11 PM, Bruce . wrote:

> I dunno.  After the problems they've been having in the Puget Sound
> area, I'd be reluctant to have a power hammer on a Big Sur cliff!
> 
> http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/28/dozens-residents-flee-puget-sound-landslide/
> 
> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 4:34 PM, Jerry Frost <akfrosty at mtaonline.net> wrote:
>> Good news about selling all your facey nobes and such. Just goes to show
>> blacksmiths do have an eye for quality.
>> 
>> The Big Blue would probably fit what you do like a glove, even if it needs
>> some work, provided the price is right.
>> 
>> I'm afraid I don't have a clue about the Anyang's current value. I'd love to
>> have it but couldn't even afford shipping. <sigh> A foundation for it, even
>> on your cliff side wouldn't be a terrible problem, forget massive, you need
>> a competent foundation. That means one right for the job. I'd either drill,
>> drive and grout or drive piles and pour a cap. It wouldn't go anywhere and
>> this type  foundation would help stabilize that part of the hill.
>> 
>> Jer
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer"
>> <artgawk at thegrid.net>
>> To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 9:08 AM
>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] opinions please, 2 Qs
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> Just back from the CBA conf..It was a good one. Must have been 50 anvils
>>> set up in the education-open forge area!
>>> All my small shiny bronze forgings ( knobs and belt buckles) sold to other
>>> smiths! Yea!
>>> Those guys are supposed to know better.
>>> One friend just finished a lucrative job, had some bucks, and came with
>>> his wife to the conf. He spotted a very nice 350# anvil he really wanted at
>>> the tailgate sales for $1500 and while the wife was off somewhere, quietly
>>> negotiated the price, paid, and to avoid familial friction , erased the
>>> final 0 from the price chalked on the face. Everyone seemed happy as we
>>> helped him load it in his truck.
>>> 
>>> Questions please.
>>> 
>>> 1 A friend has a worn, early, 100# Big Blue hammer he wants to sell. It
>>> has a recently rebuilt air cyl but loose gibs.
>>> I've heard that with the new valving package it would be capable of single
>>> , controlled strength, blows, which i want.
>>> Opinions? Is it worth fooling with?
>>> 
>>> 2 I have an unused 165 early Anyang that needs a big, expensive,
>>> foundation on this steep clay ridge we live on, and my screwed up back isn't
>>> going to allow to handle big enough steel any more  to justify that big a
>>> hammer.
>>> Educated guesses as to what it's worth now?
>>> 
>>> 
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