[TheForge] Bill Moffet (KS) shop fire

[jerry Frost]

Thanks Rob. The second reply on IFI pointed out the link is broken and I
didn't have any luck with it at all.

Frosty

-----Original Message-----
From: TheForge [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
rfertner at cox.net
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 11:12 AM
To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
Cc: jerry Frost
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Bill Moffet (KS) shop fire

Eric originally posted it., but I don't see a problem with posting it. I
would include my update. Bill is active on Facebook and through that he's
already been getting messages from blacksmith friends all over the country.
Not everybody facebooks. I sure don't. I found out through e-mail. So, yea,
go ahead and post it.

Rob
Wichita KS


---- jerry Frost <akfrosty at mtaonline.net> wrote: 
> That's some good news anyway. 
> 
> My questions stands, may I post the news to IorgeIron? I can leave the 
> link off, cut and paste your message, write one myself, or? IFI is a 
> huge world wide community of blacksmiths and all of us have an 
> interest in each other's misfortunes. Helping each other is as natural 
> as it is for blacksmiths anywhere. If he doesn't need help that's good but
it's news to blacksmiths.
> 
> Your call, just say the word.
> 
> Frosty The Lucky.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TheForge [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of 
> Rob Fertner
> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 2:43 AM
> To: 'Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA'
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Bill Moffet (KS) shop fire
> 
> I talked to Bill last night on the phone. Things aren't as bad as 1st 
> thought. Power hammer burnt but rebuildable. Motor, clutch blocks, 
> springs are gone. No cracks in frame. Anvils still have a ring and 
> faces still seem hard. Hand tools are salvageable. Hammers can be re 
> heat treated and handled. Some of the tools are buried under a foot of 
> charcoal. His cone mandrel and post vise are down in a pit with the
charcoal still smoldering.
> He may be able to retrieve them in a few days, but any other tools in 
> the pit are gone. They'll get covered up. The shop was in an old 
> wooden grain elevator that a friend was letting him use. The property 
> owner has cleared rubble out of the street and out back by the 
> railroad tracks. His focus is getting the remaining rubble cleared, 
> holes covered, and his remaining buildings protected. Bill's focus is 
> getting what he can out of there. He's taken a loss, but he's not 
> wiped out. Fortunately, he may be getting a little insurance money. Won't
cover it all, but it should help.
> 
> Rob
> Wichita KS
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TheForge [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of 
> jerry Frost
> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 1:55 AM
> To: 'Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA'
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Bill Moffet (KS) shop fire
> 
> Eric: May I post this to the IforgeIron forum? 
> 
> Frosty
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TheForge [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of 
> Eric Klaus
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 1:45 PM
> To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [TheForge] Bill Moffet (KS) shop fire
> 
> Bill Moffet from Rose Hill Kansas had a shop fire Saturday night that 
> completely destroyed his shop and tools.  For any of you that may not 
> know him, he's a very talented and all around great guy.  I met him a 
> couple years ago at the Prairie Blacksmith Association Fall conference 
> in Grand Island NE.  It looks like an online fundraiser has been set 
> up to assist him in recovering.  There is also a link there to the news
story about the fire.
> http://www.youcaring.com/emergency-fundraiser/bill-moffet-blacksmith-t
> ools-l
> ost-in-fire/311161
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