[TheForge] Re: Forging a pipe flange...

[Mike Spencer]

Bruce wrote:

> So the volume of the ram is (20.5 in/2)^2 * 55 in = 5778 cubic inches.

Didn't you forget pi?

My rough estimate: Tup is ca. 6' high, ca. 2' in diameter, so about
4.5 tons.

> BTW, Frosty, I'm very impressed that you use the plural form "fora". 

Same.  Latinate plurals all the way.  A friend of mine was once gently
chided for referring to "musea" in a public talk.  Hah!  Good on
him.

Now how about less common singulars?  Interstix, faex. (And that 'ae'
should be an ae ligature if this weren't ASCII, right?. :-)

ObSmithing: 

Went to visit Tim Bolivar yesterday.  His project of renovating his
late dad's woodshed to be his new blacksmith shop is coming along
nicely -- forge, anvil, work benches in place.  The Palmer Power
Spring Hammer [1] that I swapped off to him for the 300# A&O is
sitting at the foot of the lane, expected to get huffed up the (very
steep) hill and moved into the new shop next week.

Oh, and I got a lovely new pocket knife for Christmas. Maker, Greg
Keith, pattern welded blade.  I like it a lot!


- Mike

[1] http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/old-hammer.html


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