[TheForge] Grasshopper Treadle Hammer Plans Online?

[LAWRENCE BROWN]

Maybe just put in a statement, that if a person wants to, they can change some of the bolted connections to welded. This should be decided on by them or a competent welder. 
Larry Brown

> On Oct 28, 2025, at 10:05 PM, Bruce <freemab222 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Some of you may remember my Grasshopper Treadle Hammer.  Back a decade or
> more, I sold plans for this hammer via ebay.  I quit doing that because I
> couldn't even break even on it.  (It's about 120 pages and I sold it in a
> binder.)
> I'm thinking of posting it online for viewing and there are a couple
> considerations I need mull over before I could do that.
> 
>   1. Should I revise the plans first, and, if so, how?  When I designed
>   this treadle hammer, I did not myself know how to weld.  Accordingly, some
>   of the assembly is by screws and bolts, and some of these might better be
>   welded.  In principal, I could modify all relevant drawings to indicate
>   welds, but this could take a long time to accomplish as it would be a fair
>   investment in time (always short).  Alternatively, I could annotate where
>   welding be recommended in lieu of the indicated fasteners, either on the
>   drawings themselves, or on a separate sheet listing such changes, the
>   latter being the least work & time required.
>   2. Where could I post it?  Perhaps on my Grasshopper webpage -- if it
>   can accept this quantity of drawings.  Perhaps in Google Docs, in which
>   case I'd want some way of limiting access to read-only. (I think that can
>   be done, but haven't used Gdocs enough to know.)
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Bruce
> NJ
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