Daniel.85 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Stumbled across this guys page when I was looking up Hackney Hammers, very awesome setup. http://sandersoniron.com/old/JoelWeb%20Page%203-studio-machines.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SReynolds Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I was there once with my shoes untied, the strings for my hooded sweat shirt dangling and wearing a fighter pilot's silk scarf.LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel.85 Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 hahaha, death wish :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pug}{maN Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 i got a hit and miss for the shop to run a grinder and a saw , but nuthing like that ! wow ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevan Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Oh my...how green is my envy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gaddis Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I was until now unknowledgable about the number of shades of green I possessed! Envy over-runs me! Carry on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george m. Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 There is a bicycle repair shop in Greeley, CO which has and overhead belt drive set up but NOTHING like this. There can't be anything in there except the tumbler which was manufactured after about 1925. I'd like to know what drives the system. I'd like to believe, because I saw steam radiators in several of the pics, that he has a stationary steam engine or even a locomotive or a traction engine with a power take off. Greenly, George M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel.85 Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 Click the Stuido tab and you can see the engine room, he as a couple old oilfield engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Thanks for the link! Dad had a lot of line machinery converted to electric in his shop. One of my jobs was running the punch press, very similar but newer, maybe 1920's than the one center of the top row. I've only visited a couple line shops and only one running. All you'd need is a river or good mill pond and you're set. Oh yeah, cows, lots of cows to keep you in belts. <grin> Frosty the Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel.85 Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 Ya I was thinking about that too Frosty, how awesome it would be to have that whole shop able to run off a water wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 George M., if you follow Sanderon Iron on youtube, you can see his power plant. I am so totally trying to figure a way to marry into that family! Is that wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crunch Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 My Dad was a plant engineer in factories beginning in the late 1940s (before OSHA I guess) and he told me about a plant he worked in (paper mill?) that had overhead line shafts with quite a bit of water (or steam) power driving them. He said one of the grease monkeys was climbing around up there greasing the bearings on a line shaft once when something apparently went wrong. Dad said they didn't find the guy for some time, but when they did it weren't pretty... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Miller Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Wow that must have taken 1000's of hours to set up. No utility bills as well, that whole shop is a work of art. He should charge admission I would pay 10 bucks for a look around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Emig Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Now that is a shop! I would enjoy working in that space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Sculpture Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I was extremely impressed with his set up, a ton of work there. A extremely talented metalworker as well, amazing work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 ............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 That wonderful shop is a living, breathing,time capsule....I'd gladly fork over a tener to see it.....His work is very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Nowak Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Joel is a very good friend of mine and I have been in his shop several times. I've run the Hackney he's got and it is a joy. As you can see from his website, he is extremely talented. What you can't really appreciate is his knowledge and use of specialized tooling. He does quite a bit of decorative die work with his toggle press. That is a sub class of blacksmithing that doesn't get much attention, but when done well it can really add elegance to a finished piece. Lately, Joel had been getting a lot of help in the shop from his wife. They live on a farm and the "old fashioned" life style extends to more than just the shop. Joel's main form of transportation is horse and buggy. He chooses this life style just becuase he finds in satisfying, not because of upbrnging or religious convicitons. His choice of line shaft equipment is partly becuase of power limitations on the farm and partly because he just enjoys old machines. The last few years Joel has not made it to Quad State due to a buisness conflict, but prior to that he was a regular there. One of the very cool things I've learned from him over the years is the difference between blacksmithing as a fine art and as a craft. Much of what Joel has made, especially his tables, is driven by a desire to express ideas. He's essentially making functional sculpture. Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Good Morning, Doug Newell & Japheth Howard work at the Canadian Museum Of Making, just outside Cochran, Alberta. It is built underground in a controlled environment. It is all driven by belt, powered by "Mary" the steam engine. www.museumofmaking.org Enjoy!! Neil Gustafson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r smith Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Thank you!! I went and checked out your link Neil and that guy is amazing and his place is a must see!! Loved the baby bradley hammer, it looked almost like a table top hammer sitting next to the bigger one. Cleanest, nicest bradley hammers on the planet along with everything else there, WOW. Here is a link to one of the videos: http://www3.museumofmaking.org/dbtw-wpd/machine_video.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel.85 Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 Thanks for sharing swedefiddle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sask Mark Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Good Morning, Doug Newell & Japheth Howard work at the Canadian Museum Of Making, just outside Cochran, Alberta. It is built underground in a controlled environment. It is all driven by belt, powered by "Mary" the steam engine. www.museumofmaking.org Enjoy!! Neil Gustafson Jeez, I lived in Calgary for 6 years and I never knew of this place. Next trip back I will be sure to visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 He sure dose have a working museum there and his work is a credit to the craft. I bow before him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHSIDER Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Wonderful!! Just wonderful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman50 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Was that for real ??? Envious and in awe at the same time! That was such a tour. Thanks for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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