sean_the_shoer Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I did not make this, but I do believe it was made in Ohio. My dream when I become rich is to buy a grist mill and have everything running off of a line shaft, OSHA be xxxxxx... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norrin_radd Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Man somebody spent some time on that! Looks awesome, have you used it yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I'm wondering if part of that is a frankenstein assembly as the anvil looks commercial as does the bow spring while the vertical frame is definitely home made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Greetings Sean, Keep the dream, work hard and it will happen..Forge on and make beautiful thingsJim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Jim, is that stuff for working or just to look pretty? It does the latter mighty well I might say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Greetings Ian,Sure it works but a lot of show and tell. I have lots of other machinery that does most of the every day work. I built the building just for the line shaft shop and old machinery. Just wated to encourage Sean that it is possible. Forge on and make beautiful thingsJim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_the_shoer Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 Wow, Jim. Definitely some inspiration. I once rented an old farm house that had a revolution era grist mill on it. They eventually tore it down, but not before I crawled thru it and got to see all the intricacies. Ever since, I've grown obsessed with old machinery and water power. Do you ever give tours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Greetings Sean,Sure always welcome, NJ anvil ( Josh ) Black Frog A J Cergol Have been here and many others . Always willing to talk old machines and line shafts. Firge on and make beautiful thingsJim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arftist Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 That's purty Jim. Good on ya for making the effort to preserve the old iron and the works. I saw an ancient forge get gradually trashed in my area and there was nothing I could do about it. Finally about 10 years after the line shafts with built up wooden pulleys were put outside the owner of the outfit found a card I had left there and called me. By then all was lost to the weather. Crying shame. For years I stopped by there and left cards for himand not a one of the workers or managers ever bothered to relay them to him. Belt driven powerhammer, drill presses, grinders and hack saws, old mills and lathes all scrapped. Beautiful stone building too and on a lake no less. Combined with my collection it could have been a decent working museum and on a pretty busy road too. Sometimes the best you can do isn't good enough. Now I am watching the same thing happen at an old nail works (the oldest in the country). The town took possession and the only the Good Lord knows what direction the place isheaded but it isn't good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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