Kallsme Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Hello My name is Roger and Iv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Thomas Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Roger: I visited your web site and watched the video when I saw you join. Terrific stuff! Now we all have to go to Sweden. Thanks for showing up here. I hope you check in every now an then. You people with the big hammers are hard to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallsme Posted February 8, 2006 Author Share Posted February 8, 2006 Hi Ed Tomas Glad you like wath you see. I know we are hard to find, because I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Thomas Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Roger: There are a few BIG forging shops still here in the US, but not many. I just told a friend about your site, so maybe he will get in touch with you. He works in an industrial shop. I LOVE those big hammers. The biggest I ever used was 300 lb (140K?). I have watched a few 500 lb and one 750 lb in action. I'm still trying to get my 200 lb mechanical running! Your English is very good. Since I don't speak a bit of Swedish, I'm just grateful you speak English at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Keep teasing the folks with your photos. Nice hammers ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Hi Roger It's Ian here, I'm really glad you decided to post! I told you your English was good didn't I 8) I was VERY lucky to have met Roger in his workshop at Karlskoga and be given a tour of the site. To see what those hammers can do in person is absolutely AMAZING. If you get a chance to look at Rogers website and video you MUST, I haven't seen anyone else at all that free forges steel in the sizes that Roger does. Roger is so skilled with those massive hammers that he can forge 2 inch (50mm) down to a quarter of an inch or less on a 500kg hammer (which is over 1000lbs!) without turning a hair. Just to make everyone jealous I had a go on one too If anyone else gets the chance to go and see his workshop in person and if your really lucky he might just show you how to get a piece of cold 25mm (1inch) square bar orange hot in less than a dozen hits. It was a real privelige to see him work. This is a man who really knows his stuff. Welcome to Iforgeiron Roger Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallsme Posted February 9, 2006 Author Share Posted February 9, 2006 Wow :mrgreen: That was many good words from all of you, and I can assure if yo ewer come to Sweden and visit my Industrial shopp, I will teach you how this machine works and than you hawe to try for yourself. I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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