for blacksmiths, gearheads, in San Diego area.

[bikermikearchery]

First off I really hope I'm not breaking some rules by putting this here.

On the weekends of June 20-21, and 27-28 the Vista Antique gas and Steam engine Museum is having a Spring tractor show.
http://www.agsem.com/spring-2009-show.php
Of interest to us metal mashers is the Blacksmiths shop.
http://www.cbavista.com/
When the 1917 International Harvester is running the line shaft, it is quite a sight.
I'll be working in the Blacksmiths shop and hope to see some of y'all there.

 

[logem]

I couldn't find any good photos of the line-shaft driven shop on that web site.

Mike L.

 

[Phil Dwyer]

Will there be open forges? Or just demos?

I've been there a couple of times via the CBA. Their 2008 Spring Conference was there. The venue is amazing. Steam engines cover acres. The smithy is in a big old barn. The line shaft drives 3 or 4 hammers I believe. One is a sizable helve. It also drives a hack saw and something else (I think, I can't remember). It can run everything concurrently when its all tuned up. There are also probably about a dozen coal forges with crank blowers and anvils. At the spring conference there was an additional canopy set up with a few atmospheric propane forges too. I believe the CBA brought in a couple of tool chest with lots of the hand tools. I don't remember what was there on hand otherwise.

If you're in there area and looking for something to do, I doubt you'd be dissappointed.

 

[bikermikearchery]

Line Shaft
The Working Line Shaft in the Blacksmith Barn

The line shaft was installed in the Blacksmith Barn by Harry Mayrose, Larry Thompson, and Jim Church and is driven by a 15 horsepower 1917 International Harvester Mogul Single cylinder kerosene engine. Flat belt drive equipment driven by the line shaft includes: 200 pound Bradley Helve Hammer, 100 pound Little Giant, 50 pound Little Giant, 25 pound Little Giant, Universal Milling machine, Planer, Shaper, Hacksaw, Camelback Drill Press, Bench Drill Press, and Grinder.