Subject: Re: Urban shops

From: [email-masked] (MR WILLIAM A HOCHELLA)
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 08:22:36 EST

To All,
I have had a shop in an urban area and your neighbors will have a 
love hate relationship with you. Some will love you , some will hate 
you independent of the shop. The smoke from the coal is an issue. So 
is the smoke from wood burning stoves. Propane is the most neighbor 
friendly source of heat. Keep your hours reasonable. Some of my 
neighbors actually enjoyed the ringing of the anvil the sound of 
which really does not travel that far.

Good luck,

Bill Hochella

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From: Steve Smith <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 96 9:57:29 MST

I've seen drawings in 19th century literature for a 'smoke catcher'.
This device could be swung over the coal fire when it was just
starting and all smoky. It consists of a small hood right over the
fire, and enough plumbing to connect the smoke pouring out of your
forge to the inlet of your blower--first use of exhaust gas
recirculation I've heard of. When the smoke dies down, swing it out of
the way. 

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Steve Smith
[email-masked]