I love machines that can grab any piece of iron and twist it like it’s silly putty. I’m sure they made them in the US too, but these — called the Hebo system — is designed and built by German blacksmiths.
Who, as you know, are 30 per cent more blacksmith-y than regular blacksmiths. Plus, they use pretty good funky music for their videos. [Thanks Karl!]
Rob
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 8:51 AMWhat a waste of an article.
Jeff
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 9:13 AMWhat a waste of a comment.
Spyder
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 9:17 AMYou’re totally right… Online articles are in such short supply these days, we need to conserve as many as possible for the future!
pft…
wsDK_II
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 9:21 AMi thought it was pretty cool
Sushruth
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 9:25 AMBeautiful !! I’ll never look at a metal gate or bannister the same way again :)
@Rob…Learn to appreciate beauty in whatever you see…will make your life a little less disappointing.
Timmahh
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 9:37 AMThis almost stone age, Blacksmiths have been doing this for over a hundred years. Hardly cutting edge is it?
Graeme
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 1:29 PMZero emission electric vehicles; hardly cutting edge. People have been getting from A to B since they learned how to walk.
Digital cameras; hardly cutting edge. People have been recording events visually since they learned how to create cave paintings.
The point is not the end product, but how quickly they’re now able to create them. Many of the items you see created in the video would take an hour or more to make by hand, not a few seconds. It’s also able to do things consistently. Speed and consistence=great business potential.
Antipodean
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 1:36 PMMost of those things you mention have been around for less than twenty years, well except the electric car which was around before petrol. I think he makes a good point, they can and have improved most things, but few have been around longer than a Blacksmiths talents!
Bloomy
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 9:38 AMI liked it. Brilliant. I always wondered how they did the basket forms.
Very cool!
Ron Van Wegen
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 10:18 AMGreat vid. Thanks!
Matt
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 12:25 PMI want them! I have no use for them, but I want them.
MrTaco
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 1:56 PMHahahaha, this!
Simon
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 12:46 PMDid Waldorf and Statler write all previous comments?