It followed me home

[Mike Turner]

Here is another it folowed me home this one did not have to go far it came from a friend of mine Gene Martin (also a member here). I believe Gene said it was used to sharpen planer blades at a mill. I will cut it off and use it for a grinder base.

[Mike Turner]

And this followed me home yesterday, it is a 25 ton "C" frame press I had to buy this one .

[ApprenticeMan]

Nice Mike, NOW GET TO WORK!

[brucegodlesky]

This come home about a yr and a half ago. Really nice for drifting 'hawks :-)
475# Fisher. It went away after 6 months.

[MJ Hofbauer]

Bruce, a Fisher of that style was just on (maybe still) the Bay. I asked a few people and no one was sure what the design was for with the large inset on it. Perhaps you could enlighten me/others? Sweet anvil regardless! -MJ

[BT]

I believe that one may have been part of a Blacker power hammer at one time.

[brucegodlesky]

Someone from ForgeMagic told me it was made for a Chambersburg helve hammer. The cutaway was for a specific type forging. Guess you could call it specialized tooling:-)
When I bought it, I also got a story with it.
Supposedly it was pulled from the river behind the old Copperweld plant in Glassport Pa. Wonder if the rest of the hammer is still there. I would guess not, that's not a very forgiving river. It ate a B24 bomber in 1946 and no trace has ever turned up. Lots of industry in that area so the anvil story could be true. Also the Glassport Axe Company was right handy there. Could be from there?

[ThomasPowers]

"Pounding out the Profits" shows two different powerhammers using a Fisher for the Anvil.

The Blacker is best known. It has a really weird action where the ram is supported by a double shaft and is actuated sort of like it's a very large sledge. The Blacker also had the ability to traverse the ram sideways in use and the cut out is so there was a spot where the edge of the ram would meet the edge of the anvil. Very handy for certain jobs!

I have a Blacker Fisher and at one time owned a Blacker hammer that had been through a shop fire---bought it just to keep it from going to the junkyard and later resold it for no profit to the fellow who was doing the Fisher Museum in NJ.

Thomas

[brucegodlesky]

I'm hoping SAnta Claus puts that book under the tree.

[ApprenticeMan]

Originally Posted by brucegodlesky

I'm hoping SAnta Claus puts that book under the tree.

DITTO. I am liking that book and the anvils in america book too lately.