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You must want that log pretty bad, using a hand saw? I can't rember the last time I saw anyone use a hand saw to cut a board, much less a log (LOL) I prefer a tripod myself but there is a way to use a stump here is the link to prep it http://www.blksmth.com/Anvi_base_preparation.htm

I use ATF on my mechanical hammer, I tried chainsaw bar oil one time and the hammer did not run well it got all gummed up and just ran sluggish. As for as what brand of oil I use what ever I find at yard sales they usually just give it away so the don't have to take it to a hazardous waste disposal site

the video nice thanks for the link, that is some serious forging

that is a good idea thanks for the link

Ya Thomas I tried to get the guys together and I was not very successful but it was fun trying to put something together. I would like to see a tent at the next Abana conference, if we could get enough volunteers together to man it and sell the goods it could work out well for the site, a good fund raiser. If it were set up in the tailgate section the cost would be minimal. And we have two years to plan like peacock said

I saw Mark Constable make mokume in a coal forge using a hydraulic press after heating the billet, he did say that it took lots of trial and error, he was using copper and brass if I remember right

Yes TP is right I was thinking about that after I posted, the ratio that I got was just a two pulley set up, no need for a separate shaft (duh)

I just saw this vice sounds like it may be worth checking out, missing the spring and mounting brackett (not shown in picture) http://sacramento.craigslist.org/tls/1939605512.html

Yes the block is going to be cut in two for the camel humps, it looks like you were paying close atention to what Brian is doing and saying. I have a set of shop drawings for the old style treadle hammer and I have material to build it, now it is just a time issue- too many projects not enough time

Shoein out of the back of a honda wagon- "thats country" welcome to ifi and good luck with your forge. I have a gas forge on a stand it is a pretty simple set up, just four legs out of tube steel and some angle around the top to set the forge in, it also has some arms that extend out to support long pieces. I did not build this it came with the forge that I bought used. It rocks around a lot with four legs it never wants to sit right. I plan on making an arm that swings out so I can have the forge back out of the way when not in use. Here are a couple of pictures of my forge stand it would only take a couple of hours to build and its not much material

Right on Lee I will be in a VW bus, Plan on getting there friday around noon with a cooler full of beer, I will see you there

Yes like fciron said- use a jack shaft, Here is a calculator that will help you determine the size of pulley that you need. It looks like if you take a 1.5 inch pulley on a 1725 rpm motor and run that to a 5 inch pulley you will get close to 500 rpm http://gadi.agric.za/software/renting/pulley.php

Howdy from central CA- nice looking anvils and planishing hammer you have there. Jere is a great guy I am sure you can learn alot from him, I saw him out in memphis in june it was good to see he was feeling better with his new hip. I will be heading up to octoberfest maybe I will see you both over there

Thanks Mark- the large tool is around 2 3/4 inch radius. I plan on making handled top tools when I get someone to strike or when I get my treadle hammer built. I have a powerhammer but the stroke on it is not long enough to allow for tooling to be used, I tried using a wire handled slitter that is only about 2 inches long and the hammer will not cycle with that much material in it.

Next time I head out to TN I will load up a truck full of barrels, we get a lot of them out here in CA with all the vineards around here. There is a guy at the flea market that sells half barrels cut real nice and sanded off the rough edges for 20 bucks a piece, and they are fresh not falling apart

Fe- you can get a "cheater" lens for your welding helmet, they come in different powers of magnification. And what do you mean "If it looks good" we want to see it all messed up too if that's what happens

I forged some more bottom tools yesterday, a large fuller, a smaller 1 1/2 inch radius fuller and an anvil block with the 1 1/2 radius the block will be cut in two. The material is 4140 1 3/4 inch round for the large fuller, 1 5/8 for the small one and 1 inch for the block

Thanks to every one for the kind remarks, yes I am lucky to have a girlfriend that likes this stuff, I have had her running the floor jack while installing an engine in my VW bus, and the occasional pump the brakes ect, but she really does like the blacksmithing and goes with me to conferences. I made another ball swage yesterday this one is 1 inch diameter and started out as 1 inch round stock the material is 4140 and it did take some serious hammering to draw out the handle this whole thing was about four inches long when i started out

TP-I have some of those bolts also, I have not forged any yet but they do have a nice round head on them

Yes Mark this is one of the tools for making hammers, I am sure there are other uses for it as well. It would have been easier to have my girlfriend strike for me but she did good holding the tool I just had to tell her where to move it as we forged. I do want to start making hammers so I am working on the tooling now. I was hopping to use the powerhammer to slit the eye, but my hammer does not have a long enough stroke to get a tool and the work piece in. I will need to have a modified die to get everything in there.

Very cool Fe, that has a lot of posibilities for end use. What do you plan to do with the balls?

I made a dishing tool bottom swage with the help of my girlfriend, she held the ball swage and I struck with the sledgehammer. I think it came out pretty nice for our first attempt. The material is 4140 - 1 3/4 inch diameter 2 1/2 inches long. I used the powerhammer to draw out the shank my anvil has a 1 1/4 inch hardy. After drawing the shank I set the shoulder then I got my girlfriend to hold the ball swage to form the dish area. The ball tool was made from a structural screw on the powerhammer, the screws have a rounded head so it was already part way formed. I am not sure what type of steel the screw is but it is some pretty hard stuff, I did not do any heat treating on the tool just forged it and went to work. The ball is about 1 1/2 inch diameter

looks pretty sweet i would love to have one, I would be more comfortable at a slightly lower price as well. I would like to see how tight it gets before I would but it, if it doesn't hold tight it would be pretty useless

Ya Thomas at that price you would have to be 2 1/2 miles away to get there fast enough. You could have made some money on that one and still sell it at a fair price

This one just came up, edges are beat up. I am not sure if these are marked in actual pounds but that is what this guy thinks. ( need to get the Anvils in America book) If that is the weight it is priced @ $4.05 / LB kinda pricey in this condition http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/tls/1932793327.html