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Thanks, guys. It all was pretty quick. She had a pair of 20 year old valves that were approaching their use- by date. The only option was open heart surgery. The surgery went fine, but her heart was not strong enough to recover. She developed an unrecoverable clot in her ventricle. Family was able to get here to say good bye. 7 days after the surgery she was gone, at 66. Just shy of our 42nd anniversary. John- sounds like a plan You're always welcome. Steve

Hey all. yeah, it's been a while. I had dialed back on my forums for a while, and then my wife died in July and I completely shut things down. I'm starting to peek out from under the covers, and at this point am not sure what my activity level will be like, but here I am. I've basically been dealing with things one step at a time, unable to focus and plan much further out. Getting a handle on my domestic duties and dealing with things that need to get done. I have kept up with my local gang ( PABA), including a nice hammer- in back in Oct. I also hosted Christmas for my kids (2) and grandkids (4). It gave me something to focus on and plan for, and it was really nice. Anyway, just wanted to poke my head in and say hi. I might try to catch up with what's been happening here, but that seems pretty daunting. We'll see. Steve Eshelman

Just make sure the hoses are propane compatible. Please. Steve

It's a Trenton, made by Columbus Forge and Iron Co, in 1915. Top of the line anvil, and she'll really sing- wear ear protection. Looks pretty good shape. Steve

OOOh, cool. Bookmarked! Thanks John. I also have his book on fold- forming high up on my 'to get' list. Steve

Billy- my understanding of the water thing- the water helps to blast scale off the blank as it turns to steam. Steve

Rather than making something to attach to the pan, why not make a separate cradle/ handle kind of thing? Top of my head, I see flat bar in a cross shape, joined with a riveted offset, wrapped up the sides of the pan, with a handle or handles , maybe wood. Or a double flatbar hashtag shape, offset and riveted as above. Or a cradle of some kind, with a bail type handle. Just spitballing here. Steve

I've been in hot sauce mode. I planted 2 habaneros and they are 3x3'+ and producing like crazy- 60- 80 pods picked every 3 or 4 days. I have 2 batches of my roasted red pepper with habanero and cilantro sauce, and 1 batch of smoked habanero with pineapple and basil. There are 40 habs in each batch of 6-8 bottles. I just bottled up a 17 day fermented habanero with onion and garlic sauce- my first try at lacto fermentation in a brine (think sauerkraut ). I was planning on a 21 day ferment, but just couldn't wait. And it is yummy. Lost more peppers to do, and I have ideas for a few tweaks. We'll see. Steve

Yeah, I find myself using the tongs with a clip most of the time. KISS indeed! Steve

I took some liberties with something I saw atNESM. Threaded shaft left behind from a power co pole guy wire repair. Shaft is 5/8”, nuts are 1” - they fit in my hardie hole so no tools needed. 10” of 3/4” pipe. The tool hole is 3/4” dia. I make a lot of my tooling from 3/4” 5160 drops. Other size tools I use tongs and s hook clamps. Steve

Hey Jimmy- this thread is over 10 years old, and Matt's handle is one I haven’t seen for a long time. Best to follow the links and see where they take you. Steve

Anyone read "Steal this book" by Abbie Hoffman? That's taking me back. Steve

OOOh! Flashback on the Foxfire series! Steve

Vise looks good in there, John.. Got it off by yourself? Steve

Wow. Sorry to hear that news. Frosty was right about his phone talking prowess- I just wish I remembered even half of what he said- it was all good. Thanks Glenn. You’re home now. Rest easy. Condolences to the family, may you have peace. Going out to ring the anvil now. Steve Eshelman

Over at Lee Sauder's website he discusses the various techniques Novak is referring to. Very detailed info. Steve

Here's my thinking: Weight stamped on the side below logo eliminates Trenton, made by Columbus Forge and Iron, who also made anvils for others. Lack of heavy fullering under tail eliminates Arm and Hammer made by Columbus Anvil and Forging Co., as well as lack of their distinctive logo. Dead give away for me is the presence of the hourglass indentation on the bottom which leads me to think it was made by Hay Budden of Brooklyn NY. They also made anvils for others, which is what I think we have here. Curious though, there doesn't seem to be a serial number on the front foot, unless I just can't see it. Anyway, I've been wrong before. Steve

So sad. His presence has been missed lately, and now knowing he won't return makes for a tough day. I do rest assured that he is now with his Creator. Blessings, Thomas. Shalom. Steve

I know that at one point 5 or 6 years ago, Jeffrey Funk had quite a pile from an old bridge he dismantled. Don't know if any is left. Should be able to find him- he has a school now in MT (I think). I saw him demo at the 2016 ABANA conf in DE. Steve

Welcome aboard, Zach. Seems to be a fair number of us in PA. I'm just south of Allentown- foothills of the Pocs. Steve

Nice work! Glad you got things up and running. Sounds like the forge is working pretty good. Steve

I would say yes to being made by Columbus Forge and Iron Co, who made the Trenton, as well as making and stamping anvils for several hardware companies. Weight is on the left side of the front foot, serial number on the right. Serial # isn't too clear on this device with these weak old eyes- looks like 11555? If so, that's 1899, and the weight is 124#. Steve

John- what is the attachment point of your railings? How is it built? I've seen where the railing post is set into the mounting hole with non- shrinking grout. I've core drilled into stonework to do the same. Steve

I would mount the anvil square to the block instead of diagonal . That corner would be right where you would want to stand. If you center it and square it up, it will give you more foot room. Once you decide whether you like the horn facing left or right, you can remount a little closer to the edge but probably will just be fine centered side to side. Steve

Or 'armed' as in a bodybuilder. Think a cartoon kinda rooster flexing his big 'guns'. Steve