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zampilot

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  1. Well that did'nt take but 5 minutes. Not much spark flying on a test, maybe it is WI. Heated it up to orange, laid it across the anvil and tapped it a few times with my hammer, now it's straight as before! It's a restoration project, the spring and mount are missing, there's a coil spring tacked on (in the wrong place to work well) and some angle iron welded to it. All that comes off! It's supposed to be in the mid-thirties this weekend so outside work will be OK.
  2. OK, heat and beat. Hopefully the last hello of minus 10 is tonight, I'll have to waste some propane to warm the anvil tomorrow but I can handle the move and hammer. I pick up my new outside anvil in the next day or two: a 5x5x10" chunk of 4140, I'll sink it in my oak stump in a month or two and commence to 'work harden' it. I'm really stoked to get to heatin' n beatin' on some of the small pile of unknown scrap, RR spikes and old files.
  3. I have a 5" jaw unknown maker leg vise with a bent leg, maybe an inch or so out of straight. Need I worry about heating it to non-magnetic in a propane forge and pounding it straight? I dont have a half-round hardy to use so I'll wing it.
  4. The only question I'd have with that one is how are the shafts riding in the lead bearings? Does it blow strong air? Any wobble or play in any drive shaft? And how well does the centrifugal clutch work? They can be a pain to take apart and fix up but if it works as it should why not? A wheelbarrow arm will work as a replacement with a bit of trimming.
  5. Rub in some marine grease all over, like your boat trailer bearings use. Cover it with a good tarp when not in use. Works for me! The dog house idea is pretty cool also.
  6. I have a 410lb PW that is really rough around the base with no step, ddint know what it was for sure til I wiped some grime away from the logo and weight numbers.
  7. "I know what it's worth, saw one on Ebay....." A guy sort-of-local has been trying to sell a mediocre PW for a year now, twice on ebay, several times on CL. $450 for a beat,chipped swayback 100lb'r, but he knows what it's worth. I'm really glad I called before driving the 300 mile round trip!
  8. #100 Hay-Budden 1904 made, I'll check the # later.
  9. Thanks JY, I should have put it in my post but I was wondering whether it may be something other than wrought, seeing the weld blobs where the spokes were cut off the tire. Many thanks for the info!
  10. I have half an old metal wagon wheel about 5 feet in length that seems to be made of wrought iron at least it has striations in the metal when cut and bent back. It also has what look like welds from spoke attachment. Did they weld spokes to WI whels?
  11. The true prices of anvils are what you can pay or what you can get. Sometimes good or not-so-good pics or a cleaned-up anvil help one side or the other a lot. This 100lb PW looks like the edges are chipped away and half the table is gone. In person there are only a few minor chips and the table is nice but with a tiny bit of saddle. Cost me $1.50/lb, down from what the seller wantd. But I bet the pic turned some folks off without making a phone call.
  12. Since 'inheritance' is usually not divisible in divorce, all the stuff you have came from your grandpa and Pa so it's none of her business. But I'm not a lawyer and I dont play one on TV!
  13. I'd jump all over that deal if the 100lb'r is good. You may find yourself selling this to buy that, bought that so sell this, etc. I try to upgrade my anvils as I come across them, wish I hadnt sold a 200lb Trenton but I made 100% on it.
  14. That's my first project when the weather warms up, repairing/making a spring, mount and bracket parts for a orphan 5" post vise. Maybe I'll use the propane forge and get at it earlier!
  15. Heads up out near San Francisco, a guy just listed 6 or 7 nice anvils on CL with fairly high prices to match, but maybe he'll deal a bit.
  16. Nothing looks good on that anvil. But I'm not an expert and I dont play one on TV!
  17. Do they heat treat and temper well?
  18. All that in a little tin shed? Plus what looks to be about a 150lb post vise outside? "Beware of The Dog" ?
  19. Looks like the is no 'ENGLAND' marking so it's pre-1910 I think. As mentioned, with that scarfed-up step $300 is more than I'd pay for it, but if you really want it and you like it..........
  20. I did the sand test, all of the sand moved as in lock-step.
  21. Thanks for this site and all the great commentary, it's much appreciated. Particularly how newbies dont get much of a beat-down!

  22. I'd finish the project and keep it. It could serve as your outside or inside anvil depending on the weather and how heavy your 'real' anvil is to move around. Heck it may also be an inspirational anvil as you made it yourself and can prove that it works as well as any other, as the 4x4x12 chunk of steel did in Livley's video.
  23. Those square holes (handling holes for rods durning mfr) at the waist would suggest a wrought iron-steel faced anvil. Take a wire brush to it an see what shows up!
  24. I could always grind the excess weld and radius the edge a bit. It'll be my outside anvil next year. Sure does look small sitting on my biggun, a 410lb PW.
  25. So if the sand over the repair doesnt move like the rest, it may not be attached below that area?
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