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zampilot

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  1. Rebound and ring are the same across the table, no dead "smackthud". 100 lb'er. Came with a 60 lb post vise.
  2. Looks like the plate was repaired at one time, or did some of them leave the factory like this? Same line seam on the other side also.
  3. In the winter I use a propane forge in the garage, my anvil is in front of it, a bit higher and a foot away. leaves enough room to put stuff in the forge and it heats the anvil. I let it run about 10 minutes or so on low before using. Keeps the anvil warm enough. BUT I have not tried it at below zero temps, dont think I will!
  4. Only because I found one a lot bigger than any other around here, and it has a big open flat table so no 'aim small miss small'.
  5. zampilot

    my shop 2

    Nice shop, nice truck in the background! Great rock work!
  6. Best guess after a few clues from the seller is that it was once in the railway shop at Brainerd, MN. The place used to be quite large but it's been razed to one or two buildings left.
  7. Looking at that step I wouldnt go $3/lb. Maybe $200 max.
  8. That very closely resembles one I had that someone thought was an unmarked Fisher. 341lbs? Too rich for me!
  9. That looks like a professional blasting job, probably glass beads. I tried crushed coal slag (used to do guns with it, eats metal up quick if you dont watch closely) on an anvil, didnt even dent the rust at 125 psi. That lasted about 3 minutes.
  10. It's just that time of year up here Tom, grouse and deer, but too darn warm for the deer to move around, 60 degrees is not good hunting!
  11. OK, it was worth the detour. It's not 300 or 360, it's 410 Peter Wright I went up, he came down, sold. Forward edge has been radiused for about 4 inches, I'm not worrying about the chips for now. No cracks or welds. Addition: after some wire-wheel it's not marked ENGLAND and the '18' may be a '13', or they may have used a '3' and a chisel to make '18'.
  12. So does anyone have an answer to his question? It might be part of an old switching mechanism.
  13. Sounds like a nice starter set, I wonder how much the cone will go for?
  14. I like people who have a sense of humor when they need one.
  15. A few more pics. Ya know, it's intrigueing if its 360lbs, I've not seen one that size.
  16. I agree with that but it's only a 20 mile detour on the to the hunting shack next week. I'll flip a coin but wont go anywhere near $1000 for it and the farmer wont sell so.....
  17. Wow, he wants $1000........pretty sure it weighs 300 lbs.
  18. edited my copy. Don't know, maybe will get a pic later. Ya know, it almost looks like the feet and edge of the base have been torch cut to fit some kind of stand.
  19. The owner says no markings on it, weighs 360. Dont know what the underside of the base looks like. Does appear to have a handling hole in the front base edge. Peter Wright?
  20. Get a rip-roarin' fire going then dump in the scrap, cover it after 10 mins or so, open the next day!
  21. That may be a Fisher, unmarked. Any paint under the mud? Here's a pic of my 'X' brand (the only marking on it), see the similar sweep of the horn into the base and the extra meat under the table end? Someone suggested mine might be a Fisher, no matter though because it's an excellent usable anvil.
  22. John, it's well-charred. You can tell by how little it weighs, usually! The stuff that wasnt 'done' got burned again. The second fire in the barrel was small splits of oak firewood and old charcoal briquets as I didnt want to waste my pine scrap for the actual fire. When it was going good I put the pine in and let it go 10 minutes then sealed it up.
  23. Hey Marcus, We are in the same boat temp wise. From my forge to anvil will be about 2 feet distance so I'm hoping it won't chill too much. I can move it in one motion and beat the metal but if it requires 3 or 4 times heating I'll wait til spring...
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