gking

I am in south Louisianan and when it not raining it is hot. i dint have a shed yet (just got the paperwork done so i can build one)so i forge out in the sun. I keep an igloo cooler full of cool water while i am out there forging.

are there any advantages to a side-blast Cole forger over the regular?

Looks great.

You use a guillotine instead of a spring fuller, I find I make a cleaner impression with them. Also you can do a much larger variety of sized material in it.
I wrap my anvil with chain to 1- hold it down with lag bolts and 2- somewhat deaden the noise.

Looks cool...though i am not sure what a guillotine tool is really for

i have a question... Why do you wrap your Anvil with a chain?

thanks for this info. i never heard of the fire extinguisher needing to be replaced.

Great score,cool wife,by the look of things you have it apart,before you took it apart was the vise opening and closing,if so the spring is fine,for me if the vise works,knock the dirt, crud and rust off , oil and grease it mount on a stump what ever and start bending steal.......Cheers

Just a guess but I bet FEDEX would do it for maybe $35.

Let me know....

Nice vice and nice wife!

I clean my vices the same way that I clean my anvils. A knotted wire cup brush on a 4 1/2" angle grinder works well.

how much would i cost to ship to Baton Rouge, LA?

i am currently borrowing a blower and would love to get my own.

My wife surprised my with an early Fathers day gift this evening after work.

A 65lbs post vise.

i see a lot of cleaning in my future Any pointers on the best way to clean it up? My plan is a wire brush and elbow grease
once i get all the rust off, what is the best way to protect it?
I have done one Demo for an American Civil War reenactment (a lot of fun but i don't know much) and would like to be able to bring his out to events.

also is the spring bent too much? If so any advice on fixing it?

thanks

thanks.

I have found both the Lama site and the GCBA site.
not sure which group to join.

there is so much inf on this site its great.

what type of apron? where would you get one?

I am having trouble finding a set of safety glasses that would fit over my regular glasses.

what type of vice should i get to start?

thanks for the advice.

is there a trick to know what type/size of tongs to use?

Hi,

my name is Gerrit. i am new to the forum and to blacksmithing.

working on setting up a shop in my garage in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.