mat

i had a toy(a long long time ago) called a spiragraph from what i remember it would work well,then you could enlarge the image using a photocopier.i wonder if i could get one?

when up against china's manufacturing might only cottage industries can compete,hey is the industrial revolution re-starting in the black country.i was born in manchester and yes its so sad to see a post industrial landscape sad sad sad.

thank you all great advice

thanks.just out curiosity would same apply to the electrode leed?

i have just started learning to weld and have bought an older type 200amp welder,copper transformer.the earth leed has 2 cuts in the insulation is this a problem?,can it be fixed?.

hi all i just bought my self a power hacksaw it has a reduction box,what type of oil would be recomended when i change it.thanks in advance

a lot of metal work history was dependent on the heat that could be generated,so maybe we work pre or post the splitting of the atom?

check out the australian baggy green cricket cap or the old style english style cricket caps

we have all the blacksmith beers,now a pie to eat with that beer what more could a smith want.

found this its for lashing shipping contaners together it has left and right thread the jaws move in and out opp and towards each other as the shaft is rotated.good to fix a leg vice with a bad /broken thread/box or make a vise.

i think the chinese say "the best revenge is to live well".but thats the hard part take care mat h,

the grandaddy? age? had to get it most foot powered lathes seem to have been converted to elec motors in 1930s.seen a few wood lathes foot powered not so meny metal.just another thing for the wife to stub her toe on!!

i emailed the au importer some time ago "To answer your specific questions the anvils have the following properties: Casting steel material: ZG45 (similar to ASTM1045 or DIN C45); Hardness of working surface: HRC (Rockwell) 40-50 by high frequency hardening. They are solid cast, with no voids, they have very large machined faces & "feet" to aid solid mounting, opposite & generous Hardie holes & Pritchel holes that are true & cleanly cast right thru the anvils; all at a very reasonable price & very reasonable freight rates. I palletise the larger anvils for shipment at no extra cost. The attached document also includes some guidelines on anvil mounting & other accessories & ordering & packing & freight information. I have sold many anvils to a wide range of crafts people including wrought iron manufacturers, general blacksmiths, knife makers, a school & an amateur farrier. I have anvils in stock in the following sizes: 10; 30; 50; 75; 100; & 200kg, ranging in price from $68 to $1038. Our products are also sold in Europe, including the discerning German market. Thank you once again for your enquiry, If I can be of further assistance, please contact me," the big question is "HRC (Rockwell) 40-50 by high frequency hardening"is it hard enough and what is high frequency hardening?? eny ideas.

thanks slain the wheels had to come home,i cut them off the body of the cart(heavy c chanel)from what was lying around,pipe,brass and largeish water storage i thinking a small steam engine transporter.thanks for the info dont bust a gut looking as i will probably sell them and put the much needed cash towards tools.shame they would look great with a big open crank hit n miss thumping away on them.thats the hobby for my next life time.as a side note any one reading this there is a bk anvil from bris on e bay 1000.i was doing a blacksmith course with alan ball village smith about 5 years ago and he warned us that someone had a bk pattern and was selling cast iron coppies.turned out a guy there on the weekend was bought one(crap).the one on ebay is "hardly used????",sory to the seller if all is ok.but i always think never part with a $ sight unseen.

just pulled these wheels out of the bush near bayside of brisbane (secret local).big cast wheels,forged axels 2.5 inch*2.5inch.dose any one know this touch mark.the lettering seems to be rton then the mark?

i posted this in anvils thought id post it hear *2 .for the last 3 months or so i have been watching the sales of anvils on ebay hear in australia there has been 32. some no brand name,brooks,stourbridge,j forrest,kohlswa,w gilpin,attwood,bk,wilkingson,peter wright.3 broken heel or horn,the good the bad and the ugly.a good cros section of makers and quality.total weight 2263 kgs(7 weights were est by comparing) or 4989lb at a cost of au$13525,thats about au$6 per kg or au$2.7 per lb.au$2.7 is around a$2.50..hope you all find this interesting .any one out there some spare change..

for the last 3 months or so i have been watching the sales of anvils on ebay hear in australia there has been 32. some no brand name,brooks,stourbridge,j forrest,kohlswa,w gilpin,attwood,bk,wilkingson,peter wright.3 broken heel or horn,the good the bad and the ugly.a good cros section of makers and quality.total weight 2263 kgs(7 weights were est by comparing) or 4989lb at a cost of au$13525,thats about au$6 per kg or au$2.7 per lb.au$2.7 is around a$2.50..hope you all find this interesting .any one out there some spare change..

i come from scotland(now in oz) "its a smiddy".so much so,i knew a man not a blacksmith but good at welding etc, all the old folk called him smiddy tom.

i love frank so hear gos it wasent very large there was just enough room to cram the forge in the corner next to the dodge it was a 54 with a mashed up door..........now i am off to have relations with a telly u funking 47 with over drive.(a vaccuum cleaner to non frank types).

now mr zappa/grant is it true "the meek shall inherit nothing"

what steel are they cast from ????

glad i am not the only person to let a dust bag burn!!.i find the other stories comforting, do we need a suport group lol.

dale we do indeed lead the world.(at somthing),lets throw down the gauntlet.

i have not tried it but hears a oz beer for the blacksmith in need.

i am far from being any help on anvil id but this looks like some one has used an anvil as a pattern to cast from hence the roughness trying to move an anvil out a sand pattern it may only be cast iron.any other ideas?????