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should be cast iron.
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i use fishing leader or used guitar strings to make small springs.
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that's the best description i've seen yet. don't know what they used. i remember reading somewhere that the mold was broken down and the anvil quenched then left to self temper from retained heat.
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looks like a post vise/cider press hybrid to me.
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a proper steel is not meant to remove metal, but to realign the edge.
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at least they're not painted pink and sitting in the flowerbed. i just hope i'm there for the yard sale when they redecorate.
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i'm with larry. if i see a forgotten something and i want it, i first offer to get it out of the way for them.
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looks like a firefighter's hand axe to me. i've seen a few french models sell at auction. my google fu is week and i can't seem to find an example online.
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frosty, i used white foam beads mixed with dense castable 2:1. then a 1/2" of noxram over it to protect it. some guys use 3:1 but it seemed too weak to me. foam beads burn out and leave nice little round air pockets.
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sevin dust after dark works like a champ. doesn't take much, just some around the entrance. as they die others drag them in to be eaten, and in turn die. usually done by the time i remember to look at them the next day.
no muss, no fuss, no stings.
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picked up a few vises over the last few months. i got the 2 1/2" columbian along with a welding helmet for 2 whole dollars at auction. the 4" morgan i picked up at a neighbors yard sale for 8$. i thought it was the columbian's big brother 'til i flipped it over.
stopped at a barn sale last weekend and picked up this 5 1/2" indian chief. i haven't pulled it apart to check the screwbox, but it feels o.k.. the price started at $50, but i talked them down to $40....'til i opened my wallet and was a couple of dollars short. for 38$ i couldn't pass it up.
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5-10% or so, much more than that and it becomes brittle. too much and it will shatter like glass when dropped. use aluminum wire, it's the easiest/cheapest/scrap pure form of aluminum. melt the copper first with a charcoal cover then add the aluminum.
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Thats cool oof. I wonder, filling in the space with some kind of softer metal then welding flats on it would increase the weight of the item substantialy.
That house sounds interesting.
thanks quint. the plate on top is 12"x12" 1.5" thick, and the beam is .5" thick. it weighs right around 100 pounds. right now i just set some lead ingots inside to help calm the ring. the chain and magnets don't do enough on their own.
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you could use it to make one of these.
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that is one exquisite mud bug.
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turning it to negative is a pretty good idea, i fiddled with a few adjustments and couldn't see anything.
don i think you're right in there. a search with that name turns up some very similar ones.
thanks fellas
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td, there are two pieces of steel shoved into the handling holes front and back that hold everything up. no welds, feels surprisingly solid.
tp thanks for that info, and yes it's in ohio. i'll have to try and clean it up some, but part of the stamp is covered by the repair. if it helps any there is a handling hole in the bottom, and a 1 stamped right in the middle of the front foot. i couldn't see any dots between the weight stamps.
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stopped at a sale last weekend to look at an anvil that was listed on craigslist. the horn was broken off, but repaired by someone a long time ago. i got the guys # and went home. needless to say it ate at me while having breakfast so i jumped back in the truck drove back and bought it.
it has a name stamped in it but i can't quite make it out.
also got a pair tongs that are 45" long.
it's stamped 1 0 21 so it should weigh 133 pounds. with the added strap it weighs 140#. no ring 'cause of the horn, but it has nice rebound, good hardie/ pritchel.
i picked up both for $80.
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lost foam casting and aluminum.
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you could use it to degas an aluminum melt.
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o.k frank that led to some interesting info, including that hoover did design an anvil....but i can't find a picture of one that says hoover. apparently he either designed the g.e. anvil or they were based on his design, and those look remarkably like the anvil that my friend has. anyone have thoughts on this?
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yellowish coating on copper
in Zinc, galvanized, and coatings
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cadmium....be careful.
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