stuartthesmith2

you might be addicted to blacksmithing if you have more triphammers than children

just be patient; I will find you an anvil........where do you live now?

right now there is a very nice looking, large anvil available in san francisco on craigslist for six hundred dollars......it looks to be at least three hundred pounds! there is a farm auction this coming saturday in harrison, ohio, done by "dowers family auctions llc." in which they have a pretty hay budden, a bunch of forges and other anvils for sale......... there is an auctioneer named donald roan in hornell, new york, who is doing an estate sale.....up for sale this saturday is an old two-horned european type anvil which looks pretty good..........

I just found someone on craigslist in riverton, illinois looking for someone to buy his anvil for REAL CHEAP. It looks like a real clean Hay Budden 200-250 pounder.. It was placed up for sale this morning! I just found another super bargain.....a 300 lb anvil, in very nice shape, for 250 dollars in harrisburg, pennsylvania. would run for it, since I live in pennsylvania, but I already have 8 anvils weighing over 300 pounds. it's on the harrisburg craigslist, the guy listed this anvil TODAY

The company under which I served my apprenticeship, Lucker Division of American Hoist and Derrick, used to be called the Lucker Manufacturing Company before they were absorbed into Amhoist. The blacksmith in that shop, Fyordor Czub, a russian master, also used to forge basketball rims for the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department under the auspices of Lucker Manufacturing, which used to make playground equipment. Lawrence Lucker, owner of the company, invented a continuous cable tensioning machine, which prompted him to become absorbed by Amhoist, and cease the manufacture of playground equipment. During the last Arab-Israeli War, a lot of ships were sunk in the Suez Canal, prompting the need for a machine which could drag these ships from the bottom of the canal using wire rope, which prompted Lawrence Lucker to invent these machines for doing that. The entire facillity retooled and started to manufacture lifting equipment for that industry. When I served my apprenticeship, Mr. Czub still had the bending jigs that he used in making basketball hoops. For the fun and practice of it, I made several rims. Too bad I am only six feet tall, I was never good at filling those rims with leather!

I found a anvil near binghamton, NY...looks like nice stuff. Also look at Ithaca NY, and in taunton, massachusetts craigslist, someone is selling what appears to be a beautiful hay budden for a reasonable price.....

you might be a blacksmith if you have the nostrils of a collier. You might be a blacksmith if all your blacksmithing books are COVERED with black fingerprints.

thank you for the help...............my computer skills are not up to par, it seems

here is another one on sale on craiglist in detroit. email this posting to a friend detroit metro craigslist > macomb co > for sale / wanted > farm & garden please flag with care: miscategorized prohibited spam/overpost best of craigslist Avoid scams and fraud by dealing locally! Beware any deal involving Western Union, Moneygram, wire transfer, cashier check, money order, shipping, escrow, or any promise of transaction protection/certification/guarantee. More info Huge Anvil on its own stand - $995 (lapeer) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 2010-05-13, 5:05PM EDT Reply to: see below -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huge "Budden" made anvil (Brooklyn, NY) on its own stand. $995 Call 810-664-1396 Bring your wife to help pickup! Location: lapeer it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests PostingID: 1739451708 No contact info? if the poster didn't include a phone number, email, or other contact info, craigslist can notify them via email. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 2010 craigslist, inc. terms of use privacy policy feedback forum

here's a biggun for sale on craigslist right now. mailto:sale-abwuy-1765191111@craigslist.org?subject=Enormous%20Anvil%20500lbs%2034.5%22%20long%20-%20%241200%20(Manchester)&body=%0A%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fhartford.craigslist.org%2Ftls%2F1765191111.html%0A

I have tons of leather belting from line shafts. I can hook you up, just email me!

you might be a blacksmith if you have more triphammers than children you might be a blacksmith if you named your sons "Hay" and "Budden" you might be a blacksmith if you use ice for burns and not beer or maybe "you might be a real blacksmith if you use ice for beer and not burns"

I think I am going to follow anvilcustom's trend and paint my anvil green!

I have a profound idea. Ever hear of anvil-blowing on the fourth of july? Mr. 701 pound hay budden can put his anvil on the bottom, while I put my "lightweight" 700 pounder on the top, we can fill the mousehole with gunpowder, and see how high my puny anvil will rise on this momentous occasion!

you can have my anvil if I drop it from a fifty foot high bridge, and you CATCH it!

the gentleman who started this topic has a 701 pound hay budden. Mine is 700 pounds. I am in immediate need of a psychiatrist, because of the fact that his weighs one more pound than mine......I am suffering from an acute case of anvil envy syndrome! Any suggestions?

I am big enough to put a swayback on a horse, but NOT THIS ANVIL!

Folks, here are my pics, as promised. This hay budden weighs in at 700 lbs. I weigh in at 256 lbs, no match for my anvil!

Alas my wife, a far better cook than photographer, took these pictures of me yesterday, hammering grapevine joiners under my Bradley triphammer. Enjoy!

My wife took these pictures yesterday. She is a much better cook than a photographer. I am putting up, rather than shutting up. Enjoy the pictures!

my bradley upright, which is a different design, has a cushion cup in the hammerhead. There is supposed to be some play between the helve on MY hammer and the cushion, allowing a SNAPPING motion, which allows the hammer to hit harder. I would imagine that your cushion cops, at the rear of the helve on your design, should have similar slop or play, allowing a snapping motion, which lets your hammer hit harder

For your enjoyment and use, I just scanned the relevant pages of the Bradley Owner's Manual, printed over 100 years ago; I hope it aids in the restoration of your hammer.

There is actually a company, still in business, who stocks Bradley Triphammer Parts. It is called the Cortland Machine Works, and is in Cortland, NY. They stock everything, from helves to rubber cushions. I personally own a Bradley Upright Helve Hammer, with a 75 pound head, which I use in my shop. When I bought the hammer, in 1977, it needed a new rubber cushion, which I purchased from them, along with a spare, just in case. They were nice enough to provide me with a Bradley owners manual, which I have; I burned a copy of the manual on a cd-rom. Your hammer, according to my manual, is a horizontal helve hammer. By the way, I have a friend with two large Bradley triphammers for sale. One of them is a 200 pound Bradley upright helve hammer, the other one is a 200 lb. Bradley horizontal helve hammer. They were unfortunately left outside, and require new wooden helves, which can be made with a chainsaw and a drawknife. He is asking for $3000 dollars apiece for these machines. If interested, you can email me at stampedestu@juno.com for information. I am attaching photos which I took of both of his hammers.

I am going to photograph my big anvil tomorrow, then post the pics. By the way, if you live in the midwest, I know where there is a 500 lb. hay budden for sale, and reasonable! It is in a suburb of indianapolis. The guy is only asking for 800 dollars for this anvil, and it is in magnificent shape. If you email me at stampmanstuart@juno.com, I will give you his phone number. This anvil is located too far for me to drive to get it.

I have a seven hundred pound hay budden in my shop. I am going to post pics of it on this website. I think it is 700 pounds, I haven't weighed it, but it is stamped 700 on the side. You are causing a nervous breakdown in me, I now have anvil envy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!