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Julius

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  1. I am curently using a Cliff Carol 70lbs ferriers anvil as that I all I have to work with for now. I bought it as a used anvil but it was in fact brand new. It still had the shipping labels on it and had not seen any work on it. May anvil and forge are curently outside.My anvil is mounted to a Heavy wood stump so I cant move it around to much. Here is my question. Should I treat the anvil face with anything to prevent rust. I only get to do any work on it on the weekends and between uses it gets a layer of orange rust on the face. I live on the west coast very near the ocean. Even covering with a tarp and wrapping the anvil in plastic it still develops the layer of rust. Just an FYI even during the summer every thing is wet in the morning with condensation. After about ten minutes of pounding iron the rust is gone. I tried a thin coat of Balistol on it and still got the rust. Is there anything I can do to prevent this?
  2. Mason Jars are made to stand up to heat and pressure that is used in canning. A regular jar like a pickle or myonaise jar will not stand up to much heat.
  3. Clinton I do get up that way every once in awhile, I my take you up on your offer to see your shop. What is that piece of steel in the link you provided from? It looks like it might be a part of some farm machinery. Craigslist is where I found my Cliff Carol anvil. It was brand new and still had the shipping label on it. I paid seveny bucks for it. I have found a few other nice pices of steel in the scrap yards that I have used as an anvil.
  4. I never wear gloves. I only wear eye protection while hammering at home. No gloves because I like to feel what the metal is doing as I am hammering it. The reason I only wear eye protection at home is this. I do a number of smithing demonstrations a year at a historic site. This is not a renfaire or anything like that where historical acuracy is not an issue. I do demonstrations at an 1850's Ca. fort. I dress in period atire and make implements for use at the fort. Mostly hinges and various pieces of hardware. smiths of the 1850's were not wearing eye protection as far as I know. And in my quest for historical acuracy I emulate them as much as possible.
  5. About two hours north of you on the 101 in Nipomo. Just north of Santa Maria and just south of Pismo beach.
  6. I only go to scrap and wrecking yards for specific things. The scrap yards I do go to are small privately owned yards. I buy most of my working stock from B and B steel yard. they sell to evry one.
  7. Let me tell youa story about unions. I work in an oil refinery that is owned by a Large oil company. I am non union. I am just about the only non union employee in this facility. Erlier this year the union went on strike because it wanted more money for less work.( if I quit coming to work and demanded more money I wouldnt have a job) Well during the ensuing strike I was not alowed to go to work because management would not let my cross the picket line. So I lost five days pay because someone wanted more money for less work.
  8. Hi All New to the site and to blacksmithing in general. I have been messing around with blacksmithing for a few years now and have just started to realy get in to it. I took a few blacksmith classes at the local JC. In class we were using propane forges. I have built a coke forge for use at home. I need to get a larger anvil though. I am curently using a 70lbs Cliff Carrol farriers anvil. It is fine for small stuff but that is about it. Any advice for a new guy is much appriciated.
  9. No one has mentioned iron dye yet. Vinegar plus steal wool makes a dark black dye for leather. Cram as much fine steel wool as you can in a quart canning jar, fill with vinegar put on the lid and let it sit until all the steel wool has disolved. When you are ready to dye leather black cut the dye in half with water. Aply to the leather and watch the magic happen. After however many coats you decide to use finish with you usual method of leather perservitive.
  10. I couldn't make any money at those prices. I always by remnants from my local steel yard. Remnants here are around 35 cents a pound
  11. Popular here in Ca. as well. My Father inlaw has one that he uses for fying in the backyard. He has it set over a large propane burner on a welded tripod. Fresh hot pork rinds and a cold beer go good together.
  12. Paul42 Is that tripod made of 1/2" ? It looks like it. That is what I was going to use for the one I am working on now. I decided on half inch because this thing is going to get some hard and heavy use. Also Igot a 19 foot joint of it for 3 bucks Thanks for the picks
  13. Hi all, I am new to the site and have a question. Is there a place on here with plans or drawings? If so I was unable to find it. I am planing on building a campfire tripod and was just looking for some more ideas. I know it is a simple project but it doesn't hurt to have more ideas. Thanks
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