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Drop hammer? A board hammer?
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I love Upstate NY, Such a beautiful place! So you tore down that building? Looked pretty nice from afar.
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Show me your anvil stands
marcusb replied to pkrankow's topic in Stands for Anvils, Swage Blocks, etc
Thinking half moon shape on the sides? My blacker anvil has those with screws pushing against them, works great, no movement. I did something similar with my ASO and it does not move either. -
I recently sold a Reed 8" bench vise for $1200 if that helps your pricing any.
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I think the market is finally softening up a bit on Blacksmith tools. I notice here they are lingering longer on the sale sites for lower prices than in the recent past.
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What did you do in the shop today?
marcusb replied to littleblacksmith's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
I shoveled 2.55 tons of #57 stone off my truck into the entrance of the new shop building. I also raked level and tamped sand for my floor (24'x24') with a tamper I made out of 3/4 plate steel and some pipe. My arms are spent. Going to get another load of stone tomorrow and repeat again...... -
JLP Blacksmith Teaching Center.
marcusb replied to jlpservicesinc's topic in Building, Designing a Shop
Are the roof first buildings more expensive? I would guess the structure would be more substantial to carry the roof without the bracing of the walls. -
Show me your anvil stands
marcusb replied to pkrankow's topic in Stands for Anvils, Swage Blocks, etc
Maple? -
That's how the frenchies went about it to
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old style 250 pound little giant
marcusb replied to jason0012's topic in Power Hammers, Treadle Hammers, Olivers
No vertical adjustment is pretty wild! So enough travel in the arms to handle everything with in its range? Come to think of it I guess my blacker is kinda like that. You set the head height and it will pretty much eat what ever you can shove under there -
Some pattern welded test pieces
marcusb replied to FieryFurnace's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Looks great, will look even better on hammers! -
Self contained hammers and VFD's
marcusb replied to Benona blacksmith's topic in Power Hammers, Treadle Hammers, Olivers
I do not see how it would cause it any damage from a mechanic point of view. -
That may be the case again in NE Ohio with the Shale boom. My area used to be a-wash with it, but that boom has long since past.
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Show me your anvil stands
marcusb replied to pkrankow's topic in Stands for Anvils, Swage Blocks, etc
They will rotate with horn and heel work. I was referring to the nice stand Old Crew built and his mention of hold-downs. With that nice border he made all the way around the base It wont turn on the the stand. Now if he starts having someone sledge on the horns it would start rocking.