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    Price and lead time?
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    Blacksmith paradise? With the prices I have seen in Europe that guy is making a killing.....Glad somebody is getting ahead in life....
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    What happened to the Williams and White? That's a great block! It seems like there are two camps on swage blocks. Some claim there only function is decorative and others use them almost daily. What uses do you find for this one?
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    Here we are a year later....... Hammer is still under tarp but the building it it will be going in is well under way now.
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    Post vice I.D.

    marcusb replied to Clover Saint's topic in Vises

    I love that place. It was a long drive when I lived in NW Ohio and even longer now I am in the SE part of the state. I have not been there in over 5 years now! I'm glad to hear they are still up and running.
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    I forgot I posted this. Seems fitting to dredge it up since I will be moving this hammer soon after I get the new shop closed in. I have really grown to like this machine, the design offers such versatility not found in most mechanical's. I highly recommend blacker hammers "if" you can find one for sale.
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    The CFM requirements on utility hammers that size are just mind blowing! Another reason self contained are preferred I guess.
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    Is that Ric Furrers Hammer? Seeing this reminded me Matt Harrison was trying to sell his 750 pound chambersburg awhile back not sure if he's still in the mood.
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    Post vice I.D.

    marcusb replied to Clover Saint's topic in Vises

    Was this shop in Lodi?
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    I was given a clutch fork assembly for a John Deere A tractor.The frame was cast iron and had a steel shaft that runs thru the casting. Rusted/bonded into a solid mass. This part had laid out in a field for many many years....Rusted Solid! Soaked it in Kroil for a week or so and it moved free like a new one. I would never have believed it had I not done it myself. I'm sure its bad stuff but it works miracles....
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    I have no masonry forge chimney experience. I have made them out of metal and they require a 12" diameter to get a decent draft going. Any idea the size inside the chimney?
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    Nice! I hope it does well for ya. Tool prices have sure gone nuts! I watched those "NASA" Nazel's at auction bring 25k and still not meet reserve a few weeks back...
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    I agree, the mud/grit alone at the current job site would run the paint. I have planking across the lower roof so I can set the upper rafters on the roof instead of a ladder. Once I have the upper roof framed I will try and roof it in one go.
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    Tried Bob Bergman at the Postville blacksmith shop yet?
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    Single bubble insulation sounds like the best fit for me. I will call around and see what I can find that's local to me. I have got the side roofs completed now, ready for the insulation and roof metal.
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    load of metal

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    load of metal
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    Decorative Hammer Deflectors...Don't ask me how I know there function....LOL. I think these are just more curved than normal, the whole vice shows a real high level of detail, well beyond any other post vise I have been around. I imagine it was pricey when new!
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    I have finally got around to a project I need to complete while my old shop area still has power. I have what i think is a Peter Wright post vise. The jaws are 7" wide and what makes it unusual is that it has a sliding jaw that is adjustable. As always there is a catch.... the screw is missing. I do have the screw box just not the screw.
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    Looks like a "anvil shaped object" to me.
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    We have all been there.....I use the term "married to it" when I have no choice but to keep something because I would loose money on it otherwise I will keep an eye out, if I find anything you can use I will let you know! That's a wonderful hammer, sure hate to think of it setting around idle.
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    *Whats the story on your 200 pounds never used hammer?
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    I know the feeling. I called a manufacture looking to purchase an owners manual for one of my hammers. They said sure we have them.....for $750! Luckily shortly there after I found the original. All it has in it is foundation plans and part #'s for that $750 bucks. With a hammer like that it may be worth biting the bullet one time. The spool above is mine but its for a big Erie hammer. Whats the story on the one you have?
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    Well, you will need one of these........ . Have you contacted Ajax? I think they are whats left of Chambersburg? Its a long shot but they may still have prints or better yet parts.
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    I find for small holes variable speed cordless drills really excel. You can put them in low range and keep the speed down were it needs to be. I built a goose neck hitch for my pickup out of 3/4" plate steel with nothing but a cordless drill. Once you understand drilling basics, no problems.
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