macbruce

It's gotta be faster than a torch ;)

Alright MB, make us all green with envy. Can you tell us what you paid for it?

I bought a Peddinghaus #9 , 165# double horn around this time, new........$350 versus $1,200 today............

Absolute proof !...............I found what's left of an inverted triangle on the opposit side from the other marks. The ''C'' is long gone, but It's a Columbian for sure.........thanks guys.....mb

Hey don't tempt me, I stand 6'3 at #300 and have easily manuvered hunks of iron much heavier than that into the back of my pickup to follow me home.

It's also welded to a 100# stand, all or nothing big guy......................................


Actually someone did try to take the bet once, a guy about your size. I believe beer was involved , well he went to get hunkered into it and I stopped the fool. He wasn't even a blacksmith!

The marker paint was put there to prevent me from walking into it . It overhangs the base so much, and can blend into the background so well, I crashed into it with my thighs.OUCH !!
looks as though we might just have a winner! The man from Thermopolis! To collect your prize, bring yourself and your truck, and by hand, load it. I seem to remember It took more than one.....................................................................anybody wanna buy a 4B?

Alright MB, make us all green with envy. Can you tell us what you paid for it?

I'll tell ya, sort of, When I found out about the anvil back in 1972, I contacted the UPRR . I called this office and that office, then to the bureau over there, and back to that office. This went on for months....................................................................

It is a Columbian

You seem sure...........how come?

Hello, That 500 pounder looks just like my 250lb Soderfors anvil, they have a thicker tail than the Peter Wright's do, just my thoughts,

Jeff

Does yours have any of the markings? Z or an encircled lazy 8?

You're outside the box again.........keep it up. I don't know how many volutes I've done and it never occured to me to slinky the bastids, they're sposed to be flat, right?.......................mb

I got this bfa circa 1972 and have never even come close to finding out it's origin, even Bill Gitchner was stumped. I got it from the UPRR. '' x 24'' long x 6'' wide face,15'' high, 39'' length. On one side just up from the bottom is an infinity symbol inside a circle. Above that is a ''Z''. Out of 15k+ members here this probably my last shot. It appears to be cast, note the symbols are convex. there are no sq holes in the body, It has sprues running parallel to the length below the heel and horn. It also has a 1'' tool steel face , different from the main mass......seems an odd duck! Oh and it rings like a bell , I put it on a piece of styrofoam once and tried it
note......putting an anvil on say, 1-2'' of styrafoam then striking it will give you a max ring.

MacTalis is my surname among the SCA, It is a tribute to a scottish highland clan that died out in the mid-1400's.

A friend of mine used to call me Macbruceterrr.
macbruce

If you're sinking into a form, you're not thinning much, you're forming. Planishing and forming, I recon it will do both

I bought this hammer awhile back and the handle was loose. I replaced it with a similar sized handle. It seems the hammer is not meant for swinging but perhaps for striking ??? I've been told that perhaps it's a planishing hammer. A blacksmith friend of mine has one but his is mushroomed on the smaller radius from being used under a 25# LG. Any ideas on this ? As you can tell (hopefully) from the pic, each face has a different radius. The head is a little over 7" long and I would guess it weighs in excess of 3 lbs. Not exactly a well balanced hand hammer but then again... I am still learnin'.

Looks like it would be nice for sinking bowls, dish shapes.........I'd loose that handle for an average sized one.............mb

I bought this hammer awhile back and the handle was loose. I replaced it with a similar sized handle. It seems the hammer is not meant for swinging but perhaps for striking ??? I've been told that perhaps it's a planishing hammer. A blacksmith friend of mine has one but his is mushroomed on the smaller radius from being used under a 25# LG. Any ideas on this ? As you can tell (hopefully) from the pic, each face has a different radius. The head is a little over 7" long and I would guess it weighs in excess of 3 lbs. Not exactly a well balanced hand hammer but then again... I am still learnin'.

Looks like it would be nice for sinking bowls, dish shapes.........I'd loose that handle for an average sized one.............mb

I've been watching this thread for awhile and thought I'd send along some pics of the three point bender I've used for the past ten years or so. The first pic shows the bender itself. It's main frame is made of 4"x4"x1/4"wall tube. Mounted on the back leg of the "T" shape frame is a port-o-power type hydraulic cylinder,this is actuated by an air over hydraulic pump with foot switch.The top leg of the "T" has two vertical pins in carriages that can be moved in or out to help make tight or long slow bends easier to form. The second pic shows bending a piece of 1 1/8" octagonal bar. This bender easily bends 2"x2"x1/4" tube or 1/2"x2" flat.

That one is portable in the true sense of the word......Looks like it could be used on an already installed railing, a big plus. I've got a hand pump that would work for that.........can't have too many toys.......................mb

Rewards? That ain't were I'm at, at all. I too like like posting info that benefits the general group. If someone wants more than what you offered, and it takes time and effort to do it a simple acknowledgment doesn't seem to be a big deal. I never dreamed this would be a problem for any of the online community.....But , I've never been much good at pleasing everyone......

Dial-up vs broadband, kinda like trying to pick up a 2'x2'x'2 solid cube of lead vs the same size cube of aluminum.

Thanks Ulric, I read your analogy and it worked...:D

So, Thanks, I tried your idea and it worked isn't cool...........I don't get it. I post pics, I didn't think it was bothering anyone...........mb

I can't imagine going to a blacksmith meeting, asking a guy how to rebuild my LG, take it all in, then turn and walk away...........Does it really take that long download thanks ?

I have noticed a number of folks like to ask questions about threads that require lengthy explanation and pics. And after all that effort not one word. A simple thanks would be nice................mb

How is it set up, so the post that the ram pushes stays in track?
I like it.

The ram block is captured above by the slotted plate, and below by the channel created by the two lower pin plates, also by the round plate underneath which travels along with the ram, this probly would not have been needed if the block holding the bull pin had been wider, (the thing lifted under load and galled the bottom of the upper plate)so more surface area would likely prevent that . The alignment of the pins between upper and lower is critical.........mb

edit: I was just studying the pic from below. making the ram block wider is tricky because it will spread the inboard pins. It's nice to have those pins close together..............so I rekon the traveling plate underneath Isn't redundant after all, It's been a few years since I built this bad boy........

Try twisting it. Say 2-3 in at a time, back and forth, 1/4 to 3/4 turns.........It will really surprise you, it's like making a silk purse from a sow's ear.......mb

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9.5″ x 26″ tall. Forged brass bracket hangs mirror from hook. It it riveted on and allows the mirror to center itself and hang level. Mirror also stands away from the wall by an 1.5″ weighs in at 22 lbs.

The hook have some decorative slit and drifted hole which they pass through, as well the as the brass bracket. Was tricky slitting that brass. Three coats of polyurethane and the mirror is set with silicone.

In progress picture. Ended up moving the lower left detail to the top left.

Hot stuff ! very nice.......mb



Forged Brass Bracket


Some light shots

I have a Iron Store Giant C-frame power hammer that is missing almost all of its parts. I am considering converting it to a hydraulic press. My question is does anybody have any idea if it would handle the pressure forces without breaking the frame. Thanks for any thoughts or information.

There could be more danger in the possibility of it breaking you, especially if it's a cast iron frame. It might "crack" at 2 ton or explode at 25t. When hyd's go wrong they can take you Out. Another problem is that a ph isn't a press, there is give between the material and the upper part of the frame. In a press it's forcing up just as hard as It's forcing down, that's why C frame presses are just as massive at the top as the bottom, which isn't the case with ph's ........I'd say no............. can you show the frame?.................mb

A great example of using material others overlook. That thing must weigh in the tons.

The guy said If I could carry two off, one in each arm, they were mine all mine, alas.........He probly wouldn't make the same offer to the Monsta