macbruce

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....................................................................

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

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.

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

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

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

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......

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

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

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

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

I don't know if this ok or not, if not I don't reckon it's a felony to show a great example of found material art (ironworker slugs} that ain't mine. These images were taken at the Loveland Sculpture Show last summer, and for me this about the most exciting thing I've ever seen from such base material............mb Sorry about the pics, I can' figure out how to reduce them

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