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I recently bought this blower and decided to jazz it up a little.

Luke March, I had the same thought.

I would say the sound is short.

Markus, the ring is high-pitched, almost hurts my ears if I tap a hammer on the horn.

I can't see what you're referring to, all I see is a faint image of The Virgin Mary.

Last one.

As a rule I hate posted pictures that haven't been re-sized, but in this case it may show some faint markings so here goes.

I bought this anvil recently for $100. The only markings I could find were the three stamped symbols on the front foot and the 0-3-0 on the side. Any help is greatly appreciated. The anvil has very good ring and rebound.

I've refurbished several Champion 400s, any chance you want to give us some pictures of what yours looks like? Also, I'll keep my eyes open for a stand for you. Alan

That is a great catalog, thanks! I am presently refurbishing a Canedy-Otto forge blower with an attachment that I'm assuming hooked onto a forge. I'm amazed at how quietly this blower runs when cranked! I like Champion blowers but they can be pretty loud in operation.

EGreen, the fellow with a front end loader, who put the forge onto my trailer after I bought it said the seller dragged the forge out of an old shed by hooking a chain around ONE of the legs and pulling it out with a tractor. The fact the forge survived in one piece tells me it's pretty sturdy!

stewartthesmith, thanks for the pictures. I especially like the one from the Champion catalog.

Frank, I like your idea of a simple push-pull mechanism. The half crank one way and then the other of mine is a bit more complicated.

Stewart, I don't think mine has been modified. The blower housing was made to line up with and attach to the tuyere. The straightforward manner in which the blower/tuyere unit attached to the underside of the forge indicates to me it was designed that way by Champion. Possibly mine is a later version of the ones you mentioned.

Thanks to you both for your input.

I removed the tuyere and blower from underneath the forge today. It came out as one unit and probably weighed 60 or 70 pounds. It turned out harder to separate the tuyere from the blower than getting them out from under the forge. I haven't tried the motor yet, but did find out it is 220 volts. I was surprised to find the motor had a "Champion Blower & Forge Co." metal tag on it. I was able to get the gasket off in one piece.

Looks good, how many fire bricks did you use?

So basically what you both are telling me is to clay the forge pan back to the depth it was in the first pictures I posted? Originally the clay was around 6 inches deep, and I was a little surprised there were only the three firebricks in front of the fire pit. On second thought, clay is probably cheaper than firebrick. I appreciate your input.

Today I put the forge on a drastic weight reduction program. I removed all the clay from the forge pan, plus three fire bricks. That took at least 120 pounds off! I need to rebuild the metal part that holds the adjustable hood. As of yet, I haven't tried to get the blower going. I would be surprised if the motor is still working, but you never know.

Thanks to y'all for the information. I plan on refurbishing the forge. The hood is not in real good shape, but the tuyere appears to be good. The gizmo that loosens the ash and clinkers at the bottom of the grate is intact and works as well.

I got this forge recently. I'm curious as to how old it is? I'm thinking it's at least 80 or 90 years old, since the blower has an electric motor. Any information regarding the forge's model number, etc., would be appreciated. It's quite heavy, I'm guessing around 700 pounds.

Any markings on the anvil? Do you know the weight and its dimensions? Looks to be in good condition.

LoneForge, it looks like a 2 in the photo, but I just went and looked at the anvil on that side and it's more like an irregular circle and not a marking. I'm 99% convinced the anvil is a Columbian cast steel, from the mold seam and no visible top plate welding.

It weighs around 200 pounds.

The anvil has a nice ring to it, unlike the thud you hear with a cast iron ASO.

The above pictures are: 1. side view 2. back foot 3. underside 4. front foot 5. front foot 6. under horn.

Thomas Powers, you're right, here's some more pictures:

There are no markings that I can see anywhere on the body or feet of this anvil. It does have the number one (1) stamped into one side. The underside is flat, with no markings.