Old N Rusty

Waycool!

is it stable? Will the cat tip it over, or a kid? sure looks great and i like the finish.

sometimes i do have a purpose when i do some things... some times not that blower has a switch box on it on the farside, only accessible when motor is affixed that way it blows ok anyway

is the crack something that flexes, wiggles,going to be, and is, destruction of your forge? or just ugly? if the latter slap some cement mix over it and truck on. as for the former, well do you have an ox- acetylene torch? if yes braze it, i have some forty years welding experience and have NEVER seen a stick welding rod for cast iron that works at all( same story with aluminum stick rods) i thing the bubblegum weld is likely to be an attempt to weld it with a steel welding rod just braze over it. as for JB weld .............that stuff should be an inditeable offence against metal totally useless and often when it did not work for s**t a contaminant i should charge more for removal. i see above this box isnt friendly to punctuation marks "-"-"- ha!

Marlins are FAST swimming fish in the gulf of mexico how do you spike them?

that is an idea i picked up from Frank Turley way back in '94 it is a sand and cement mix 3 parts sand - 1 part portland cement, fireclay is fragile and cracks that mix dont crack and is forever it seems. that is my "lazy" blower the forge has a buffalo HANDY blower that a machinist friend overhauled in exchange for a wrought iron coffee table base it turns so easy now, he gonna get a nice table as soon as wife designs it. the forge came with no grate that is a 1/2" thick pipe blind in stainless steel with 3/8" holes in that just fit into an igloo lunch box. works well too. See my homemade hood? i like the smell of coal smoke, but it can get a bit thick.i have had the forge on demo, and students use it in the shop we never had any problems with the cement for a while now. PAX

nice kitty , beautiful anvil.

agin does it matter i thaut if i line up the die i am working with the center of the hammer it is ok i got a bevel cut into the bottom die for fence picket points the one that really worries me is the sow block started moving not so long ago and will not hammer back dont really want to HIT it so its clean it and work out the wedges gonna Jb weld it this time

does it matter? would it make it better if the air was comin out rightside up? new at this and NEVER had a computer till last year, that seemed to fit to put on that way not the first time i got something upside down, till i got a computer i really dint know what side of the anvil went up now i know THE FLAT SIDE!

you the MAN crawdad!

fine work! been planning a dream catcher for my sons birthday, love your feathers RIP!

its old and rusty

very nice, you DO know what your doing.

i want one!

beautiful color on that anvil,I think you can get some nail polish to match, won't that be the bees knees!

very nice work! I really like the feathers.

Yes, it's all steel. I used Plum Brown for the finish, and added Guilders paste to the buckles, rivets and hinges.