Dogsoldat

How would you guys go about demagnetizing an anvil?   I 'm pretty sure I have read somewhere that when welding wrap a lead around a corner of whats being welded on and that prevents magnetic build up for lack of a better term.  If so, would wrapping a lead around the anvil and laying a short bead on the bottom work?   From what I understand a batch of anvils has quite a magnetic field most likely from being Blanchard ground. 

Any thoughts and ideas?

Fill in your location and you might be surprised who is close by.  A really good start is just reading everything that you can find on here.  Might take a few days,  but it will be time well spent.  Welcome to the group.

Think I have managed to get it all sorted out. 

That's a good thing to keep in mind,  hopefully someone can help out :)

I've ordered myself an anvil and need an address in Spokane to use.  The anvil will be held at the shippers for a friend to pick up,  Anyone in Spokane/Coeur d'Alene that would be willing to help me out?

Michael

heres a pic that might explain it a  bit  better.  half faced blows on the far edge should be close to the anvils center of mass.

Post some pics and post a location someone may be near you.  Depending on where and how its cracked determines whether it's weldable, brazable or worst case scrap.

Thanks for that video Tubbe.  I'll have to try to remember drawing out the nail the way you do,  seems to keep the heat quite well.  It's been added to my growing library.  :)

   Was watching a tong making video on YouTube and the guy draws a bunch of reference lines with a sharpy before he starts.  The way the camera angle around 5 min in a light bulb went on for me!  Just lay the stock corner to corner on the hardy hole,  tip up and the shoulder can be started on the far side nice easy 45deg without having to draw any lines that will rub off when you need them.  Just have to have a little energy left to play after the day job to give it a whirl.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h4h79Sflik

Looks like a very nicely done project.  I would be quite happy to have something like that kicking around for smaller work.  Keep up the good work!

Wish it was a case of left handed on it, would have been a bit easier.  The candle holder part and the hanging hook are supposed to be on the same side so it sits flat on a table or timber.  Not opposites...  But I do like that Idea Frosty.

Hurray!  Sold the second one. 

Made another one,  All was going great til I was ready to start rolling the loop....   and then its oops  cut the hook on the wrong side...  :(  picked the fattest spot a quick twist, reset a shoulder and run it thru the half round hardy tool.  Stretched it out a little,  doesn't balance as nice as it should but it may be alright with the right candle in it.  Did manage to save it though.  started out with a piece of 3/8 sq  maybe 10"  long.   Another dozen and I might have something that someone will buy... 

Here is the pics of the hammer I have.  It is hand made by someone.  Makes me think more of a handled tool with the small round eye.

Anyone know what use with that hammer causes the 2 edges to be worn in that manner?  I have a hammer in my pile of odds an ends that has a very similar face.  I try to grab a pic a little later on today

True enough never thought of that.  ah well  I tried  :)

A glass with a dimple in the bottom and a magnet glued in  should slow them down enough if a guy is really that worried about it.

Thanks guys,  forgot to add the pattern that I was working from.  Just in case anyone wanted to show me a nicer one.  :)

Had an hour or more in the shop today.  Started with a trimmed edge off some plate from work.  1/2 sq and maybe12" long.  turned it into this.  Only major flaw I have in it, is the socket is not thin enough to flex a little.  Came out really close to all my size specs,  which is a bonus.

Your all quite welcome.   Least I can do for all the fine posts the rest of you have made! 

I was looking around for differerent ways to make 'tommy or johnny picks'  also a miners candlestick.  and came across this page

https://sites.google.com/site/aacblibrary/home 

lots of interesting tidbits.

how to straighten a drifted hole and making material fit a hardy hole caught my eye

well worth a few minutes to check it all out

:ph34r:  That REALLY made my day!    :D  

Looks like an interesting mod to  a vise.  Wonder if it was for heading or cable lay work.

Better read up on heat treating some more.  But yes when you cooled it you made it brittle hard.  Would have been better to just lay it on the ground for a bit til cool then shape the other end.   Most springs are oil hardening.

It very may have had micro fractures  in it from it's previous life.  just never know

Wire wheel it till you can see what you have,  all depends on the nature of the marks after that whether it needs a flap disk on an angle grinder or a sanding block,  may need a light touch with a file and nothing more.  Hard to say what your best approach is without pics.  :)  Could always use it a little and see just how much transfers