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You would have to be really careful since that is castiron, it wouldn't take too much to break it, I have no clue as to what it is either, I would hold onto it though, never know what kind of use you might find for it. welder19

sure...if the tree is still live you may need to compensate for growth, or if your talking about lumber then keep in mind that over time the pounding will loosen things and egg out holes and such so when your drawing it up make it so you can keep things tight, maybe clap to the wood instead of drilling through it. Also, choose a hard wood. Be sure to take pics of the build if you do it. welder19

Is that an ok price for a hammer with no motor? not that I have the $ for it any way just curious. welder19

There are a lot of good mobil anvil stands that I have seen on the forum and in the blueprints, I would suggest you you look into building one, I can't give you any specific plans since I am fortunate enough to not have to move mine so I use good old fashioned oak logs. If I had to move it around though I would build a mobil stand though, verses giving up a large anvil for one I could lift, you can use a big anvil for small jobs but you can't use a small anvil for large jobs. Just my opinon, good luck. welder19

BP0092 Anvil helper I have something similar to that and when needed I use Vise Grips and clamp the work to the helper. welder19

Did you finish the screw you needed Frosty? If it does the job it was intended for then it's a good tool. welder19

"I don't mind if your stupid, just keep it to yourself" J.W. Hyer welder19

So if that is the case then the 296 is the weight? I don't know, since I hurt my back I can't even try to lift it and get a guess, I'll try and get a scale to weigh it. Thanks guys, I did get really lucky with this one, I got it from a friend who salvaged it back in the early 70's in Camden out of a scrap yard. He was running scrap up there and on one of his trips he happend to spot it sitting way up on a pile of scrap about 30-40' up, so he walked over the the old guy sitting in the crane and says, " hey buddy, you think if I give you $5 could get that anvil off the top of that pile?" and the old guy looks up at the top of the pile and says, " shoot....for five bucks I'd get that anvil from the bottom of that pile", so that is how he got it. He was never a black smith nor did he ever even use it except to hammer on something once in a while but would never part with it and he's had a lot of people offer him money for it over the years and then out of the blue he just gave it to me the other day, I do lot for him but I never expected him to give it to me. welder19

Here is the face and the damaged area I mentioned. welder19

I have just been given a new anvil, well not actually new but you know what I mean. It's a Trenton but it doesn't have a weight on it, not that I can tell any way but I thought maybe someone could answer a couple questions about it. 1- on the side under the name there is some words in a circle about the size of a silver dollar but I can't make out what it says, anyone know? 2- on the front of the foot it has some letters and #'s M296 on the left and A38016 on the right, anyone know about those? All and all it is in really great condition, the face is perfect and the edges are pretty good, the only spot with any real damage is the flat area between the face and horn (I can't remember what that area is called). I have some pic's that I'm going to try posting, hopefully I'll get it the first time. Thanks welder19

Nice, thanks for sharing, welcome to the forum also. welder19

Leaf springs are good to use since they are so easy and cheap to come by. welder19

You need to post some pics of these and the other stuff you made. welder19

You'll need to give us some more info, what method are you looking to do, stock removal or forging, do you have any tooling, forge, anvil, grinder, etc? What kind and how much experience do you have working with metal. These are things we would need to know to help get you going in the right direction also there is tons of info on here, you could spend days reading this site which is a good idea, there are also lots of good books on the subject as well as schools depending on how serious you want to get. welder19

or sell it to an antique person and use the $ for tools. welder19

Definately need a picture. welder19

Nice, beautiful view also. welder19

They arn't dangerous, get yourself a soldering torch and you will be surprised at how much use you find for it. I have several in my shop and one I keep in the house, they are great for lighting fires, I never waste time with matches or lighters, just grab the torch and light whatever it is your trying to burn. welder19

Looks good! welder19

I would love horses......if we were still living in the 19th century, I think they are a beautiful animal and all but I have a truck so I don't have much use for a means of transportation that you have to feed even though your not using it....but to each his own. Kind of like snail boats....just not real useful in this day and age. No offense to anyone who likes snail boats or horses, just my opinion. welder19

My Chevy has a problem with the latch also but I am able to reach in and squeeze the levers to open it, it's good since no one else can open it so if I have anything in the back that requires the gate be open to get it out I don't have to worry about anyone steeling it, not only that but it's the little things like that which give a truck that " it's my truck" feeling, you know the little flaws that you come to love about a good truck. There's not much more important than a good truck in life. welder19

As a blacksmith or anyone else who uses a hammer or similar handled tool all day or atleast for long periods, the smoother the better but as a diesel mechanic I do like to put some grooves in my hammer handles since when using them I usually have grease, oil, sweat or a combination of them all on my hands and they tend to slip a lot easier, but when I use them at those times it is only for a few blows at a time so they will not have any ill effects on my hands....not that it probably would any way being someone who rarely ever wears gloves (even though I should, I know) my hands are a little like leather covered steal. When swinging a hammer for long periods you want the handle to slide some in your hand not just for the sake of your skin but also because it makes it a smother motion giving more power in your blow as well as being easier on your joints and muscles. I speak from expirience of elbow and shoulder problems, I have had surgery on my right elbow and will need it on my shoulder some day. welder19

What exit # off of 80? welder19

Not much worse than moving, especially when it's not by choice, good luck. welder19

Welcome to the forum!! We love pictures....show us some of your work when you can. welder19