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Rebuilding that anvil is not a problem once you get over all the misinformation out there. step by step instuctions with pictures in blueprint BP0101

measuring, cutting- hot and cold, hammer control, drawing, fullering, swaging, bending, upsetting, punching, welding, grinding, filing, finishing, hardening and tempering

1. modern Mig welders are very touchy on voltage, there are 2 , 208 and 230, some machines you have to check the voltage and move a jumper inside the machine to the proper voltage. 2. sections of the wire burning off, suggests, too low an amperage, to slow a wire speed, or too large a wire. 3. take it back to where it was bought and ask them to demonstrate it for you. 4. you should be able to obtain an operaters, maintenance manual for it from the Company that made it.

Got the MRI report on my back, seems all the discs in the lumbar area of my back have problems, they will probably operate on the L3-L4 and L4-L5 discs in the near future, its kind of touchy surgery, the problem is the stuff, bulges sticking in the spinal canal, and they have to make an opening in the vertebrae and do the work in the nerve canal. The Down side is bumping a nerve can leave you paralized or something doesn't work in your lower trunk. The last neurosurgeon was very good 15 years ago, hope the new ones are as good. Can't do much of anything right now or I might spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair.

keep up the positive attitude Ralph, and make the best of a nasty situation. I wish you the best

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Revenge is always sour, like getting mad, but getting even is sweet and satisfying.

Leah, if OSHA had been around back then, we might just be at the Model T stage of development right now, no puters and who knows what else would have never gotten developed. I have seen what happens when a complete wrap around cage made out of expanded metal does when a toggle link breaks. #1 think about light expanded metal and flying power hammer arms. #2 think of mangled expanded metal ripping your hide off like a big mountain cat would. #3 think of getting a face transplant, and #4 think of bending at the waist to try and see what you are doing. In this particulat instance, 8 months and many skin grafts and several reconstructive surgeries on a face that would scare a teenager out of 15 years of life. No maam, if it has one of those death trap, so called safety cages on it, I will not get near it. Just one thing to remember , don't stand off to the side of one and work.

My LG Spring guard, I was there when a toggle broke when I was young, spring almost got me.

Hello Gabe, you will need an anvil or substitute for such, a couple different wieghts of hammers, 1.5 and 2 pounders, at least one pair of tongs, a forge of some kind, a water bucket, coal or coke and a couple of punches and chisels different sizes. After you learn the basics you can make most of you other tools. But spend the time to learn the basics, drawing, fullering, swaging, upsetting, cutting, bending and punching. Good luck and Welcome to the forum. There are many tutorals in the blue prints section of the main site, Iforgeiron.com

I usually punch holes, I mark with center punch when cold, then heat up and use a chamfer punch in the center punch mark so when I position the punch it will line up exactly in the center. When I punch, I never hit the punch more than 3 times before cooling in a small can of water in front of my anvil. If the punch gets hot and the end swells some in the hole you have a hard time getting it out. I keep punching from one side till the punch bounces and the metal under the punch is compressed as much as it is going to. Cool the punch again, turn the piece over and picking the punch out of the cooling can leaving a drop of water on the bottom position it over the black spot on the iron, the drop of water cools the thin piece and thus it will shear out instead of stretching back down in the hole. I then drift to size and if it is going to be tapped I drill a little out to the proper size. I also slot punch the ends and use a bolster underneath the width of the slot and then spread with a slitting punch and then drift to size. then work the square corners down over the end of the anvil horn careful not to enlarge the hole and then drift again at a dull red heat.

Rascal, he wouldn't let any one near my woodworking tools if I wasn't there. Was almost as bad as losing a family member when we had to have him put down. May he rest in peace.

Flowers JWB, women love flowers of any kind, and ones made by hubby in a nice shopmade vase are especially well recieved. such as: and they don't need to be large either: hope this helps Jr.

Well Dan has withdrawn, I am sure gonna miss his hilarious posts over such an insignificant thing. In a way it was better than watching old time cartoons, I laughed so hard I had tears flowing several times. Kinda reminded me of old time radio when I was a kid. LOL

Cookie and I will renew our prayers and wishes for you both karen and wayne

Beverly and Ed have been our my prayer list for some time, will put added emphasis in the prayers now. jr and cookie

To quote dan -"Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but, unlike charity, it should end there." Right on Dan, but knowing the guide lines of the forum. WHY DIDN'T YOU CENSOR IT YOURSELF AT HOME.

kristopher that is the book, sorry I didn't get the title right, its an age thing. LOL

Plain and Ornamental Blacksmithing by Schwarzkopf is an excellent book and is a bedside reader for Frank Turley I believe. This book was actually written to be used as a classroom book to be used to teach blacksmithing. And the Cosira books from England are excellent for pictures and text to any basic or intermediate smith and are what I patterned my Blueprints after. The Blacksmiths Craft Wrought Ironwork The Blacksmiths Manual Illustrated

Thank You, Karl

soak in bucket of water and lots of Dawn dishwashing liquid, wash in dawn and oxyclean.

there are blueprints on the main site iforgeiron.com actually demos that can informative how to's and over on Anvilfire, the demo page is iForge on the drop down menu

welcome tim, just ask and somebody will reply

I think it was called "The Cowboys" Sandpile and the cook was Roscoe Lee Brown, and I liked it real well, tear jerker ending, but a good one, one of the few that the duke died in.

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