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Wow, that spreader would make pretty deadly quick work of anyone who accidentally got in its way.

Get the cable, too!  Make Damascus with it.  That cable sells for about $10 per foot of 1-inch thick cable.

Take a picture of it with the horn pointing to the right.

in the center of the side should be a diamond shape and the word Trenton or Trexton

Lag bolts?

Sweet!

On April 30, 2016 at 7:57 PM, MikeL said:

Haha unfortunately I'mnot on anything cool. I'm a crew member on the AWACS. I work on the computers in the jet so I get to fly but it's nothing glamorous. 

I was a computer software tester for AWACS between '82 and '85. I clocked over 900 hours in the simulator.  552nd AWACS

That is a nice hammer.  Dave makes some awesome hammers! Congrats

 if there is anything specific you need let me know and I will take pictures for you.

I have a Star 50lb power hammer and that hammer you made is awesome!

26001 - 34000 made around 1902

34 minutes ago, jukejoint said:

http://youtu.be/GlpeoEALBpc

Great video anwersering your question 

Nice, especially with a 2-lb hammer.

38221 - Looks to be between 1922-23 according to page 273 of "Anvils in America" by R. A. Postman

So you took four and turned them into three?  I know you all wanted to ask this

That actually is pretty neat. I never thought about taking something like that and aging it.  Kewl!

Dang, looks like a mix of Little Giant, Murray and Star!

36 files of differing sizes, 10" length of small rail, 3 pair of tongs, 2 chisels, box of sander belts and one long spike. $60

I had a co-worker of mine (well, he was 40 years ago) get one of those Bulldogs and he mounted it on the front of the state-owned Chevy Suburban he drove.  The van was solid orange and he had the dog on the front and he also drilled a hole in the roof and installed a CB radio antenna too.  He was a highway engineer.  No one said anything.

Mark, That bulldog goes on the front of Mack trucks.

I Love This Thread!

Wow! Nice score on the anvils!

Hmmmmmm, video......will see what I can arrange. :)

I have most of the grime gone.  It is all put together and ready to go to work now.  

Not finished painting it yet.

Somehow, during painting this hammer, I tinted my hair cranberry red :)

It came with a 110/220v 1hp motor that feels like it weighs 100 lbs!

Finally got time to take a couple pictures.

This hammer is pretty clean.  They never oiled it, so I went ahead and lubed anything that moves

Got it home.  Took a while to get it off the truck and upright in my garage.  All I had was a 1-ton motor winch and a helper.  Oh, and my wife to tell me how to do things.  Actually, she did a great job.

So, the 50 lb Star is sitting by my 25 lb Meyer. The Star is a larger frame. 

I will get a pic tomorrow.