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Thomas Dean, good thinking on the painting....hadn't considered that.....I'll paint the lower half, but keep the jaws and surrounding metal unpainted. as for keeping the drill....i have a regular motor drive drill press so i should need it. plus I don't have a belt drive system to drive this drill....and i have so many other things going on (2 old jeeps to be restored, got to build the forge, house remodeling, and on and on and on), that by the time i got around to freeing it up, I'd be an old old man. think I'm keeping the swedges....no idea how to use them.....but I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually do i need an upper half for each size there? cuz if so, I'm definitely missing some. thanks for the comments everyone else.....i cant wait to get started.....i'm going to build a mini forge from a few hollowed out fire bricks or something while i plan and build a bigger one. i can power it with my small bernzomatic torch while i make the bigger burners and get a spare propane grill gas tank. I'm getting impatient! :D

thanks any suggestions on fixing up the tools? the vise i figure i'll take apart, wire wheel.....and then throw on some enamel paint. the hammers I'm not sure whats best...just wire wheel? or something else. tongs, most need a little re-bending, so i may take them apart and re-bend them....the sand em off.....then put a new rivet in. any other suggestions?

oh i have no idea.... it doesn't turn by hand....but looks like it could be freed up with a little love. Make me an offer....I'll ask for a little more....we'll go back and forth a few times......and then you come pick it up i really have no idea what they go for..... i posted an other thread in the smith'n section that has more pics of my haul.... im pretty happy

what cha think!?! most of it is pretty beat up.....but like i said...i just wanted the anvil! the rest just came along with it! I'm pretty much thrilled.

i made a trip today to pickup my first anvil (hooray!). the guy had a bunch of other stuff that he just wanted gone....so i obliged. all you see below for the asking price on the Peter wright 100# anvil....which was about average. lots of tongs and hammers. some swag block and hardies (rusty, but most will be OK with a good wire-wheeling) a leg vise!!!! i wanted one anyways and a big old drill....(anyone need this bad boy??? i have no use for it.....make offer) see the pics.

I've been reading here for a few days...registered just the other day. I just got home from Indiana with an anvil (100# peter wright)....a leg vise (rusty but functional).....a milk crate full of swage blocks, hardies, and old hammer heads.....bunch of tongs.....and a big huge monster belt driven drill press (anyone need it?) so i need a forge now...gonna build a propane one.... i've worked a little with a guy i work with....plan to do some more learning... I've always wanted to give it a try....but now finally have a chance hurray! :)