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the owner has never had it running since he bought it because of back issues and I can't get in contact with the person who did the repairs. Apparently it could be set up to run by reinstalling the treadle and motor/belts. To be more specific I'm wondering how well the flywheels stand up to repairs, whether they're done well or not, as they must take some abuse over time. It seems Sid doesn't carry flywheels in stock so it might be difficult to replace. I'd also never heard of new gibs being brazed on to the casting, and whether or not there is a chance putting that much heat into the casting will potentially cause cracking. As far as I know it ran after the bearings, gibbs and flywheel were repaired, but he partially disassembled it for transport and there it sits. He's asking 3500 including a forge (which I don't need) which is more than ive seen some LGs in working order sell for.

So as Ive posted earlier, I'm looking to buy a #50 LG, and theres one on ebay, that's actually in Mass. where I live. Its had new gibs brazed on the neck and the flywheel has been repaired. I contacted him to get the name of the person who did the rebuild/repair but he didn't remember his name so I'm a little wary about this one, but there are very few of these in my area so It's worth getting some peoples opinions on whether this hammer is worth looking into or whether I'd be wasting my time. I'd appreciate any advise since my knowledge of LG's is minimal at best. thanks, Rusty

Thanks for the info all, being relatively new to this site I'm amazed at the the amount of valuable info there is to research. Jim Austins video and thread will be very helpful in guiding me through the whole process... I need to make some drifts to hold the shape of the eye, does anyone have a suggestion on what degree of bevel I should shape my drifts to?

I'm going to make my first viking bearded axe using the traditional bow tie method like the one Jim Austin made in the ABANA video. I need to know what size material to start with. I'm just guessing somewhere around 2" x 4" x 1/2 or maybe 5/8"? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks, Rusty