Brian Dotson

That's a neat anvil stand, Brian! Looks like a large bearing race and I love how you adapted it for your needs. That's some thinking outside the box right there...

Never thought of that, it does look like a race, I always just assumed it was just a machine stand of some sort. It works well but the ringing can get intense.

Ifn' I was going to pain one of my anvils I would probably try chalkboard paint so I could mark lengths on it for projects with multiple pieces. I do that anyway now just on the rust patina they have.

I painted everything except the face of the anvil I had before this one to stop the rust when I knew it was going to be a while before I could get back to it. Wound up stripping it back off because the smell of burning paint every time something was worked over the side or on the horn was sickening

Hello, my name is Brian.
I've been blacksmithing on and off for around 25 years now, never had the time to devote to it that I would have liked because of work and family commitments. Due to a torn up rotator cuff from the job and 3 surgeries I was just about to give up completely but, being the stubborn sort that I am
I managed to pick up a old Kerrihard trip hammer and am back to smithing a little bit on the days I feel up to it. Anyway I've been lurking around this forum for a while and thought I would introduce myself

My 162 pound Trenton. I was trying to paint something in a hurry and the gun plugged up, the anvil had the misfortune of being the closest thing to me when I was clearing the gun

Hi All'
I'm new here. For a first post here is whats left of a English "Coley"