Dragons lair

Let's not forget ya can run fluxcore with gas. Built motion theaters for a while. .045 fluxcore with 75/25 with a miller 450 wide open. Looked like tig. Ken.

As Sask said IT is a 3rd pattern Hay budden 1908 or later can't get to AIA right now. anvil is solid tool steel from the waist up. Now the PW would have a steel plate or plates on the face. Probably don't want to mill it. Try a belt sander first. Ken.

Ya got one thing missing. AMPS. Duty cycle goes up when amps go down. As low as 60 amps. They do ok for light sheet metal. Save your money get a branded Mig. You'll be happer. Ken.

Steve, Just a thought. In Dillsboro all the anvils were in the 100-150lb range. Angle iron stands with 3-4 inches of adjustment. Students come in all sizes( I know you know that) I like my stumps but it would be nice to change the hight for visitors. Or students. Ken. Ken

Mike, Are we talking cans or drums here. 50 lber ought to crush a 55 gal drum. Man I need one to do beer/pop cans. oops we do longnecks here. ken

I was with ya till ya came to the case hardening part. How deep can ya case harden? And why temper after? Shoulden't cost much to machine the surface? Any good shop I know by the time ya mill the feet and the top then the top again after bolting the plate on costs more than buying a good anvil. Ken.

Post a general location. One of us might be around the corner and have sompthing for ya. Ken.

Hi Yance. I was feeling bad about missing he meeting till I got the message from george. I gave a few ideas and hope Glenn OKs the post. Ken.

Free is always good, I was blessed with a boss who was impressed with solidworks. I now have a licenced solid works on my puter.3D and all. But alas I am like frosty Too many bells whistles. Course his 9 yr old daughter has finished all the tutorials. D___M getting old sucks. Had turbocad and a client loaded autocad 2000 Just can't go on internet with it. ken.

YEH, Great starter set. I started with a 2 foot rail, OA torch, bench vise and a ball pein. Best advice is locate a smith or group(join) pick their brains. Books will also help. Remember white,yellow and red are hot black might also be hot. Enjoy the additcion. Ken.

From what I remember of the induction brazers I saw if ya make a large enough coil ya could do a chicken. Add a few hickory chips for flavor. How about it Grant? Ken.

Thomas, Ya get the quick draw award on this one. Picked up the book read went to post and dang there you were. Ken.

Clinton, Try Tig with smallest rod ya can find. Works better than the old Alladen rod. Ken.

Question is Have you done this type of thing? Drilling thru the aso indicates useing nuts. Hammering will loosen nuts. Ya didn't mention machining the face. Would need to be perfectly flat to have a chance of working. Ken.

So now we need X-ray quality smooth welds inna fire pot? I sure am going to hate tell one oldtimer his 20 yr old pot with the outside corners that could be used as files(blobs/holes)Said he used AC and got his rods from a scrap yard. Seen a lot of pretty welds fail and a lot of goober welds still holding strong. Ken

Just a thought on this, Just becuse ya got a burner that burns perfect clamped inna vise don't mean it's gonna work in your forge or visa versa. Run your test in the forge your gonna use. Tune the burner to the forge. Ken.

Fred, how ya going back 95 85 26? I am just off 26 in NC. Have repaired a few. Ya can pm me before ya head back. Ken.

I would go with the angled legs. Not for support. It is easier to tip over a streight legged one than an angled one. It's also eaiser to tip ome over than to pick one up. My 3 legged 130lb table sits out in the weeds just cause I like stumps. Ken.

Don't know about prius but the 6 my better half picked at the scrap yard are all cast iron. Tried one as a base for a dishing stand(bottom of a OX tank) popped right off. Now designated yard art bases. Ken.

Just my 3 cents worth. In this economy there is no rhyme or reason. My employer crashed in 01 Opened my own shop in 02. About 08 there was no work to be had. Went back to working for someone else. Now am #2 in the Co on salery and able to still work at smithing in my shop or the other. My advise is if you are a creator ya can do well. If ya are a builder I hope ya got a client list.( I average about $100.00 a week in the shop. welding smithing and CNC cutting) Did a $100 repair today(couldnt buy a replacment part)The mech broke the part. Repalcement is out of his pocket. Lesson I learned long time ago. If ya do some one wrong they tell everyone they know. If ya do right they tell a few friends. Ken.

For all 5 of mine I use stove black(stove polish)on the bodys and a light oil on the faces/horns. I do not like Patina(I call it rust) Mine look like new 100+yrold anvils/vices and whatever. Makes the old wood stove look like new also. Unlike paint it hides nothing. Brush it in wipe it off(karate Kid) Ken.

Ah Ha now we are back to not only wearing a glove but lubing it as well. Now another thought for those that like thick calluses. I have grown a few in 65 yrs. Mine had no feeling like shoe leather. How do you finess with no feeling? Grant ya missed the point. CONTROL. Try golfing with a welding glove. My point was/is if ya wish to use a glove it needs to be able to pick up a dime. It will not help with burns. It will allow ya to control the hammer. No I don't use them all the time. Ken

Alright guys. heres my 2 cents. Been chasing the arc for over 40 yrs. I have a 330a/b miller stick tig unit a hobart 180 mig unit and a linc G7 portable. get over what ya need less than ya want. Youl be happy.

Just my 2 cents worth. I am NOT re doing thin rusty parts. If ya Don't wish to pay for new go somewhere else. Who is going to bend over when this rusty repair fails? Looks like a in use item to me. Ken.

Yeh. 1930 great anvil. I have a 174 lb trenton. Fits in well with the H-Bs ken.