Dragons lair

Yeh heard things like that from an old GM hand. Mon tues getting over thr weekend. Wed great. Thurs Fri party early. Can't remember the code for Wed. Ken

Aw Clinton at least its not a boulder slicing broad sword. Ken

New guys should be told of the addiction. I need a bigger or smaller or newer or older A london pattern a old world a rat hole a mouse hole and the quest goes on. Ken

On the one hand ya say "I know it needs resurfaced" Then ya say "Looks like it wasen't used" Son ya need to either post pics or find an old local smith for advise before ya mess it up. Ken

Fe, Cant help much. Mostly use it for rustic signs. Rusts quick but not too deep. Ken

Hey Yance, do this make ya our local Hacker? Grin Ken.

Send check for $10,000 and I won't tell on ya. Nice find. Trenton? Enjoy. Ken.

I can see lots of dragons breath there Ken

Mike, AIA says TreXton Was 1930+ serial puts it around 1953. Student did well. Ken

Dave, Why would ya hit a 50 lb anvil with a 4 lb sledge? I don't use over a 2.5 lb on a 194 lb Trenton. Ken

John I need to get over there again. Tell Tim and Carrie I said Hi. Ken

Tis far better to have power and no welder than welder with no power. For extensions I use the heaviest I can get. Had two in a shop in Fla. A 50 and a 100. Hooked toghter they made a 400 amp unit weld like a 40. Ken

My 330 A/BP miller runs on a fuseabile disconnect(100 amp) Bear in mind the book numbers are for full load. In over 40yrs I have never run a welder at max power. The miller puts out 460 at full output(100 amps) So at 230 amps it only draws about 50 amps. My 180 hobart runs on a long 20 amp line(230 volt) Ken

Having welded for over 40 yrs and seen one piece stay dry and the other get wet I have to wonder. Ken

Haven't heard them called kick vise. Common names are Step, Pedal, And caulk vises. Ken

I would be explaining to the wife. Cost of a gasser vs Health/death risks. There are enough plans floating around to build your own for cheap.Or just quit sniffing the smoke GRIN Ken

Just a question for ya. Ever see a PVC line burst? We are talking grenade time here. A 3/4" rubber line will beat ya badly. Ken.

Keep eyes and ears open. Had an old airco AC gas portable 140 amp(I think)Disabled vet friend kept asking for it. Told him if I can find a AC DC portable I would let him have the airco. A few weeks later local paper had a Lincoln G7 AC DC CC CV portable for $125. Had a flat tire and a loose valve seat. Temp fix on the valve seat still working 3 yrs later. Added a spool gun and Hi freq. Now it does it all. Don't over look the older units. I dumped a rebuilt Miller dialarc 250HF for a 30+ yr old Miller 330 A/BP stick/tig rig. .5-460 amps The old ones were copper wound. Thing weighs almost 1000lbs. Stick with 220V there are a couple of 110V migs 135s and 140s will do the job if you do yours. I have the Miller, an esab 250 migmaster and a hobart 180 and the portable. The addiction is the same welding or smithin. HMMM bigger, better, faster, harder. Ken

I picked up one a couple of yrs ago slightly differant. It has a floating jaw. Great for twists no winding the handle. Do NOT get any part of you in the jaws. Made new CR jaws for it. Went to move it( about 100 lbs) grabbed the jaws and it SLAMMED shut. Got both palms. paid about $250 for it. Have seen them up to $550 down here. Location is key as shipping would be high. Best to find a local buyer if ya can. Ken

You need to be sainted for getting a response. I quit trying yrs ago and am close by(less than 10 miles) I did see him demo at blacksmiths depot a while back(abana meeting) ya might give david a call at blacksmiths depot for speed info. Great folks there. Ken

Thing is train rail is only hard on top. Fork tine is HARD all the way through. Seen a few folks bear down too hard and explode a disk. Torch is way to go. Plasma is great if you can afford a big enough unit. My 2050 Miller (over 2 grand will only sever 1" Ken

Appears to be Hay Budden mfg. Would be wrougth base. Yeh missing half the face plate. 7018 as an underlay is OK. Keep the HF rod to 2 passes. Look for impact rod not wear resistant. Ken

My 2 cents, Go with the office and bathroom. I built mine inna front yard. So the bathroom is no big deal. the office however has heat/air,fridge,microwave ect.Some coustomers are turned off in the shop area trying to show ya what they want. Ken

Man I gotta move. Around here they run to $150 a pair. Ken

Vulcan's are near or at the bottom of the list. That is for a full time working smith. A 100 and up is an OK starter anvil. I couldn't find anything else so I got a 110 lb Russian. A few hrs later got a call to pick up a minty 100 lb vulcan. Russian went back to HF. all of a sudden it was raining Hay Buddens, Trentons and Fishers. The vulcan found a home with one of my guild members(also on here) Don't wait for greatest anvil. Get sompthing ya can hammer on now. Then just keep your eyes and ears open. WARNING you are entering the "I want a bigger better one" zone. Enjoy the ride. Ken