Dragons lair

Philip, Where were you when I tossed many lbs of bolt cutoffs. Thanks for the info have lbs of 3/4 bolts came with front end loader kits that were too short. fireing up the band saw this week. Ken.

Willy, Great work only bad I see is your scooter in the background. Weld berries/grinder spray can/have wreaked havoc with paint,chrome,tires and seals. Greatist being gas lines. Covers don't do much. Ride safe bro. Ken

Welding or brazing around the edge will not work. Welding cast is a iffy thing to begin with. Between getting it welded all the way under the plate.Then re heat treating then cleaning up you will spend more than another anvil. Evan a HF 100lb would be a better way to go. Been welding 40yrs have my own shop and I wouldn't bother. Have touched up 2 Hay buddens 1 Trenton and replaced a horn. Also note the Vulcans (have a 60 and had a mint 100) are bottom grade anvils.

Spring thaw,CRS, headbutts or oddtimers? Welcome to my world. Ken

SHOVED? (double grin)

My 2 cents worth. I seem to see a lot of " Tell us where you are." Can't we make that a requirement to join. I also note that we have many older smiths who are junior or members, many school students who are senior members. Seems the faster you type the higher you go. A welcome to every new members or a wow to every post = senior. How about posting your background. IE 30yrs welding vs 30hrs of school. Having built 300 of these vs I heard, read, my teacher/mom/dad said. I have had dads in my shop tell their kids that heliarc is helium injected arc welding.I think I have read every post on this site at least once. My background is 40yrs welding/fabricating 2yrs smithing and still learning. Sorry for the rant must be the old timers kicking in. I'll go sit in the corner now. Ken

New Guy, Joe stated the logo is stamped in. Stamped in is arm&hammer. Cast in (sticking out) is vulcan. Ken

what is 2 phase? I know about single phase and 3 phase. Uncle Sam never taught me about 2 phase. 30 yr avionics tech. Ken

St John< I lived in the oldist house on the Boston Post road for a yr. Had an orignal Rumsford fire place X4 Greatist fire place ever Drive you outa the room. Ken

I thought it was the highwayman who was still alive.

Hey Fe-Wood, Old(er) from the 70s? That was a half a lifetime ago. I admire the fact you can and will live off the grid. Here in the WNC mtn's I have gen pwr for the house and shop for those times. Aint the pwr co's great. Have 3phase on the pole 50ft from my meter they want $3500+ to hook me up Ken

Rob, look for a junk O2 or argon tank, Cut to length (make bell or chime out of the top) I have one welded to a 1/2in plate works great. Ken

Splinter, That 90amp draw would be wide open. In 40+ yrs I haven't ever gone to the max. Ken

HMMM Bacon. I think you would be too hungry to work. Ken

Hope its nothing more serious than too much ringing or too much rebound. Hang in there. Ken

My shop is 18X34(TOO SMALL) Spray foam insulation walls and roof. 200amp service(never enough pwr/outlets) course I have 4 welders CNC plasma table, mill drill, saws,blowers,heaters and lord knows what else. Figure out what you need then triple it. Have added a 10X16 and still trip over everything. Add 4 anvils 2 post vises 1foot vise 2 gassers 1rivet forge and a power shear to above. Size matters. Best of luck. Ken Former Conn Yankee

Took about 2 weeks to get a response from Jerry. Then about 2 weeks to get the plans. Many months later they are still on my drawing board. Ken

Susan check your PM for info on plasma cut leaves. Ken

Your foot won't fit in it when that little glow bug dropes in your boot

Too old for all that. plug my kero turbo into a timer/thermostat set up. 4" foam in the walls/roof. Kicks on 1/2 hour before I get out there. Kicks off at night. Never gets below 50F in the shop.

I also have a SS keg I think its a 1/4 keg holds about 6 gal. Sat outside for many yrs before I cut out the top. Found a few gals Left.

Here in WNC a lease for three yrs costs more than owning I own all 10 of mine. swap them out so no retest fee.

sold my dialarc and lincoln 10 cooler without the pedal 4yrs ago got $1200 for it. Replaced it with a 330 A/BP 1980s vintage goes down to .5 amps came out of los alamos labs. Tigs razor blades to 1 inch aluminum with no pre heat.

Tom the painted weight on the face is 188lb the weight stamp is 285lb.Also 1907 isn't all that old.

Just a note. I made a 37lb rail anvil. Spent about 20 hrs cutting drilling welding and grinding. At my shop rate thats $1000 plus materials. Then bought 2 H-Bs 142lb and 88lb for about $300. Yeah I kept the rail only use it for fun. My thought is if you enjoy doing it do it. If you are looking to save $ forget it. Ken