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NO O/A Had a 150lb Trenton neighbor had cut 13 places with the blue wrench. Luckly only cut thru 1/2 the top plate. 14.5 inches total. Welded up and ground and saved it. 88lb H-B hit with too big a hammer. Horn gone from 3/8 in from table. Studded and welded a 31/2 rb cut and shaped looks like new. Ken

Mines about 50feet contains welding/fab/CNC plasma and smithy. AC in the office as well as microwave, fridge, coffe maker and water cooler. Heat in both spaces. Ken

My 2 cents Use what is comfortable for you and what you are working on. thicker I go lower fine work I go higher. Older you get (64) harder it gets to see. Extra fine stuff is at about elbow height. Alwin will be stopping bye soon. Ken

Quench, Have you watched DB's utube of the idler? The needle came on my 2 burner. The ball valve and hose goes between the tank and needle. Dennis is a great guy I picked my stuff up at his place. Going to visit soon. Ken

later production and the 70 is weight in lbs. Ken

Hey Jeff, try running the flux core with gas. Welds hotter and cleaner.

Blue wing, If you ever get out to WNC drop me a line. I am in the Asheville area. Lots of us out here. Ken

At my shop rate of $50.00 per hour an 80 hr anvil would be $4,000 plus mtl, rod and electric. In the last yr have found and bought a 100lb vulcan 150lb trenton 142lb H-B 88lb H-B 141lb mouse hole and a 60lb vulcan Lowest price $35 highest $250 Anvils are out there if you look. Time invested in my 35lb RR track with square hardy pritchel hole step and horn ( first anvil) would be about $2000. Time is money.

As far as I know Hay buddens were made a couple of ways cast/wrought with a plate and like mine wrought bottom 1/2 Top1/2 is tool steel

Hey Jeff, "a splash on a cold one will crack it" Just joshin. Ken

Salamander on a timer and thermostat. Starts 1/2 hr early. has my 18X24 shop at 68+ when I get there. Ken

Might try a dimmer for a ceiling fan works for me. Ken

Half a diamond, weight stamp on foot, says Trenton. Weight on left serial # on right. Stick fingers in ears it will get real quiet unless you can hold the hammer in your teeth. Enjoy. Ken

Mike, Little cool this morning? Need a little heat in the shop. Got a spare readdy if you want to try it. Ken

Have been doing this for 30+yrs. school is great IF you find a good one. Have worked aero space and mil spec jobs where the forman did all the tests for you. Have worked aircraft jobs where the Shop provided certs. I have owened and operated a welding, CNC cutting, blacksmith shop for 6 yrs. No schooling. Try starting out welding thermoucouples inside .020 tubes. You can learn on your own. It aint easy. Have had cert testers tell me " I never did it I went to school" Sorry but I went to the school of hard knocks.

Wannabe Most of the yards in W haven area closed to the public about 30 yrs ago, Due in part to an idiot tring to pull an axel out of the 4th car up in a 6 car stack. Left Conn in 75 so can't help you out. Good luck and welcome.

Where else would we be born? Semper Fi

hibjib, We have many schools here in WNC. John Cambell,Penland,Dillsboro, and several collage/tech schools. Ken

Bear in mind this anvil is solid swedish steel. No wrought no cast no Welded on top plate. If mine I would probably fill in the voids. I have to ask myself if grandpaw had the means to keep his anvil looking like new (welder beltsander stoveblack) would he. And yes I have tweeked my tool steel hay budden.

quietest cooler is to hook up to a water line. No noise and no worries about over heating. Only works well if your welder has a solonoid to turn it on and off. No water in the shop now am using a bernard SS unit.

Hay Budden late model wrought bottom half all tool steel top half. I have a 142lb same type. will belt sand to mint if desired. Paid $250 and thought I got a deal. Enjoy. Ken

Looks like a vulcan to me. Sells about $2.00 lb in NC

Phil, Is his name George located south of you? Ken

serial # is in wrong place for H-B. Numbers look more like trenton. Can't make out # on left. Trentons had weight on left serial on right. H-B serial on left. Ken

Looks like peter wright stone weight is 114lbs. Nice find. Ken