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The weight of blacksmiths hammers through history
neg replied to Everything Mac's topic in Hand Hammers
I generally use my 4lb cross-peen, but when I'm working with smaller material I use my 2lb hammer. :) -
You don't need a lot of air for a forge. I used a $13 bathroom fan for about 7 months and never had a problem with it. :)
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Look at some pictures of bellows on google images and get some plywood. I made a couple of bellows just by looking at pictures and they both came out perfect. Didn't spend much either.
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Cast iron, part of an anvil/vise combo, missing the vise part.
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My wife went to the fleamarket today. Told a guy her husband was a blacksmith and the guy went out to his truck and came back with a bucket of about 20 railroad spikes for free! I was thrilled since I recently turned my last spike into an oyster knife. n_n
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Railroad Track as stock? Not an Anvil?
neg replied to Gromgor's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Well, if all you have is a small railroad track anvil, you're going to have a really hard time forging that 1 1/2"x3" hunk of steel on it, so I think the other suggestions are quite relevant. Everyone that's commented in this thread are more knowlegable smiths than you, so try to be appreciative of their input. -
I read somewhere around here about someone sticking a magnetic engine block heater on their anvil to warm it up.
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I swung my 6lb sledge with one hand and held a punch wth the other, missed, and hit my finger on the punch. Didn't feel good and it's not completely healed almost two months later.
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Really awesome. It was perfectly filmed and I could really tell that you knew what you were doing. I didn't really think the music fit with it though. :)
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I like the belt buckle... a lot. I might have to try one soon. :)
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It's really amazing what you can do with such a small surface area on your anvil. Nicely done, though I think it would have looked better flipped upside-down. :)
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Well, the anvil search didn't take long...
neg replied to rhitee93's topic in Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels
That thing's awesome! Just take a belt sander to it and see how it does before you go paying somebody to do it. Looks like really shallow pitting. And you've already got more tongs than I do. :P -
Anyone have any idea what this is?
neg replied to Plantagenet Ironworks's topic in Tools, general discussion
It looks pretty cool... you could always resell it as a 'decorative jewelers anvil' on ebay, I'm sure you could make money on it. :P -
Definitely looks like wheat. Awesome job! :D
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How much do you pay for coal?
neg replied to P. Bedard's topic in Solid Fuels: Coal, Coke, Charcoal, Wood, etc
I live in florida and have to drive 3 hours to the barberville pioneer settlement to buy coal for $35 per 100lb bag. I really do wish I could find a closer supplier. -
The one in the middle is just awesome.
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I made my chimney from a 10' length of tin roofing. Just rolled it like a burrito and screwed the sides together. It actually came out to 11" wide.
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I can't remember if I ever posted my anvils in this thread... The one on the left I believe to be a 100lb southern crescent, the one on the right is my 200lb vulcan. I was told from the seller that the vulcan came off of a battleship.
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Wow, that's awesome. Makes me wish I had something that needed railing...
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I've made an awful lot of guitar picks out of pennys. Nickels too. I just hammer them to shape with a small crosspeen and file the edge smooth. :)
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Got a few things at the flea market today. Complete 5/8 young brothers alphabet stamp set - $20. Pexto ball been - $2. And an old brass fireplace bellows to hang in my shop - $2 :)
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Anyone know what's up with this anvil?
neg replied to EarthJuice's topic in Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels
I've seen those holes on the heel before for riveting. Could be wrong, though.
