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axner has colliodal silica for $29.75/gal. However, it has been backordered for a while for me. http://www.axner.com/rigidizer.aspx

Thanks again for the effort you put into all of these videos

Great videos. Thank you for sharing. I keep checking my youtube subscription for the next one. How does the colloidal silica/zirconium silicate mixture compare to something like ITC-100? And how resistance to flux is it? Thanks

Thanks guys. I think I'll just clean off some of the rust and paint with a wire wheel and wipe it down with some linseed oil like others have mentioned on the forum. Hopefully by spring, I'll get a stand and forge put together then put it to use.

I picked up this 235lb Isaac Hill Birmingham anvil today. It took a while for me to figure out the manufacturer (rubbing chalk on the maker's mark really helped). I paid $125 for it. Seems like a good deal to me. Specs: Face: 15.5" x 5" Hardie: 1" Pritchel: 5/8" Weight: 2 0 11 = 235lbs (and my back knows it) It seems to be in decent shape to me. I put a straight edge on the face and there is less than 1/16" sway in the middle of the face. The face also has some dings and the edges have some chips but not bad. Any recommendations on what/if I should do to the anvil face and edge? Thanks for your input Bill