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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