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Greetings,
The difference between a bad blacksmith a OK blacksmith and a great blacksmith is education...
When I started I could not even spell old fart now I am one....
Press on and stay safe
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Welding 101 requires with the new helmet and gloves to stand on one foot and humm the theme song from Rockey..... Or vist your local weld shop both Miller and Lincoln have some great publications for newbies....
Keep a sparkin
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Greetings,
A quick search .. O'leary did make post vises and sold them through the Mongomery Ward retailer....
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Greetings Vaughn,
Many old ride on lawn mowers have the just right spring for your seat... You could build square plate with 4 guide tubes for the top and the same plate with 4 tubes on the bottom with casters .. It would look like a box .. Than put your sizzor car jack betweet the plates... This would give you stability for a cheap price...
Just an idea.. Good luck Jim
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Greetings Humphery,
I don't know if you know it or not but those are some sweet swage blocks... Many dollars worth...
Lucky
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Greetings Knifedude,
Many early manufacturing companies made thier products and would put thier distributors name on them... Lanterns : it was common to see a hardwares name on the font... I just purchased an anvil with the name of DERBY in box where in normally says Trenton.. It for sure was made for a farrier supply house by CFA. I would think your vise is a Columbian...
Good Luck
Jim
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Greetings,
It looks to me like the intended use was in a vertical position... The square mounting hole is in the end... It does not look like it has had much hammering or use.. Many factory tools are made for a single use and than discarded... It looks to be cast iron and if it was mine I would test it before much use...
Have you ever seen a stove pipe anvil ?
Jim
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Greetings ,
I have bought a lot of tool steel in the Detroit area... I have moved to northern Michigan and find that ebay has some good suppliers for small quantity. Now that I have retired I don't have the need for large quantitys.. Just search tool steel 4140
Good Luck I just bought some H-13
Jim
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Greetings Pughman,
What a great week you must of had... It's a pleasure to see talanted smiths passing on our trade.. I don't know you fellows personally but you sure look like you had fun... Two bad you only got a half a days work done... ( thats a joke ) Now it's your turn...
Hammer hard with your big hammer
Jim
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Greetings Neg,
I guess 25.00 is out of the question,, A clear 25% profit... A great find lucky....
Jim
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Greetings Cross Pien,
Thanks for shareing the pictures... Sure puts my stuff to shame... Reminds me of some of the old carpenter tools with detail... An age when professional ment something...
Jim
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Greetings newbie,
You ever hit a concrete block with a sledge? Yep thats what will happen... You can cure ti all you want butttt pop it will break....I think your time is better spent finding a old rail track or chunk of iron for you anvil needs...
Wear safety glasses... Jim
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Great lil early LG... great find It will do you well
Keep a knockin
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Hey guys.
Life is good chocolate and iron... It was a long day and where do you think the rest of the candy went...
Jim
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Greetings,
This looks like an early English anvil poss Moushole Judging by the horn and general overall looks... I think you will find this is a great collectors anvil and would easly sell for 250
I hope this helps
Jim
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Greetings all,
I thought I would pass on a picture of the candy dish I made today... I formed it up from 16g with slight dish and a drop center 3in by 3/8 deep .. The anvil is repousse and dish slag textured... The hardest part is to roll the edges.. The handle is a seperate piece that the dish sets on for easy pickup and cleaning... This is going into iron in the hat at our MABA meeting tomorrow..
Hammer on
Jim
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Greetings ,
It looks like you got a good start.... I will pass on a few helpfull things... I use long pipe cleaners to lay out work and establish lenght... You can also use clay.. both help alot...
Keep a bangin
Jim
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Greetings Earthquake,
Ya going to build an anvil stand that will survive an earehquake... You can go to Home Depot and get some treated 4x6 lumber cross pile and nail together and you will have a stand.... Now you can add some small brackets to the side for anvil tools and some hold down brackets..
Good luck
Jim
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Greetings all,
I think our budding blacksmiths soon get boared with repeditive practice on the same thing... Normally they make the same mistakes and end up with the same results.. I have found in my teachings with our young smiths that if you show a procedure and the procedure leads to another... Make it square , make it pointy make it flat...... I use as an example starting with a fish tail scroll... make it , streighten it out, than convert it to a ginko leaf... now make it into a leaf hook.... and on and on and on.. We need to increase vision in our new smiths. Teach estimateing the volume of material need to complete a project... As we all know learning is a life long journey and the possibilites are endless..
Jim Still scratching the surface after 40 years...
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Greetings Jeff,
Just some thoughts for your building..... Forget the overhang enclosure, You will find it just gets in the way... Do away with the small entry door.. It takes up to much wall space for storage A window would be super.. Put another set of rolling doors in the rear for access , ventalation, and light...
Keep designing,
Jim
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Greetings Greatwhite...
Babbit material melts wll below 600 You can clean all the areas , preheat the casting , fill the hole Melt babbitt with a torch , let cool and drill to the shaft size.. You can find babbit material on line... not hard at all
Good luck
Jim
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Greetings Daryn,
Enclosed is a funny picture tilted Patience and wizdom.. You will find blacksmiths some of the kindest and willing to help people on this earth... I sugest you get ahold of SOFA Sothern Ohio Forge And Anvil in Troy Ohio.. I know those folks and I'll just bet they could supply a young sprout like you with your needs. www.sofablacksmiths.org
Keep the faith Jim
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Greetings all,
Tired of looking for that just right spacer for your post vice . I thought i would pass this on for the newbies and the pros .
I made these from some scrap I had from a parking meter.. You can make them easy from some 1/8 x 1 flat stock.. drill some 3/8 holes Put a a 5/16 by 6in round bar through with key chain earrings... It works slick ... I put some of these in IRON IN THE HAT and the pros were fighting over them... go figure they are easy to make....
MOST OF THE TIME THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE IS THE BEST ( comments welcome )
Jim
Hi-Speed Nails + hammer swing math
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Greetings Wesley,
You hit the nail on the head .. so to speak.... You ever try a 5 clout head configuration...
Hammer on and good luck selling your house..
Jim