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  1. Dodge
    Trentons, according to Postman were not made in New Jersey, as the name seems to suggest. Rather, they were made in Columbus, Ohio by The Columbus Forge and Iron Company. Acknowledgement: Anvils in America, Copyright 1998, by Richard Postman, First Edition, Fourth Printing, Page 323.
  2. Dodge
    Yep, No pic here either
  3. Dodge

    Homemade Anvil

    Dodge commented on ASMEsecIX's gallery image in Anvils

    Homemade Anvil
    Looking good! Gonna put a hardy and pritchel in? May I commend your attention to >This Link. I debated on a base (and feet) under the anvil as opposed to having the base integral to the anvil and feet to simply give lateral support. I chose the latter as it seemed I would have a more distinct ring and avoid the "stacked mass" dilemma. If you are going to put your base under your anvil, I recommend beveling the bottom as much as possible before welding. Personally I would bevel it 2" all the way around (So the bottom is a 4 sided pyramid) so that you get 100% penetration. Yes, it's a lot of welding, and it will get HOT, and the base will probably pull up a bit. However if you let it cool in between passes it will control some but you could also weld small shims on the bottom without sacrificing any ring (if that is important to you. The pulling was a consideration on my chosen method as well so I pre-angled the feet deliberately and tackled them slightly lower than the bottom of the body to help control the pulling effect. Hope this is helpful Scott
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    Yup, it welds

    Dodge replied to Dodge's topic in Gas Forges

    Bang! I fixed the sideways pic :D :D Happy dance LOL Edit: Hmmmmmm was fixed in Safari :( F5 changes a lot LOL :D
  5. Dodge
    What Glenn said but, I have heard of electrical thingys (including auto wiring) being invaded by mice during long storage. Any chewed wires? ;)
  6. Dodge
    Many different factors are involved. The age; alloys may have changed in the industry over the years. Is it a stock axle (original part) or is it a replacement? Could be better or not as good as original. What make of car did it come from? This could be less important as the Big Three could all get axles from a common vendor. Not sure if they were all made in-house. It could be anything from a medium to high carbon 10XX steel to an alloy such as a 4xxx or 5xxx grade. If your heat treater needs the info, you could, as Steve said, have a scrap piece tested.
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    Yup, it welds

    Dodge posted a topic in Gas Forges

    I was going to amend another thread but I simply couldn't find it soooo I built this forge a couple years ago or 3 and I guessed then it would weld but never really tried til today. The pic shows the burner with a diferent T but I found I didn't need so much air so I went with a same-size T. Yeah I know 1" is overkill but I wanted to ensure it would weld. The billet started with 17 pieces of banding and 17 pieces of band saw. I still need to draw it out but ran out of time (and steam ;) ) did some other forging prior to the billet and first forging I've done for some time. My arm and related muscle groups are going to be sore tomorrow LOL Scott Edit: I rotated the last pic in my files every direction and it still won't post right. Mods; any help here?
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    Yes its standard in household ovens; Top element for broiling, bottom for baking. IMO best practice is to follow the laws of physics; heat rises. YMMV but using the 'Bake" setting should give more even heat. As the "Broil' setting is generally used with the food or what ever being broiled as close as possible without catching fire i.e. steaks and such, you aren't as concerned with overall oven temps as you are when you bake a cake (or temper a piece of steel ;) ) The temperature of an oven on broil (I'm guessing;never tested) could vary 100º from top to bottom due to that physics law thingy. I doubt the variance would be so great on bake. Hope this helps. Scott
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    It's in the book so it must be true?!?!?! That is a scary thought... Gloves or no, I treat every piece of steel as if it might be hot. Besides not wanting to burn my skin, I also don't want to burn my good leather up either :D
  10. Dodge
    Brick are not necessary. Just a cookie sheet or even tin foil on the bottom rack to block the elements However, I should first ask, how close to the elements was the blade and are you sure your oven temps are accurate? I use an independent thermometer as well as the oven's setting. My garage sale toaster is off by about 40º. A household oven can vary from one rack to the next. Middle is about average but you want to put thermometer on that rack to get a more accurate temp. Make sure oven is not on broil setting so top elements stay off
  11. Dodge
    Mameluke? Really, not sure how its guard is held on but appears it may have a full tang with pinned scales
  12. Dodge
    How's this: All farriers are blacksmiths but not all blacksmiths are farriers. :mellow:
  13. Dodge
    I can't believe this poor dead horse has been flogged for 4 pages already (this time ^_^ ) My stand on the glove question remains as it has always; unchanged B)
  14. Dodge
    I haven't seen it done with felt, but I like it!! It looks as if it gives some nice thick layers :) Not sure about "alternative to...". By definition, it IS home made micarta :) HMM can be made from any fabric, or textile and epoxy, acrylic resin, or other "thermosetting" plastic. I have even seen a former member here experiment with non-textile type stuff; seeds, even old coffee grounds :D Scott
  15. Dodge
    LOL, John. Yeah, not many waves here. Not even on the Mighty Mo on a rough day. T'was in another life, many years ago, when I lived in North Carolina :) Actually I (we) are coming out to the coast in a few weeks but unfortunately not that far north this time. Just north of Frisco and points south, but another smith near Jenner Ca has promised to put me to work as well :D
  16. Dodge
    Nice machine. However, the shoulder high grinding looks kinda scary. One slip grinding a blade and you'll be chewing it or worse; trying to breathe around it :o
  17. Dodge
    So, I googled it and it is described as exactly that; woven fiberglass with an epoxy resin binder. Yeah that's nasty stuff. Not much different than what they coat surfboards with. I used to have to repair mine from time to time. Probaby should have been wearing a repirator, but hey! I was a surfer B). But I usually sanded boards ouside and up wind of dust. Anyway I hate working with glass. From what I've read, it's simply a specific form of micarta. Micarta is so easy to make and with virtually infinite options for materials; albeit you still need to be cautious whenever sanding on plastics of any kind regardless of what your binding. But I digress. Nice knife :) Scott
  18. Dodge
    Interesting. Sounds like more than a couple companies used the Phoenix name :)
  19. Dodge
    Someone was indiscriminate with a cutting torch. Otherwise it wouldn't be bad. I'm betting its a Columbus Forge and Iron sold as a Phoenix. Postman describes the Phoenix Hardware anvils as "bench or crafts" anvils; I'm guessing, 10 - 15 #. That one looks more like a small but "real blacksmith" anvil. Basically a small Trenton. ;)
  20. Dodge
    That copper pipe seems like an awful burden to have around. Piece of junk, really. Send it to me and I will dispose of it properly :ph34r: Seriously, as others have said, properly insulated, it should be fine. I don't think I have ever seen copper pipe that big. Actually, polish it up, put some bands attached with some chrome acorn nuts on and a few random levers, dials, gears or pairs there of, tubes in and around the burners and and I can picture it as really neat "steampunk" style forge :) Welcome aboard! Scott
  21. Dodge
    Richard Postman says that "Phoenix Hardware Manufacturing Company of Buffalo NY produced cast iron bench or crafts anvils." He also says, That the Columbus Forge and Iron Company (maker of Trenton anvils) had several names of anvils sold to places such as Montgomery Ward, Sears and Roebuck etc. One of them was Phoenix. So Your question begs the question, Which Phoenix is it? Phoenix Hardware Manufacturing Company of Buffalo NY or Phoenix by Columbus Forge and Iron Company. Postman also goes on to say that the Trenton name can often be seen as well as the other "Brand X" name like Acme, Ajax, Derby, Indian Chief and many more.
  22. Dodge
    Please forgive my ignorance, but what is G10 made from? Assuming the binder is an acrylic but what is the material being bound?
  23. Dodge
    At the risk of sounding gross, more particles get trapped in your snots while breathing through nose than goes down your throat and you probably swallow that without even knowing. So, if you aren't going to wear a respirator, best practice is to keep mouth shut. Blew out lots and lots of black boogers from welding smoke over the years and no lung problems to my knowledge. YMMV ;)
  24. Dodge
    ^_^ I feel your pain!
  25. Dodge
    Sooooooo, would it??
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