alex b.

thanks every one. I like the movable "pallet" idea. I'm sure I'll have more questions. And I'll post pics, of course! It's there a forum just for power hammers you know of?

Greetings all, Picking up my first hammer in a few days. 25 Lb lg.I live in Joshua tree,ca. high dessert so sand soil. Also putting right next to house garage, out side. I am guessing/hoping a 3'x3'x3' concrete foundation should keep it in place, with rebar frame inside too. Then some kind of rubber mat under hold down bolts. How this sound? Thanks for your time.

yea, i put the brakes on for a little more info and ideas. getting together with others soon to get a best plan a, b, and c..... thanks so far

i have a fire hydrant and a several thousand gallon tank on site, just have to go check valve. will let you know what happens, thanks for input.

greetings, i have read for an hour or so on some of the past posting, got allot of info an laughs. i think i have a plan, but thought i should share and see what all you others thought. i will be getting 2 anvils back in a week or so that will have new 4140 plates welded to them. anvils are both under 100lbs and i will have help getting them moved around { with some fabricated tongs to hold it, or a lever and fulcrum}. i plan on using a coal forge for all heating. i plan on using tempi sticks to get to temps for normalize, harden and temper. i have read that both water or oil can be used for quenching, so water is the choice and i have a 50 gallon container for it. i will agitated the water with a couple of paint mix paddles to keep the water flowing around the anvil. the normalizing and hardening seem straight forward enough, but the tempering might be a little tricky, as i need to watch the colors run during the tempering, and the anvil will be upside down and such--maybe not that big a deal-we will see. have any of you seen or done this process? thanks

Greetings all, new here , and as usual, i can't put it down. just looking so far, will share in time to come. was woundering why i can't see any blueprints from the 300 to 500 series. is this "norm" right now, or is it something else. thanks for all every one has shared.