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Does anyone know how I can contact Joel Sanderson? In recent months his website has disappeared. 

Thanks! 

A rough idea is fine. Mostly looking to know if it's an old anvil or a new one and whether it's any good or not. 

Can anyone help me ID this anvil? 

I recently bought a Champion 400 riveters forge. It may have another numerical designation but it's a generic riveters forge with the 400 blower. Unfortunately the blower is held to the forge with a big homemade "U" bolt. Does anyone know how the blower was originally fixed to the forge? 

I've got a Champion 203 drill that I'm working on rebuilding. I can't figure out how the lever works to bring the quill down. It seems to me the threaded portion somehow needs to be disengaged to allow everything to move downward but I can't seem to figure it out. Can anyone shed any light on this for me?

I moved a 20 inch Buffalo Forge Camelback drill in my Toyota pickup! It was riding low but she worked! 

This is Zorro the shop coon! 

I thought some of you might enjoy seeing a couple of my vises. On top is a 3 inch unmarked vise in mint condition. I'm not sure who made it, is be curious to see if anyone here knows. On bottom is my 8 inch Columbian vise. The Columbian came from a mining company in Northern Nevada and is currently awaiting clean up and being put back to work. 

Grab some thin angle iron (old bed frames work well) clamp a couple length,s the width of the jaws, in the vise and hammer the rest down. Instant vise jaws.

Thanks John, that is exactly what I am looking for.

I am looking to build something along the lines of a Calking vise or the Green River vise pictured above. I plan to do mostly bolt heads and hardware.

I am looking to build an upsetting vise or a tool specifically for upsetting. I have seen the "vertical vise" plans and I am looking for any other ideas. Thanks.

Yes a nice big round fire pot that is part of the table. The tuyere and the clinker breaker/ ash dump is what is missing. 

The forge is one that Buffalo produced for commercial applications and vocational schools. I need to get some pictures. I feel that it is beyond a complete restoration and is missing several parts. It is however still a functional Forge with the addition of a few homemade parts.

Are there any good plans for a tuyere and clinker breaker? I need to build one for an old Buffalo forge.

Is the addition on the post drill flywheel so it can be used with a flat belt?

The best bet is probably going to be to build something along the lines of the old frame type blowers with the frame, large flywheel, and the low mounted blower unit. 
I seem to recall an African made blower constructed in such a way. This one used a bike tire.

I honestly believe a small Dayton type blower is well worth every penny, if you choose to go that route.

Also I believe that with a little bit of looking you can find something better than a vacuum or a hairdryer fairly readily. Just my two cents.

Are gearbox parts for the 9 and 12 inch models the same size and interchangeable? Thanks

I heated mine to non magnetic and quenched it in water by moving it up and down. I did not temper at all. Rebound is great and it hasn't broken yet.

I use and recommend the refractory recipe found on www.backyardmetalcasting.com portland cement

pearlite

sand

bentonite clay

I got looking at a Buffalo Forge catalog from 1896 and it appears that my Forge never had a hood. It lacks all the mounting holes. Instead it used a hood that was suspended over it. It does have some kind of vent on the side that I'm still not sure what it is for.

I pulled this image from another thread. This is what I have, mine is missing the hood and part of the tuyere. Does any one own one of these or know the model number? I'd like to find out how some things originally went before I plan a course of action.

I recently acquired a new forge made by Buffalo Forge. The forge appears to be very large and likely built for a commercial or vocational application. I would guess it to be about 3x4 feet and it sits on a single large column or pedestal with Buffalo Forge co. Cast into it. Appears to be some sort of down draft system or else it has some kind of conducted vent on the side. I have never come across another forge like it and I'm hoping that someone can steer me in the right direction. I apologize for the lack of pictures, I hope to get some up in the next few days. Thanks.

I am getting tired of aluminum making pinholes through my steel crucibles! I have read of some using a ceramic wash to slow the process down but I'm unsure what to do. Can anyone help educate me on this and what I should do? I am open to any other suggestions as well Thanks!