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I understand now. Don't go to the anvils, let the anvils come to YOU.

They are like big, black, heavy tin snips with a very tight, yet workable jaw. no rust, black coating, like they were in a museum or something. will i buy them? no. I don't have any money currently and my birthday money budget was blown on an anvil and stuff. thanks for the info!

I went a-looking in cowboy country and found a man who had a pair of "Shears made for a hardy hole". he wanted $200.00 for them. they were about 2 feet long and VERY tight. Are they actually for an anvil hardy? or for shearing monster sheep with steel wool? if they are, what are they for? Thanks! (sorry for no pictures :/)

grinding slag and tears is not a problem. I was gonna find someone who actually knew how to use one. maybe a welding shop?

although that's true, some sick, twisted part of me wants it...

No, meeting up on saturday as he has it in a storage container and doesn't want to move it... being 72 and all XD

any ideas on how to get him down a bit on price? my dad almost threw up when i said $250.00 :/ also he said he didnt have any tools, just an anvil.

i meant cutting the profile, hardy hole, horn, areas underneath. And i thought oxyacetylene was WAY worse than plasma in terms of cutting. Learn new things every day. 

Nightmare fuel to say the least. Although, strangely, i want pictures....

put an ad on classifieds in utah about an hour ago. within 15  xxxxxxxx MINUTES I got a call from an old guy who said he had an anvil with little to no pits used in a farriers shop for 3 generation. 150# and wants 250. quote "hit it with a hammer and it bounces up and rings like (hades)

Thank you Glenn, Richard, and Thomas!!

I am going to give his formula a try!!
I live out in the middle of no-where out here in eastern Utah.
I am looking for a used anvil that weighs between 150 lbs. up to 250 lbs.
So now with this post I have officially started the �TPAAAT� energies into motion.
And the search is on!!!! :cool:
I will keep track of the time it takes me to find my anvil that someone is tending for me!
Ted Throckmorton

Im just looking for ANY anvil in boring middle of everywhere central northern utah.

The piece of rail i have is hardly touched by chisels, angle grinder, hacksaw etc etc. im going to HAVE to get a plasma torch. :/

can't find a place that sells 2" round 1045. any help/leads would be appreciated. thanks!

I always use a sheet of newspaper wrapped in a sheet of newspaper wrapped in a sheet of newspaper then twist tied at the frillies. Light the frillies, put it next tho the input, cover it with coal, turn blower on full blast. 100% lighting chance so far.

catches green coal easier than coke or charcoal

what i have gathered... dont buy this steel

thanks :D

Ok, would it make OK practice hammers?
Oh, and what are blade fittings XD

Edited post for comp and stuff

Is stainless steel a good hammer material? i found some 2" round rods 148" long for $100.00 a piece. Is this good for hammers?

They are 15-5PH stainless

I found this composition if it helps 

Carbon 0.07 max.

Well, I will try my idea and see what happens. He's 70 and i'm sure some kind of deal could be struck. 

Sooooo... Not a good approach?

He decided to bump to $175.00

and i have found antique [1800s] post vices on ebay in (supposedly) Great condition for ~$90

There are some little dents and a coat of rust on this vice. nothing compromising. 

this may not be worth it BUT I may have an approach.

I plan on saying something to the effect of "Do you really want this stuff gone? because i wont lose any sleep about not buying this, but you may. I can take it right now for $100.00, a fair price, and you can get it out of here and make a little dent on this mountain of jems you have here. What would you want me to do to get this vice out of here today for $100.00? I help you, and you help me. I will use it, and heck, next time i come, and i will, i'll bring back a knife that i made using this vice. Deal?"

thoughts?

That must have taken forever. But beautiful work. Time to make some chisels

Thanks you all for the ideas and suggestions! I will take them to heart and try again!

it would appear you paid $25 for the privilege of sorting his junk for him.  No matter where they are they are all the same, everything is worth a million when you show interest. 

 

Watch the Obits maybe you'll do better when the place gets cleaned to sell.    

That last line. Genius.

That is sweet. And i LOVE that you kept little signs of what it originally was. awesome ^_^

I have found a man on craigslist who has sort of come to terms that he is a hoarder. When i asked how he had acquired all the stuff on his property, i got a "I just want to get this stuff sold and move on with my life. So, we found some hammers, files... and a beautiful post vice. Me and my dad dug through about 500# of stuff to get to it, and the second he saw it, he said $200.00 No less, BUT, "i'll give it for $150.00 because I like ya. We said no, then he thought a moment and said. "well, you are not obligated to buy it. We continued to scavenge, but every time we thought we found something useful (tools), He snatched it and said that he was going to sell tools in bulk. We got some scrap metal and a piece of RR track for about $25.00 but he wanted insane prices for things. 2500.00 for some gas station sign, 10,000.00 for a trailer, and other insane prices. Will it be possible to haggle with this man?