dkaschner

Richfieldsmith, the Guild of Metalsmiths holds three intro to blacksmithing classes each year. Each class is 4, 1 day sessions and it is held at the Minnesota School of Horseshoeing in Anoka. I am an instructor in the second ( class. The classes fill up quick. I am not sure if any slots are still open. It is a great class to have and pretty-much the prerequisite to all of the other classes sponsored by the Guild (and there are a lot of them :-)... PM me if you want additional information or I can help in any way. Good luck. Hope to see you soon. Dan Kaschner

Roger, good to hear from you! My son Mike and I took your Roycroft Copper Vessel class at Tunnel Mill in 2007 (I think)... by the way, that was an excellent class, thank you. Yea, I know Myron. He's a great guy. We are both members of the Guild of Metalsmiths and he lives about 1.5 miles from me. I should be going to the program committee meetings at his house every month, but I have be remiss lately. :-( I have been spending a lot of time trying to finish my smithy at home so I have missed a lot of local events. Gotta go now. Talk to you later.

FWIW, I'm in Eagan, MN. A suburb of Minneapolis/St. Paul

IIRC silver steel is essentially W1 by a different name. Dan

James, looks like the installation is going to hav to wait until sometime early next year. The Holidays are getting in the way of working in the smithy right now. Everything seems pretty straight-forward. It is a matter of cutting have cutting and welding at this point. I'll keep you posted when the build starts. Thanks again for all of your help. I really appreciate it.

Oops, almost forgot. I will call tomorrow, the 29th if you have a few minutes to go over some of the procedures. Dan

Sam, I heartily second that. James, it is great to have you on the forum. It is fantastic a lot to have someone as knowledgable and personable to go to with questions about operation, add-ons or in-general usage. I will send my contact information. Thanks again. Dan Kaschner

James, it's great to know that you are the USA dealer for Anyang! I have a 33 lb. Anyang that I bought (used) 2 years ago. I am just getting to the point where I am ready to set it up in my attached garage smithy. The floor is poured concrete and I am not opposed to cutting a hole for footings if that is recommended. I would really appreciate more information on the base... dimensions, type of concrete (acrylic etc...). I have a stash of 3/8" plate to build the base from and 1/2" plate to use as the base. It would also be great to have an idea of what you you would recommend I check and/or maintenance steps I should perform before placing the hammer in operation after sitting idle for about 2 1/2 years. Any help you might offer is greatly appreciated.