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wanted to know if anyone could hazard a guess as to the date, or tell me how to find the date of this "new" vise. there is a small crack in the front of the box, should i get it welded? cut it off? or leave well enough alone ? Finally , whats the best way to get the off-set in the jaws back into alignment ?

excellent vid !!! nice to see clear, accurate work ..done right the first time ! too often videos will just let things pass with " that's not exactly right ... but you get the idea " thanks

sry ... i have found them ... i heard about the salvage issue... i am waiting for the crew to get this far up ( the tracks are 50 feet from the house ) i have them piled up in little deposits along the way ... i'm not a fan of stealing either .. if i can get an OK from a crew chief i'll take what i can use and i'd be more than willing to re-pay the kindness in some way ie: 6 pak ... or fresh coffee for the crew ... what ever the crew chief thinks acceptable - sry just excited about the find and the potential, wasn't being articulate enough as to intent

today was awesome !!Went with the wife out for a walk (VBG) down the RR tracks , hoping to find a couple spikes .... WOW close to 200 lbs of spikes and chunks of broken steel ... . from the markers on the track, and the RR wagon full of ties ... looks like they are redoing the line... gunna talk to the crew see if a piece of track doesn't get left left behind ! ( now where did i leave that 6-pak) :unsure:

and i thought the wife using my primary wine fermenting vat to clean the car was bad enough ... i feel for ya bro

looks nice ... makes the work easier ... i LIKE !

" hot steel has the right of way " ... i like that one !

being really new to this ... everything i make amazes me ... i'm proud of my lop-sided hook with the crummie twist , and often i'll be hours away from the forge/anvil , i'll look at my hook , turn to the wife and say " you know i really like the way this turned out !" and the plan for a better one starts, i wish i had the skills and equipment to make better things, these will come in time... with good people to push me in the right direction i will get better and make beautiful things , and meet some great people on the way !

nicely done ... hammer on !

i had a similar issue with store return ... the manager at store level said they would not accept return of a defective item , because they had already exchanged it 3 times ... i pointed out that as long as they were sending me junk ... i would return it ... ( it was a large expensive item ) i went to regional and the backed up the store manager. After filling out the paperwork for small claims court, i called national head quarters, long story short ... i had my return picked up by the store in less than 48 hrs with full credit. i also had a long chat with our " better business bureau " they suggested i use more honey ( ultimately less vinegar ) and small claims court. the item which initially cost me $1200, would have cost them about 5 k in court ... but potentially way more in bad PR.

well i took some good advice and got air directly into my fire pot had it rigged out with a valve and waste gate ( that was a dumb idea ) removed all that nonsense and REALLY got a good fire going i filled the bed of the mower deck with clay and added about 1.5 to 2 inches to my fire pot made that "perfect gift " for the wife a pair of spikes with a rope to keep her rows straight in the garden and worked on a new hook ... with a twist also did one half of a pair of tongs with punched hole in them all in all a good day of learning

glenn thx for the tips ... going to try some of them out tomorrow .... working on the air supply as i have only been using an air mattress pump from the top, also going to contact a neighbor about brake disc or drum from a semi ... we'll see will add pics as we can !

you're right Frosty , the only thing that could be better is if i had a clue what i was doing with the metal... but i'll get there !

thanks Ted , it means a lot sharing with the family, we all seem so busy trying to make it work ... we forget about the living while we try to "make a living": and any type of praise for someone of your caliber really makes me want to try again ... and again ...

well she's certainly ain't much to look at, but a smart man told me " metal doesn't care how it gets hot " so i threw on some charcoal and heated my first project a little hook to hold an extension cord kickin around the floor that went so well i decided to try something a little more tricky this handy lil poker for my brake disc ... err i mean forge ... then the wife gave me this challenge a little bracelet of sorts , well they aren't master pieces i know , but with no real training, a hammer , an anvil and a brake disc .... i'm happy as a tornado in a trailer park .... can't wait to go for round two All of these were made with 12" nails i had found in a box i'd forgotten about Did i mention the kids had fun too. The 2 yr old helpin dad "fix" stuff and here's the 4 yr old was toastin marshmallows at the forge if every day at the forge could be as rewarding as today ....

great story , and i agree ! went to my first hammer in today, didn't know what to expect really ( it was designed to be a feature on power hammers , which are of very little interest to me right now ) the people i met were great. i learned more in the two hours i sat watching and listening than i have in 25 hrs of videos, or even reading books ! joined the local blacksmith assoc. and made plans to get some lessons with the host a 30+ smith many thx to all ( if you happen to read this ) and many thx to all the people here for their advice and inspiration !! Bill

THAT"S AMAZING !! :o what doesn't amaze me is that all the manufacture's with there fancy pants engineers...prolly couldn't do any better than a smith with a dream !! super nice job and an inspiration for what i'd like mine to look/work like

i'd like to know if anyone has some info on " Sanderson Brothers " anvils ... all i can find out is ... they worked metal ... and they were located in Sheffield,England maybe some of the UK folks know more ?

yeah i noticed no one seems to understand her .... i can't find anything... but they made steel products and were from Sheffield lol was hoping some of the UK brothers /sisters would know more

<<< now has post-vice envy ! Ohio you say ... well if i can vacation there... maybe i'll drive through on the way home !

did some cleaning and flour coating ... finally , a pencil/paper out line of the markings looks some thing like this DERSON BROTH VHI OANWORK HEFFIELD 1 0 3 looks to me like a 115 # Sanderson brothers, from Sheffield, England Can anyone more positively identify this ... maybe a year to it ...? and is it any good !?

i'm with john .... did we need to re-invent the wheel ?

nice looking anvil ... good luck with her swages look great too