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captf71

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  1. Got this 1930 Soderfors last October for $90 at a garage sale.
  2. Thanks Tennessee. I'm with you on preferring old tools. Not only do they seem to be made a lot better, I like the history that goes with them as well.
  3. I found this rounding hammer at a garage sale and was able to get the guy to unload it for $4. It was pretty rusty so I hit it with a wire brush and found the faces to be in great shape. I also noticed that it had the makers mark on the side which appears to be a horse and the letters "OSCO". I was curious so searched the web and all I could find with OSCO was Ohio Stove Company which I doubt made hammers. Anyone ever heard of OSCO for farrier tools?
  4. Gentlemen, I appreciate all yall's very kind comments. It was in good shape when I got it except for all the stupid weld damage. Here's some photos of it when I started working on it. Thanks again, Rog
  5. Happy New Year all! Thought I'd share the progress on fixing my new anvil. After getting some hints from this forum on fixing some problems with this anvil, I've made a little headway in getting it refurbished. This is a 1930 125 lb Soderfors from Sweden that I purchased for $90 at a garage sale. Some previous owner had used it as a welding & cutting table so it had cuts, welds and spatter over most of the working surface. After knocking what I could of the spatter off, I ran it through electrolysis to remove the rust, sludge and paint. I brushed it down and filed the high welds and spatter down almost flush. I then used a belt sander with fine grade paper to lightly sand it smooth and even (just the damage, I didn't reshape the surface). I used oil and stone to remove the sanding traces. I did not attempt to fill any of the cuts. After several folks advised me to leave it painted to protect it, I primed and painted it machinery gray and coated the metal with ATF. My final step to get it working will be to mount it on a large post oak stump on our ranch in Texas. I'm not a blacksmith, I just use the anvil to repair our old farm equipment as you can't find or afford the parts now days. My other anvil is a 148 lb Peter Wright. Hope yall enjoy the new year. Rog
  6. Thank you Mr. Glenn. I'll get the belt sander going on the morrow and get this thing working. Rog
  7. (Yall type quicker than I do.) Sounds good to me. Don't get me wrong, I like my old tools to look good (serviceable) but I'm not much on making them cosmetically perfect. I'll file the real high spatter. When you say use a belt sander, should it be a dry or wet sand? I have an electrolysis tank that I use to get the deep rust out of old stuff. Would it hurt the anvil to run it through that?
  8. Its probably my photography. The horn and face has quite a bit of weld spatter and a pretty good cut coming out of the hardie. The table has a deep cut about 1/2" long on one corner. I'm not complaining about the deal I got, I just hate to see such a sweet tool abused! I don't know much about this stuff but this anvil has twice the rebound of my Peter Wright.
  9. Greetings. I am an old country boy who has retired and getting ready to return to the ranch. I have been hunting down old tools to refurbish and use. I purchased a Soderfors anvil yesterday at a garage sale ($90) and have begun the process to make it serviceable if possible. Some rocket scientist used it as a welding and cutting table and it has suffered considerable damage. I'm on my 3rd stripping of paint and some of the markings are now visible though damaged. On the logo side it was what looks to be some sort of seal, 125 lbs, 1931, the number 5, and Soderfors Sweden in raised letters as well as stamped. On the foot it is stamped with the number 357. I'd appreciate any suggestions on removing the weld beads and the practicality of filling some of the cuts in the face and table. I'd also "REALLY" be interested if anyone knows what the seal, number 5 and number 357 are. Thank you, Rog
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