Woodweavil

I have a length of ship anchor chain for sale. Im in middle Tennessee and a member of the AACB. 14-15 large 2-1/8” diameter links. Each weighs 33lbs pick up in Big Rock Tennessee. Message if you are interested. Asking $300 open to offers or trades.

Ok this thread has been long in mothballs but I can't seem to get s good answer. I have a set of Airco propane torches with gauges, hoses and bottles. Question is this: I just purchased a two burner propane forge from Jay Nickell Designs. Can I use the propane regulator and gauges to feed my forge? New hose and gas rated shutoff valves for each burner of course. Any help would be Much appreciated. Thanks

Amen Brother!

So the surfaces where perfectly flat so there was no voids

Thank you sir, and thank you for your service to our country and our troops. As for defying physics I wasn't suggesting that. Simply did everything I could to insure success except fully weld the plate. The slight bow worked in my favor. I milled the surface of the body as well as the plate on a surface grinder.

Lol i guess so

I thought I'd give it a go. Thoughts?

How about a chapter in and around clarksville tn

Amazing collection!

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First things first stop the crack. Dril a 3/16 hole at the end of the crack. Then follow previous weld suggestions. 6011 root pass the fill with 7018

Thanks Scott, nice lookin anvil. I would very much like to see more on your anvil.

Like I said in the previous post. If you would read the entire thread you would see that I'm not claiming some miraculous new process. Only that I am trying something, if it works it works if it don't I'll cut it off and do it differently. It's completely my perogitive.

Sorry but there is no way it is anything other than dead. As I said previously the laws of physics were not suspended for you. I am not 'trolling' I am keeping a thread accurate for those who don't know better. The rest of the web is already full of misinformation, we don't need it here.

That's what I'm thinkin

i used A36 for the body of my anvil and it was quite hard on the edges where it was cut with the cnc torch

Heat and peen it with an air hammer should help work harden it. I'm guessing it's A36?

I'll post the results when I do get it set on its base

Wow you're a real piece a work! And you obviously did not read the posts or watch the video. I Never said it would or wouldn't be dead. I just have not gotten it mounted and done ball bearing test yet. It does have rebound and a decent ring sitting on a table. One can only assume it would be better when mounted on a solid base. I'm not an idiot and I posted to get the opinion of "10,000 yrs" combined experienced smiths. So please go troll another post. There's no need to be a jerk.

I'm pretty impressed with it. Not quite what I was looking for but it looks good

Haven't done one yet but it's got pretty good rebound and a decent ring

The engraving was done on a HAAS Mill

Just picked up the anvil from the machine shop. 385# is the finish weight for now, it'll be well over 400# after the feet are welded on.

Ok I have a 500 gallon tank that supplies the house and cabin with heat, I've run a line to the shop to feed the forge from. The max pressure I can get from the tank is 12psi. Will this be enough pressure to obtain welding heat? I'm planning on using a atlas mini forge

Well the face is welded and it's not dead by any means. This video was taken with it sitting on a table. I can only assume that it will be even better after its mounted on a solid base. http://s447.photobucket.com/user/woodweavilracing/media/2014-02/66F9D2FF-FBCD-4DE8-9263-8FAFE07510DB_zpsrpkrubah.mp4.html