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  1. Ethan the blacksmith
    Still a kid. Have alot to learn. I'LL post some pics of a header that i'll try to make
  2. Ethan the blacksmith
    Thanks frosty. funny you mention bad authers, editors... as i mentioned before, I am a steam engine enthusiest and have run many. One day I was at a steam show and I was being interviewed by the local newspaper, because I guess 13 year old boys in to old suff is rare... Anyways, they made many mistakes in the article, but the worst for me was that I said that it can take as much as 2-3 hours for the boiler to heat up but they put 23 hours in the newspaper!
  3. Ethan the blacksmith
    Thanks for the replies! I recently talked to Alec on the phone and he gave me some good advice, and so did all of you. This project will take quite a while, but I will try to post a couple pictures and maybe a video along the way. Thanks again, Ethan
  4. Ethan the blacksmith
    that is a great way glen. but I would love to heat a 4'' plate up a drift it, but I don't know if that will happen
  5. Ethan the blacksmith
    I have always loved old books on blacksmithing and steam engines. I have an old book that has a cast header in it somewhere but don't quote me on it, I'll go look it up.it is a faint memory. and maybe I was mistaken, it could have been cast steel or drop forged! brain fart... I never thought of a spring!
  6. Ethan the blacksmith
    wow thank you for the detailed picture! how thick is the plate?
  7. Ethan the blacksmith
    my parents had to help me pay for it... I believe it was $350 or so, but we customized it allot. like having a round body with a hex head so it looked like my other punches.I am quiet proud of it!
  8. Ethan the blacksmith
    thank you for the complements. I might have to kick up the price
  9. Ethan the blacksmith
    this forge is one me and my dad help me build 2 years ago and it is set up great for me.only trouble is I can't move it...
  10. Ethan the blacksmith
    those are beautiful! my headers keep braking, and I really want to find one of those old, cast iron headers.
  11. Ethan the blacksmith
    hi frosty. for a thirteen year old boy its pretty special. I got it made in Edmonton Alberta, by a company called Stampco. it was a very custom order!
  12. Ethan the blacksmith
    I cant really tell, but in the pictures, it looks like the edges are very sharp. if you were to dress the anvil more, it could prevent more chipping even if hit directly.
  13. Ethan the blacksmith
    have a couple more... two 12 lbs, and one 10lbs. these I use.
  14. Ethan the blacksmith
    hear is some that I make. as most say, these Fly of the shelves! I sell them for 10$ at fairs and museums that I volunteer at.
  15. Ethan the blacksmith
    any tap stick(hammer) it accepted!
  16. Ethan the blacksmith
    ​I believe fisher anvils have a cast iron base.if you look at one of my anvils, its a Vulcan, and that is apparently the same as the fisher, but it is not as good because it doesn't have an as round of horn.
  17. Ethan the blacksmith
    I saw some one on YouTube doing this but cant find the link.
  18. Ethan the blacksmith
    wow... that is one thick plate! that would make one heck of a striking anvil. I would make sure that the plate sides are flush with the base so if your bending something 90 deg. the base won't be in the way.
  19. Ethan the blacksmith
    I saw an anvil on kijiji a couple of days ago. its was about a 190# peter wright, repaired with a welder and then re-hardened. it was listed for $1400! I guess some people will pay that much, but for a 13 year old boy like me, that's about 2-3 time the money I could image paying.
  20. Ethan the blacksmith
    this is my biggest so far. its a 14 lbs postmall!
  21. Ethan the blacksmith
    Here's mine, the H is for my last name Harty.
  22. Ethan the blacksmith
    this is a peter wright that ads up to 99 on the hundred weights. this is a 3 leg medal stand with a 1 1-2'' plate! there is also a Wesco cast steel anvil, Vulcan, and what I believe to be a arm and hammer anvil on the post.
  23. Ethan the blacksmith
    Show everyone your forge, and tell us why its the best! this forge is one me and my dad help me build 2 years ago and it is set up great for me.only trouble is I can't move it...
  24. Ethan the blacksmith
    thank you to everyone. I have a idea floating around in my head that I will try to make and I hope to upload a picture tonight!
  25. Ethan the blacksmith
    thank you! I am new to the site so I haven't figured out it all yet. this is very useful!
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