Nick O

that's just what some smiths I know call it but for now on I will call it what it needs to be called thanks for the pictures and the info

teeth off of buckets and things that will live a hard life of digging and scraping on rock and dirt will work great for a cutting hardy and maybe other tools

great find

how are you planning on connecting the two pieces

put up some pictures may help and also cool story behind it

the hollow cast iron anvil might have been a vice I seen one on auction that had that look to it dose it have a hole in the back of it were a screw could have been

its an interesting anvil design

its actually a tinners anvil as they called it and im pretty Shure an Amish man brought it in and ill take his word for it also it went over $200

great vice

great find should last a very long time

you could try and weld the tooth plate on or tap and die a new hole

thanks for the offer and you do mean the good blower right

here's some pics of the blower prop taken apart after draining the babit out also I included a pic of all the babit

I bought this forge and forge blower on a action for blacksmithing tools. The forge pan came with a forge blower (the very rusty one) the forge also came with the belt wheel. The belt wheel was attached but after about 2hrs and some elbow grease I got it off. The rusty blower is powered by a belt but is rusted bad I think the props on the fan are rusted bad to. And the blower is broken in several places. I'm missing the gear pieces but that don't matter none to me. The blower doesn't have bearings but has babit same with the belt wheel, so im thinking its late 1800s to early 1900s. I bough the forge because I need a bigger pan for my shop im building. Im going to take the other blower and make it so that it will work for the forge pan some how or another. None of the items I bought have names on them but the good blower has keep filled with oil to the pug written on it other than that there just numbers and letters on the blower.

its in Arcola IL today at 4pm

toooooo cold for me im more of a summer guy

I found this on a auction website and seen this picture and thought it was a striking anvil since its a auction that the company has once a year were a bunch of smiths bring there things such as anvils forges etc. to sell the auction is tomorrow as of 1/21/16 cant find another picture of it with out the bottle jack on it and if you look closely at the flatters on it you will notice there is a pritchel hole

this is the weirdest thing I've seen to date when it comes to blacksmithing its made by champion forge company any information would be great

great score

ok thanks for the info mine will tend to steam off don't know if it has ever sizzled before ok thanks for the info I usually use a 4lb hammer and are swage blocks made of cast iron or steel and if steel would it be heat treated to a certain hardness thanks ill have to give it a look thanks for the info

thanks for the information

I have been looking for something to use as that or some one selling one If this is the wrong way to do this then why do I see smiths on internet and demos doing the same thing I am doing?

they all look awesome

The question I am going to ask has to do with the anvils hardy hole. My anvil is 187lb and when I upset material in the hardy or pritchel hole the anvils heel gets vary hot. I've tried cooling the part that is not being upseted but the heel still gets vary hot. Every time I have to take out the steel it is untouchable about 3/4in on any one of the four sides of the hardy hole but right of now I am using a garden hose or ice cubes to cool it every heat. I don't know if there is a solution to this but I thought it was at least worth asking. Nick O

GREAT LOOKING ANVIL should last you years