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I've had an add on Craigslist for a couple of weeks now. And I finally got a hit. It weighs 192lbs. 350$ is the minimum he will take for it. It was his grandfather's and his dad learned how to weld on it. Do you think it affected the hardness of it? Thanks in advance.

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On May 22, 2016 at 0:02 AM, Charles R. Stevens said:

JHCC, I think you have lost the young lordling...

crappiew, I would go 1/2 round or start 1/2 round and flatten out as you move back. It'd a lot of grinding tho. It will just help you draw stock and start curves, but in reality radiusing the edges will do much thesaurus for less grinding, think 1" radi taperd to 1/4 in effect giving you a 1" fuller at one end and a 1/4" at the other end. 

Sounds good sir. I appreciate the info. 

That's nice.

1 hour ago, JHCC said:

Somewhere between a tooth bridge and a ducal coronet.

Yeah. Ok.

I'll have to check into that. 

How much of a crown?

Im gonna go ahead and grind it. I'm half way there now. I think it will be a good anvil when I'm done with it. I'm gonna attach a hardy hole to the side of it. I saw that idea on anvil fire. That way I'm in no rush to go out and over pay for an anvil. The money I would of spent on 1 overpriced anvil. I will have used in totally getting started and set up. And I will have enough material left over to build myself a good welding table. 

I've also go a piece of rr track. I will modify a horn on one side of it.

What's the best for the money?  I got a couple of the Dewalt brand. But there got to be a more abrasive wheel out there. Anybody got a favorite? Thanks in advance.

Don't know why that bottom pic is upside down.

This is after 5hrs of grinding. I've still got a ways to go. This stuff is rock hard. And it never got hot enough to where I couldn't grab it.

2 minutes ago, 7A749 said:

Unless you know somebody, having it ground at a shop will be expensive. Especially if they have to take a lot off. A Blanchard grinding operation will take more material off than standard surface grinding with the narrow part of the wheel. Usually, the part is machined to within a thousandth before traditional precision grinding, but if it's already been hardened, good luck with that.

If you wanna flatten it out on the narrow striking edge, layout a line on the high side parallel with the low side, get a good square and have at it with an angle grinder and abrasive wheel. Make sure the layout line is all the way around the high parts so you have a visual gauge. Start taking off the high side and keep checking with your square against the low side to keep track of how much you take off. Don't go nuts, it'll take a little while. Once you get it down to as flat as you can get, then use a sanding disc to finish it out. 60 grit will likely be just fine. It's not the space shuttle.

You can get it very close using this method, but it's time consuming. Checking against the parallel and perpendicular axis at regular intervals will insure you're not taking too much off. I would probably use a dykem die when I started to get close so you don't end up grinding the low end by mistake. A framing square would be ideal for this, a smaller one anyways. I've finished a little metal in my time and it's definitely doable. 

Good luck with it.

IMHO of course

This is what I'm gonna do.

I looked up Blanchard grinding. I really don't want to pay somebody to do it. I took my grinder to to one side of it. It is doable with a grinder but it's gonna take some time.

Worked some more today. Here's the progress.

It's turned into the 1 ton forge. Cut all the metal with 4 1/2 " cutoff.

I am gonna just try to do some grinding on it. 

I believe it's already hardened steel. A file will just glide off of it. I called him and talked to Him this morning. He said if it's been hardened it would be hard to machine.

Possibly. But I have a buddy who is a machinist. I'm gonna talk to him about Cnc milling it.

The top is 10"x12. The base is 131/2 x 11 1/2.  I could shim one side but the top side will be at an angle.

It's got a slightly angled side. If I turn it on its side it won't sit straight up and down.

It weighs around 200lbs.

Worked some more today. Here's the progress.

I got a piece of rr track around 14" long. And a buddy of mine had a piece of 10" x 12" x 6" die steel. Bought it for 50$. I dropped a hammer on it and it rebounded around 80%

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25 minutes ago, littleblacksmith said:

You may want to cut some holes in the side of the forge so that you can insert longer stock easier.

                                                                                           Littleblacksmith

 

When I get my firepot put in I'm gonna cut them out.

I have a set of 10" wheels I'm gonna put on it. Turn it into a cart I can move around.

I ordered a hand crank blower off eBay. And a firepot at pass forge. I think both of them together I will have 250$ in. I will post some more pics when I get farther.

I've been working on my forge. I am using materials I have had laying around for years. It is 48" x 30". Only thing I am buying is a hand crank blower and a fire pot. I've got to work on my legs next. I have to find some material for that.

It's 40" tall and it has 4 1/2 inch jaws.

I actually told the guy I was just gonna use it as a yard ornament. Because I knew if he thought I was gonna actually use it he would of not come down so much.