JT

Hand Forged vs Drop Forged  Peddinghaus  PHP Anvils...  which is better?? or isn't either better then the other ?? JT 

heres just a block of wood my Soderfors Paragon came on, and a original cast iron stand under my Kohlswa , and I believe a cast iron factory Fisher stand .. although there is no name on it..

that's awesome !! congratulations !!

picked up this little fellow yesterday doesn't have much of a use or rebound.. lol.. its only 7 1/4" long  2 1/4" wide 3 1/4" tall no hardy hole just a pritchel hole. but.. K R Wilson Buffalo NY. has some interesting history and association with Henry Ford ...

yes ..so is the price !! its in the neighborhood of $4000.00 USD.!!

the measurements on this are 30" tall and jaws are 11.5" wide !!  

I've just been offered this one for sale.. a lot like one of the ones John has already posted.. I don't know the dimensions yet, but it weighs in at 550 lbs.  

On ‎6‎/‎25‎/‎2017 at 5:32 PM, VaughnT said:

Those are some awesome stands.  If I had to guess, I'd say they were fixtures for milling and drilling big stuff in a big shop.  Think gigantic carpenter's squares or a sort.  You could bolt them to the table and then bolt whatever you were milling to the fixture so it stayed perpendicular.

I'd give my eye teeth to find something like that.  The little details, like a super sexy vise stand, really make a shop stand out!

thanks Vaughn T, just happened to see them banded together laying on a pallet at the preview for a small on-line auction house near me.. thought it was one piece at first and though Hmmm.. that looks about the right size for my Fisher vise ! they ended up being two.. only one other person was bidding against me... probably the owner not wanting to let them go for less then scrap !!  

On ‎6‎/‎25‎/‎2017 at 8:28 PM, ThomasPowers said:

Don't forget to run the rope lights around the inside of that stand to give that set up that otherworldly glow...

hadn't thought about rope lights Thomas !! Hmmm ..

the owner added:

this drill has a 1/2" straight shank chuck. quill travel is 3 1/2" with 35 turns of the top feed wheel. that wheel has 60 teeth that can be selected at one tooth per crank, two per crank, or three per crank. there are 39 teeth on the crank shaft and 22 on the mandrel. the fly wheel is 16" and weighs 119 1/2 lbs.

I don't know if this refers to the one in the ad or the other one.. I don't quite understand it...

5 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said:

Is there an adjustment that allows you to slid the crank in and out on it?  Crank in smaller throw faster speed, crank out longer throw slower speed.

yes it does slide it and out. I was wondering if that was the way also..

8 minutes ago, Kozzy said:

Here is some history--and as the ad above implies, you might want to look  under the trademark "green river" instead because that's how the drilling machines were branded

http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=1376

 

Hello Kozzy, thanks, yes I've tried looking it up several ways but never get to far,,   I did find another No.22 but it too was different or possibly missing the drums or pulley looking things the crank is going through on this one and the one in the ad..

13 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said:

I just checked the 1897 and 1908 Sears Roebuck catalog to see if they had a similar one (rebranded as ACME of course) but didn't find a match. The bit advance wheel is very distinctive to that one and I assume it's original to the drill?

I'm told everything is original to it.. not exactly sure how it works of if there is a way to change the speed.  the one in the ad states the speed is readily altered by changing the position of the crank ?? not sure exactly what this means ??  

heres a catalog photo of the only one I can find, its not exactly like this other one but can't even find another like either one..

does anyone know about the Wiley & Russell New Green River Drilling Machine no.22 ?? once again, I can only find a couple photos, and none look the same, and no real info about them.. thanks, JT

17 hours ago, Kozzy said:

Was this the photo link you found?  http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=12640

yes that was the only thing I could fine on it .. JT

9 hours ago, Judson Yaggy said:

Here you go.  Old catalog and it included parts breakdowns.

canedy.pdf

thank you Judson !! it seems like a pretty simple post drill.. must be only a single speed..   JT

does anyone have or know about the Canedy Otto no.3 post drill ?? I'm looking at one and I have only found one photo of one on the internet.. other then that one, I can find no reference to this model mentioned at all ...  thanks, JT

I bought this at a small local on-line auction on Monday and picked it up today. it was in a junked out home made forge. I tore it apart to get it out for one I'm building. I don't see any makers names the only mark I see is on the tuyere and its a large (E inc) with the E half circling the inc  my camera doesn't focus well on it.. its 12" X 8" X 31/2"  it ended up costing $80.00 its quite heavy and the clinker beaker rotates freely ..  does anyone recognize the brand ?? thanks, JT  

another shot..

ok thank you guys !! the damage was my biggest concern.. just wasn't sure about it.. so.. just radius the entire edge until its gone ??   JT

so is this 438 lb. Kohlswa anvil with the original cast iron base, with this damage on one side, worth $1800.00 ??? heres a photo of the other side with the base.. thanks, JT

13 hours ago, Scrambler82 said:

If you needed to radius a portion for a needed bend, that would be where to get it done !

From reading I don't think so but does this anvil have a metal plate in the striking area ?

I believe Kohlswa's are cast steel anvils.. 

I saw the crack extending also..  ??

is the chipping on the edge of this a real concern ? its a Swedish Kohlswa .. thanks, JT

40 minutes ago, Jackhammer said:

Hello! I also found a Peter Wright anvil but didn't buy it yet. I found it on an online flea market, the seller said he couldn't make out the stamp but I saw straight away that it's a Peter Wright. I have two questions. In what sizes were these anvils made? For example 50, 75, 100, 128, 160 lbs... what weights did they have? The seller didn't know the weight.

Also, what's the deal with Peter Wright anvils? I know they have good rebound, and they look very good. Also I know new anvils are so expensive so better buy an old one instead. But there are hundreds of manufacturers! It almost seems like it's The most popular anvil on these forums. Is it all talk or what's the actual deal with it? I'm just wondering!  They're really fine anvils!

as for their weights I believe there were several this one is mine and weighs 290 lbs.

21 minutes ago, Marc1 said:

How far away is it? Not worth the trip? 

no not worth the trip, even offered to have a blacksmith near him look at it for me and he would not respond by phone or email... 

I went as far as telling him I would have a blacksmith in his area come over and check it out for me and if it is ok I will buy it ....... cricket ..cricket ...  silence .....