Gorō
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G"day I am new to these forums, hopefully sometime in the future. Cheers
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Tool Handles. Yeah, I know, hickory is king, but...?
Gorō replied to Leland Stone's topic in Tools, general discussion
Spotted gum and hickory seems to be common for hammer handles in Australia. Store bought hammers I usually get a rasp and file em down to my desired shape for my hand. -
Yep after failed practice runs I figured I'll just get the whole peice of kit.
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Just wait it out, that's what I did. I started with a RR track. I'm sure a good anvil will come around soon.
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Just want to thank Ethan Harty for forging these tools for me. I would buy from him again no doubt. 5/5
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How to Safely Remove Galvanized Coating?
Gorō replied to territorialmillworks's topic in Zinc, galvanized, and coatings
I always hear people telling me dip in acid bath of muriatic acid but can I use muriatic acid to brush it on??? I want to use a brush and just wipe down my anvil. smaller galvanised fittings I can get away with a bucket of acid. But the anvil is too big. -
You could use a tree stump as a stand or metal stand with legs
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That's a neat little jig! What kind of stock does everyone prefer to use for hammers? Round or square??? Cheers
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Nice! How did you manage to do that ausfire?? Yep doesn't surprise me about the traffic in Sydney.
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The market price for anvils especially "antiques" is outrageous in Australia.
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Thanks Darren, I was reading up on anvil face repairs by Robb Gunther and I somehow came across this. So it's cigweld cobalarc toolcraft for the anvil face? it seems stoody 1105 is only available in the USA
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Besides muriatic acid being aggressive is there any problems if I use it to clean a anvil, need to strip some gal off the fittings for the burners.
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Lol thanks mate
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I just put them in a bucket with my bolts and nuts.
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eBay and local classifieds for me...
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Hopefully it isn't someone in the community. I can't judge an anvil by its looks. The last time I looked at one I just do the rebound and ring test. since they are cast iron these would be just purely for display not for blacksmithing im assuming.
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Been advised h13 because it's air hardening that it's difficult to forge with. Ive got a hammer eye drift which is made from h13
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Geez man so much more bang for buck for an anvil then down under. envious but congratulations man!
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Where was this advertised Stan? Gumtree or eBay? Cheers
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Made my first hardy tool!
Gorō replied to New axe maker's topic in Hot Cuts, Anvil devils, metal cutting on the anvil.
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I buy recycled steel or from a store in Australia called gameco. The website for steel baron looks nice but I think the international postage would be pricey.
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Nice anvil mate
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Ok cheers. Was thinking of using hcl to wipe it down then a wire brush with the angle grinder.
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I haven't used the anvil yet. I choose this one over the soderfers because of the size and weight. i just throught that the face of the anvil with dents and cracks on the edge could be welded and smoothed out to look brand new again that's all.
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There's some edge damage on the anvil face. Im planning to remove the surface rust first then i will take another pic of the anvil as a comparison before I try repair it. The only thing that bothers me is the edge of the anvil face is all chipped and dented. I want to weld fill it back then smooth out the edges. But it seems like that might do more harm then good it seems
