bubba682

For your center mast go thicker than 1/4'' it will twist and the flywheel off a diesal is heavy i made mine 14'' circle out of 1/2'' plate i used 1/4'' for my mast on the proto type it twists to much i had to anchor the top to my wall.Its 50# head works great but theres some things i got to work out for the next one.Put up pics of your ram slide mine is steel on steel thats where my biggest prob is were thinking of goin with some kind of roller system to keep it centered better on the next one.This one is the proto type next one will be bigger and painted if your curious i got a pic of it in the gallery.

What would be considered the top of the line in old anvils.

Nice work man.

Nice havin the gear 67x nice work man,i know what your sayin about price be glad your not here in Canada the cost of the hardy tools were over a third more than the US.I got lucky on my anvil i got for 150.00 just had to dig it up and clean it off.

I really like it think im goin to make one myself.

Solid piece of red maple i got a buddy who has a portable saw mill and his own wood lot it was an end piece im not fussy for the top rails i might change them but basically i just wanted to try a few differant tecniques.I like the loops between the legs cause there ribbited in the centers there hard to see in the pics.Thxs for the likes its the first real forge job i did...

NIce work..

Some of the projects i've been doin the last couple of weeks.

THxs for the info i like learnin somthing new everyday i never seen alot of real wrought iron except at the fortress of Louisbourg they employed alot of blacksmiths there in the 60/70's to help rebuild alot of the old iron works of the fort.The forge there is right out of the history books its somethin to see.

WE rang in the new year the old fashioned way here i let a salvo go from my 243 and the neighbors were firing there rifles off as well....

WATS A.S. welding stand for tanglediver ,i never welded wrought iron we dont see it in industrial work at least i havn't and ive welded in just about every industrial type job out there in the last 27 yrs.

MY mistake there BGD i was under the impression that the old anvils were cast iron bases so what is the age of the anvil.So now that its not cast yeah gouge it and weld it but innersheild yuck thats like burning 6010 forever lol.

Shipping prices suck in Canada i just got in some hardy tools from the states the shipping and exchange nearly killed me lol...

I would v out the crack with a grinder to a bout a 1/2 '' both sides and deep as well.Then i would tack it on all four sides first the run pass's by goin oppisite sides one pass at a time so it doses'nt pull out of square and repeat this till its welded out.7018 is not the rod for cast , i think its a 152 cast rod i cant remember the brand name . You'll get out of using a pre and post heat it digs l;ike 6011 and use's the same heat.They work great on cast I would also sweat the crack out just enough to get the moisture out when your tackin about 200 degrees.

I tightened alot of things up tonight and it took alot of the bounce out a few more alterations it should be tamed lol im goin to anchor it to the floor as well.

I just built a hammer im getting alot of bounce i got it mounted to 4x4 and 3/4 plywood im wondering if you are getting bounce im thinking about putting anchor bolts into the floor how is your hammer mounted.