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Bob JS

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  1. So did I, Picked a really nice post vice yesterday, (I think it was a bargain). Excellent condition, all complete, it has the nice chamfers etc. Ok I dont need two right now, but Ive got to plan ahead havent I?
  2. Thats interesting Glenn, I just didn't think pipe would last that long in the middle of the fire. Sacraficial pipe it is then! its just another on the cheap, temporary forge. thanks for the advice
  3. I need to 'build' (read as sling some mud in a tin box) myself a new forge, and I think a side blast is the best option for me. Have read through some old IFI threads, main issue seems to be burning the blast pipe - cast iron water cooled is out of my league atm. I was wondering, how does terracotta clay hold up in the heat of the fire?? Could I use a flower pot as blast nipple? They look pretty similar to me Thanks Bob
  4. Very nice, I like to be able to see that something is handmade, and it goes well with the ivy.
  5. Turn on its side, Fill with charcoal, put some bars on top and get cooking. Nice find on the vice.
  6. Did a bit of hammering on the anvil today. Carved some blocks to hold it on the base, and hung a sledge hammer head from the horn to silence the ring - works a treat. Still interested in finding information about it, I enjoy it.
  7. I wouldn't worry ... if its going in an estate, it wont be there long enough to rust :)
  8. Nice one! Does it have a little round depression in the centre front foot?
  9. The tonge make me think of those joss stick burners. Maybe by putting an upward bend on the end with a small hole to put the stick in - the tounge would catch the ash and the smoke would go well with the dragon theme. Its fine as it is - I just like things that have a function aswell as looking great. - might help it sell. well done.
  10. Well it is a nice one! Could use a new handle (just read your hammer post Frosty, so might try a 'slab' handle) If I had the facilities and skills to reforge hammer heads there would have been a whole flock of ball peins following me home. Btw, I missed a sack of coke off the list.
  11. Thanks Frosty, was thinking on similar lines just reversed - fixing down some pieces either side of the base with the curves of the negative space of the footprint (terminology??) ) ( I'd like to strap it down to the cast base as being a little anvil I can tip it up by pushing down on the horn - last thing I want to do it trip and pull the anvil down ontop of me! It would also make it harder for the locals to 'liberate' it from my property.
  12. Picked up my first anvil yesterday !! Its seen a fair bit of use, and has had some work done to it. It weighs in at about 55kg, 22'' long 10''tall. Unfortunately one of the feet has broken off, but that just adds character Im very happy with it. Looks like an old english anvil to me - I tried the flour trick but cant find any markings other than the small round dimple in the front foot. It has got 3 handling holes, and a shallow depression in the base (it is hourglass shape, but then so is the base) I read that anvils with this style of feet stopped being made after 1895? Any ideas on anvil identification? Im looking forward to trying it out - first I've got to form some straps, or chain it down. (photos are before I finished the stand, its 4'' higher now) So what do you think? More photos in the Gallery
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    My first anvil!
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    My first anvil!
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    My first anvil!
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    My first anvil!
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    My first anvil!
  18. Just had another clear out of my ebay watchlist average price of 16 more good condition anvils =
  19. Nice, I like the way you used the differect profiles of the stock for the bird - looks like you twisted it to get more detail on the head. I like simple designs like your trivet more than fancy stuff see if you can find a model steam club in your area - they would go nuts from spun copper chimney tops.
  20. How about working on a larger project piece, as well as doing smaller things. That way people may keep comming back during the 15 days to see how you are progressing, and are more likely to develop an interest and maybe buy something. Could then auction it off at the end of the event? Just an idea.
  21. There is a video on youtube, probably by purgatory ironworks, that explains using wood as fuel - basically you build you fire with lots of small pieces so that it turns to charcoal in the forge. Yes you can forge weld with charcoal - it is the traditional forge fuel.
  22. in the washtub forge, which is long ond oval, the air supply is via a pipe with a line of holes in it. I am wondering whether, rather than having 3 separate electric blowers, you could have another pipe fit inside the first, that can be rotated (or even pushed in and out) to open and close different combinations of ports or holes - this would achieve mechanical control over the air rather than fiddling with 3 electric motors? The best example I can come up with is like the lid of a big pot of salt or powdered cheese - closed - lots of little holes - big hole etc.
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