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    I have to ask what are they? The only thing Google says is Machine Learning.
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    I have received my share of don't do that too.
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    I don't believe the first one was originally a farrier's anvil. The side clip looks like an add on to me. If you can take a picture of the underside of the foot and tail, they may have a clue there.
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    A 50/50 mix of transmission fluid and acetone works even better than turpentine and faster too.
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    Yes, welcome and thank you, if you have read some, I'm sure you have seen my posts advising new folks to read that thread and why. Some folks even think that's my job.
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    Usually by the lowest bidder also.
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    Always...Always chock all 4 wheels both front and behind when working under any vehicle on stands or not. I worked a case where a young man was replacing the rear u-joint on his jacked up large tired 4X4. It was so high he didn't need to jack it up and was able to sit up bent over under it. When he disconnected the driveshaft the truck rolled back and pinned him in a bent over position. He died of positional asphyxiation.
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    Also a propane plumbers hand torch will bring it up to the proper temp (about as warm as a cup of coffee) don't need it to forging temp.
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    Sometimes the underside of the base holds a clue.
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    I couldn't get the link to work, but a search brought up this article among others. https://www.thedrive.com/news/33679/scary-photos-of-recalled-harbor-freight-jackstands-show-just-how-dangerous-they-are
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    Same as Thomas. I have stacked up to 4 buffing wheels. Just have to true them with a buff comb/dresser.
  12. Irondragon Forge ClayWorks
    Boy that brings back memories. keenjunk dot com - Blacksmith Virtual Junkyard. Gone since 2005, I think, spent some time there myself.
  13. Irondragon Forge ClayWorks
    Welcome aboard Dmitriy. We won't remember your location, hence the suggestion to edit your profile to show it. This thread will explain a lot about using the forum. READ THIS FIRST We have some members who love their Soderfors anvils. I am sure they will confirm that you have a fine one. Thomas has said it better than I could.
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    Welcome aboard... I always suggest reading this to get the best out of the forum. It is full of tips like editing your profile to show your location as so many answers require knowing where in the world you are located. READ THIS FIRST Other tips deal with doing the most effective search, editing/uploading pictures and some may help with flying under the moderators radar.
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    Frosty covered it pretty well. I always suggest reading this to get the best out of the forum. READ THIS FIRST It is full of tips like editing your profile to show your location as so many answers require knowing where in the world you are located. There are many other tips, some will help in flying under the moderators radar. To post pictures you will need to resize them by 50% for the forum to allow the upload.
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    Excellent idea. I usually run a die a ways then two nuts locked together. This is a much better solution to protecting threads when a vise is needed to hold a rod or large bolts.
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    To upload pictures you need to resize them by 50% first.
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    I'll stay out of this one.
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    I have that same band saw and it's a real workhorse, been working very well for the past 40 years. A hint though, pull the cover off the gear box and check the grease, after about 20 years mine became dried out and I had to re-grease it. The only other problem I had was the handle for the vise broke and I had to make another last year. I've lost count on how many blades I've gone through.
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    When you say hot leaf spring, how hot/color was it?
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    Welcome aboard... I'm sure those who have more knowledge about S&H anvils than I will be along to answer your questions. In the mean time, I suggest reading this thread to help you in getting the best out of the forum. It is full of tips like editing your profile to show your location and many others.READ THIS FIRST
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    Welcome aboard. We won't remember your location once leaving this post, hence the suggestion to edit your profile to show it. This thread will help you get the best out of the forum. READ THIS FIRST
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    I believe steel guitar referrers to the steel strings and tone bar used to play it. One of the members here did build a beautiful steel guitar though. CRS kicked in and I can't remember who sorry. It just came to me it is Daswulf who is the artist.
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    Memorial Day has a special meaning for me. My childhood best friend Thomas A. (Tommy) Carter KIA Vietnam. We joined the services at around the same time. I in the USCG, he in the USMC. He became a Captain, helicopter pilot, downed in 1967 .Thua Thien province.
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    The bubble Alumina we used is a castable refractory coating, with Alumina spheres rated at 3000°F. It was applied over a 1/2 in layer of Satanite over 2 in of Kaowool.
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