Irondragon Forge ClayWorks

Never hit your grandma with a shovel, it leaves a bad impression on her mind. A spike Jones classic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpdMOG7tjtE

Ok I was not aware that Trenton used a prefix A in their serial numbers. However after rereading the original post his Acme also has an A prefix. The next question is did Trenton prefix an A for all Acme anvils?

I'm seeing the serial number as A11295 if so was it made by Hay Budden not Trenton.

Depending upon the cost, it will do what you propose.

I agree with Frosty about threading stress proof rod, less chance of it stretching.

We are still using clay because we have hundreds of pounds of different kinds left over from our pottery days. It vitrifies well and can be replaced when a different configuration is wanted.

Yep, they were busy as bees...groan.

Hope the bee keeper left you some of the bees wax. Lucky they didn't short out your well control.

Looks like a cast iron Chinese ASO with a fake top plate cast in. Knowing where in the world you are located would help. Have you read this yet? READ THIS FIRST

One of my favorite sayings by Einstien goes something like this. "If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be considered research".

Thanks for the link to Engineering Tool box, got it bookmarked. I learned long ago there is no sense memorizing something that is in a ready reference.

Had to run out and measure them. The side showing is 2 inches & counter sunk to a round 1 1/16 hole.

Nice haul indeed. Might want to edit and resize your pictures though.

This is how to load pictures from phone or computer. From my computer I just drag the picture there and it says copy, drop it then double tap or click the picture after you hit the button to post it to resize it. I usually use 500X375 for the size. https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/53095-posting-pictures-from-android-phone/

Bulldozers are made from anvils. I picked up this counterweight 110 pounds for $35.00 U.S. Check with heavy equipment repair shops.

More Power arrr arrr arrr.

Here in the Ozarks my wife's piano has a dehumidifier in it.

When I posted this I was speaking from personal experience, not being critical . The second anvil I acquired in the early 90s was a 125 pound Peter Wright in good usable shape as purchase but the face had a lot of dents and chisel marks with a little sway. Not having the benefit of the internet and especially this forum, I took an angle grinder to it. I would say that I removed about 3/16 of an inch off both ends and 1/8 inch from the center. After using it for about a year when doing some heavy pounding on some 1 inch sucker rod making a large drift the face plate popped off from the sweet spot back to the hardy hole. I was so disgusted with myself after an old time master blacksmith explained to me why that happened, was I had weakened the forge weld of the face plate when I took the grinder to it and what it would take to repair it, I gave it away. As you say you are getting 90% rebound and if it has the same sounding ring when tapped with a hammer over the whole face you have an excellent anvil with nothing to worry about.

I'm with Thomas, personally I like old tools to have their "patina" so I use BLO or Ballistol to protect them after cleaning off the rust & crud. Looks like you found a gem.

Thanks for the additional info, it's very satisfying to us when a small hint leads another to do more research and that pays off.

Good looking hacksaw and an ingenious design.

The cross bar holding the hammer is riveted flush on the back side no welding required.

I made a door knocker out of one. This pair of scrolling tongs was made by one of our club members. Just have to make them as a mirror image so the sides are right when riveted.

Timing is everything.

I noticed that too. Thought maybe leather PPE of the day.