DutchBlacksmith

13 hours ago, WNC Goater said:

...or that firepot.

what can I say  I got extremely lucky 

9 minutes ago, Marc1 said:

Hi Dutch, great buy! ... is that a clinker breaker that turns or just goes up and down? 

you say 400V ... is that your 3 phase supply? I thought you guys had 220v and 380v for single and 3 phase (?)

 

the clinker breaker goes up and down, so it kind of functions as a clinker breaker but not like the ones you see often in the USA.

In terms of the power, I at home have a 3 phase supply (3x 230V) with already 1 400V output going to my kitchen because I cook electrically, I'm no electrician so don't quote me on this but I think they take an output from the 3 phase and hook them up to a fuse box that will bring it down to 400V. as I said, don't quote me on it, i'm just gonna let the electrician do his work, as long as i'll get my power current.

*Edit*

I also looked on my Kwh meter, there you can often see if you have single phase or 3 phase/power current, it said 3x230 V/ 400V, so I think he just has to hook it up and run the cable to my desired spot. 

1 hour ago, Irondragon Forge & Clay said:

Great purchase, at today's exchange rate that would be $167.96 US dollars. It should serve you well for decades to come. Over here you couldn't purchase the blower for that amount.

As I said I pratically stole it  I would have easilly paid 400+ euros for it

10 minutes ago, JHCC said:

Nice. The blower is electrically driven, yes? Is there a speed control on the motor or any other way of adjusting the blast?

yes, it's run on a 400 volt connection, it's a single speed motor but there is an air valve (you can see the small rod in the 3rd picture that is connected to the air valve on the connection between the blower and the hearth sole  )

I have an electrician coming over on monday or tuesday to run a 400 V output

So I recently picked up a 'new' 2nd hand forge.

From what I could see on first hand is that is is quite a good shape, the last owner said that his dad gave it to him brand new a couple of years ago and that he'd wanted to get in to blacksmithing, tried it out and found out it wasn't for him, and he had it sitting in his workshop for a few years and decided to sell it.

I paid 165 euros for it and it works like a dream.

I am extremely happy with my purchase, I practically stole it from him

1 minute ago, Frosty said:

Good save and a steal of a deal! You lucky dog you nothing even close to that sweet comes my way. Even covered in rust she's beautiful, she'll serve you the rest of your life and a few generations to come.

Now I need to go salve my anvil envy for a while. <sniff>

Frosty The Lucky.

One luck that I have here in Europe, You can get really solid heavy anvils in good shape dirt cheap

2 hours ago, Frosty said:

That's a beautiful anvil, good score! The AK2 looks to be stamped in and could mean anything or nothing. I'd joke about AK being the abbreviation for Alaska, the state in which I live and you should ship it home but shipping it would cost more than buying a new one would. So, I won't make the joke, well . . . that joke. 

Have you done a rebound test? It's condition appears to be excellent, almost unused and it's weight makes it excellent for a heavy use shop anvil. Are you going to use it?

Frosty The Lucky.

I did a rebound test when it still had all the rust on it, I'd say it was about 60% i'm gonna do a new one in a few days.

I'm going to use it in my small backyard shop to make knives, hammers ect. 

The guy that I bought it from had to get rid of it because he was moving so I got it for an absolute steal (320 euros)

And as far as the condition goes, it has a couple of pits in the work face but not a lot, the rest in still in amazing condition, the corners are really straight and look beautifull

(Hera are 2 photosfrom before I removed the rust)

                                                                                                              *Update*

So far I have found out that is was produces somewhere mid 1800's

Further I know nothing

8So I bought this anvil a few weeks ago and cleaned it up today but i'm still trying to find what make so maybe someone here could help me.

It's arround 250 kilograms and the only markings that are on the anvil are the letters AK2

Thanks in advance

1 minute ago, JHCC said:

Pretty good. 

I know nothing about German anvils, but the price is right, the rebound is good, the condition looks okay -- start pounding hot steel on it! You might want to take a wire brush to the face to knock off the loose rust, but don't do any grinding -- it doesn't need it.

I'm gonna do that in a day or 2 when I have the time

6 minutes ago, JHCC said:

How's the rebound?

80 to 90%

So I bough my new anvil today, it was an absolute steal, all I know is that i's a German anvil weighing arround 250 kilos (551 pound) and I bought it for 320 euros, so I pratically stole it from the guy, but I don't know the make and i'd really like to know if anyone knows a little bit more about it.

Thanks in advace,

Dutch Blacksmith

First of all let me introduce myself,

My name is Christian, 16 years old and I am from the Netherlands,

I've been blacksmithing for about half a year now, mostly making simple knives.

My question is, does anyone know what are very common items (like rasps or springs) that contain nickel?

I really want to try my hand at making Damascus for my knives.

I find it very challenging to find the right steels I need for my work, that is also why I use leaf springs for all my knives.

Thanks in advance for everyone's help