FlatLiner

Nice score Pepr. It's hard to find an anvil in our neck of the woods for that price.

I saw that forge on KSL. If worse comes to worse sell it and build what you want or maybe knock out the refactory and rebuild it with kaowool  with a 1/2" layer of refactory and a moveable plug.

I don't have any info on the anvil. But judging on your location there was only one steel mill in that neighborhood. To bad they sold everything to the Chinese steel mills. Glad to see someone salvaged something from there before it was sold off. I'm from just up the road from you in SLC.

Is that a Geneva steel mill anvil?

Very nice, very cool.

Did I read you right Frosty? Your shop forge has 4 burners that are 4"?

Awesome score.

Interesting glue. I can't wait to hear how it holds up. Lars post some pics please. Sounds like an interesting way to deaden the ring.

If I remember right forklift tines are usually some form or other of tool or hardened steel.

Beautiful like usual. I hope I can get half as good as you.

What a awesome find. Keep us informed on them.

Nice find, I would love to find one of those. Upload some pics when you can.

Love that French Rino Pig anvil. If you don't mind me asking. Where did you find it in the States?

Biggundoctor you made my day. Lol

I like it foundryguy. What is the projected price for it?

13 hours ago, MC Hammer said:

I've never heard of this.  I wonder if it has something to do with it being outside?

I was told this by a car windshield replacement company. Then I started noticing it on our products we had to take apart. It might be due to the fact that it is outside in the weather. But it doesn't explain why since our monuments seams are fully sealed with silicon also so supposedly water can't get into the seam. Maybe it's more pronounced in thinner smaller material.

That is a bull set. Think of it like a 8lbs + chisel with a wood handle attached to it. It is used to break stone. You have one person using the handle to hold it while the striker strikes the bull set with a sledgehammer. I use this tool regularly in my everyday job. I don't know what steel it's made of but it's tough. It will of been hardened and tempered originally but work would of possibly work hardened it also. I would clean up the edges of the face and use it like a Nepalese blacksmith using a sledgehammer as an anvil. Here are some picks of the one I use at work.

I don't put silicon on anything steel. It has an acid that etches steel and causes it to rust. I have pulled apart allot of granite monuments that have been pinned together with stainless steel pins and silicon where the pins have completely deteriorated within a couple of years.

Try it out and see if you like it.

Good info Sly

Why smashing hot steel of course ;-)

Hmm, don't tempt me lol. Have you ever been able to get into those junkyards Sly?

I wish I could find a train axle here in my neighborhood.

Here is my anvil, it looks like at one time it was used as a torch bench. All the edges have torch damage. But I don't even consider fixing it. I don't want to ruin the 90 + percent rebound. If I need a good edge I use my "viking" block anvil.

Wow BartW that's a nice collection. I only have one "real" London pattern anvil. All the rest are improvised anvils. They work just as good and serve their purpose.