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I was not comparing the quality of the anvils. There is no comparison. It was more the foundry's, and how they deal with issues. The one in China obviously has lower standards.

Wonder how long it will be before HB cancels this item. Saw a video of Alec Steele speaking of his move from Montana back to England. Talking about products he sells. Brought up the anvil he was promoting and selling was no longer available. Foundry couldn't make it economical, had something like a 20% rejection rate.

Thats different, wonder if filling the body with some type of fluid could turn it into a fly trap. The light being an attractant. Just spit balling.

One busy pine squirrel a couple of weeks ago. It kept perching on the corner of this bin to remove the mushy hulls from the walnuts still on the ground. The tree is about 10 feet away.

Thats an impressive collection Kdash. Sheath making is another skill I want to develop.

Been a few days since anybody posted on this thread. Key rack, no finish on it yet.

I'll be the first to suggest a piece of plate welded to the brake drum to step on when working on something in the vise. The other thing I was thinking about is wheels mounted to the opposite side of the crank handle, real close to the floor but not touching the floor until it's tipped. Then again, you might just continue to use the hand truck in the background.

It looks like a file was welded to the jaws. An old trick for better grip. I have a post vise that had the same modification. Removed it by carefully cutting the welds with an abrasive wheel on an angle grinder.

I don't claim to be an expert, but you need a regulator that can be adjusted.

Fedex service in my area is unpredictable. If you think you'll be home on the day its supposed to arrive, you might want to have a wheelbarrow handy to catch it when they slide it out of the truck.

The price you pay for living in paradise. Glad your OK.

Great job everybody, as Irondragon said, might have to copy your design MacLeod.

Can't imagine how it must feel. Hope to see you posting on a regular basis soon Frosty.

Never had one of those coil springs break, but have had the tension get out of adjustment. Don't know why the set screws get loose. A forklift is needed to lift the doors I've had to fiddle with. I've got a couple of springs on hand, made a few letter openers and scratch awl / scribes from them.

You have a way of bringing the steel to life. No idle hands in your shop, thanks for sharing.

I think rebar is hard to work with. Most of the time you don't know what it is made out of. I would guess that a lot of people have immediately given up smithing because they accidentally started forging a piece of high carbon or unknown alloy. Combine that with maybe not getting the steel hot enough to make a not so enjoyable experience.

Nice job Rojo. Very impressive.

Donniev are the vertical pieces also box tubing? I'm curious how you got the square holes cut if they are. Das impressive sculptures as always, hope you sell everything.

I've looked at pictures and videos of porta-bands mounted stationary. Haven't done it myself, but am curious how that set up works for you. FWIW I was told by a PSA that infections in a hand are not very common with an open wound. But, still best to get it glued shut to speed up the healing process.

Good thing it's a bed an not a litter box.

It seems I mostly use it as a cup warmer. I welded angle iron onto the plate so it would saddle the anvil and not move around much.

These tongs were given to me. There long an heavy, I reworked the jaws so they'll handle 1 inch stock. Don't know if I'll find a use for them.

So many stories from that generation and the next. My grandparents were young adults during the great depression, then they had to deal with the dust bowl era in the Midwest that pushed them to the west. They always refereed to it as the 7 year drought. Then next there was the WW2 generation that had to grow up fast.

Started a another humming bird, and a Mjolnir pendant.