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  1. “Ive done a bit of research into the Hill Family. Working backwards this is the business succession as i have determined. Isaac Nash aquired from John Powell, John Powell aquired from CW Hill via bankruptcy. CW other brother Thomas aquired it from brother Isaac Hill jr via inheritance. Isaac Hill jr aquired from father Isaac Hill Sr via Inheritance. Isaac hill sr came to Birmingham shortly before the birth of Jr in 1793 from Bruton, Somerset, England. Richard Hill was operating in Birmingham as early as 1778 with trouble expirencing multiple bankruptcies. To summarize, I've not connected Richard, Isaac, or D Hill. Id like to see if R Powel is an ancestor of John Powell.” From Travis Elliot on facebook
  2. My hypothesis was correct. John Powell purchased Issac Hill's forge after his death. I would like to find out if Richard Hill was Issac Hill's father. I wonder if my anvil, having the mark of "R" seen on anvils marked "R Hill", was old stock that they stamped Powell over the Hill portion and sold it.
  3. I've done some research. This is what I've found, John Powell made anvils, vises, bellows, and forges. The earliest mention of him as an anvil works is in 1862. The location of the works is Oxford Street, Digbeth. I have a hypothesis. Isacc Hill was an anvil maker in Digbeth up until the 1850s. Richard Hill was an anvil maker around 1770 also located in Birmingham (where Digbeth is). My hypothesis is that John Powell may have worked for either of them and eventually purchased the anvil works from them. Anvil Fire has a picture of a sort of stake anvil marked "R Hill". If you look at the markings on my anvil, it bears the same R above the name.
  4. I already searched this site and found no meaningful information on John Powell other then the existence of later anvils. This anvil was likely made prior to 1780 due to the lack of a shelf. My guess would be early 1700’s based on the use of a simple center punch to create numbers for it’s stone weight. It was mentioned in another thread that Richard Postman knew of Powell anvils. Unfortunately, there’s no mention of them in Anvils of America.
  5. I’d say that anvil was made probably between 1800-1830 based on the horn having a table. Probably made in England.
  6. Update: No mention of anything similar in Anvils of America. My friend has a hornless double arch with the same marking. It seems the markings spell out Powell or something similar. I need to do some deep investigation into it’s origins.
  7. Acquired another colonial anvil just south of Harrisburg, PA today. It’s marked Powe on the side. I’m wondering if its a Powell. Any idea when he started making anvils?
  8. That's why I thought of using satanite as sort of a binder between the two. Such as applying a thin layer of Satanite to the kaowool and then apply the kastolite on top of that while it's still wet. I'm just going to make a liner for it. Last time I mixed it, I used 13oz of water for every 5lbs.
  9. I'll give that a try. I tried using it before and it just wouldn't stick. I've got a bunch lying around so might as well use it. Thanks for the help. I'll just use cardboard to make the inner form. Maybe 3d print a sort of frame for the cardboard.
  10. Refractory question. Relining my Mr volcano forge. I have satanite and kastolite on hand. Kastolite is rather difficult to apply in this case. Since satanite is a mortar, could I mix the satanite with kastolite to get it to adhere to the kaowool or could I apply the kastolite on top of wet satanite? Otherwise, I’ll just order greenpatch or plistix. (Any idea if one is better then the other?)
  11. My 2 dewalt grinders have a rather fine mesh on their ventilation holes that seems to work.
  12. I'll probably get a used/surplus TEFC 2hp from a nearby industrial surplus place in the future. That's a good point. My cheap angle grinder has exposed coils and has been through XXXX Yet its still chooching. I wonder if I could put a thin mesh filter over the openings. I'd have to watch the temperature though.
  13. I’ll just run it till it dies. I’ll probably replace with a VFD and a better motor in the future.
  14. It's rated for continuous use. It's not TEFC rated but it is ODP rated.
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