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my apprentice that work with me for 4 years a kid 15 to 19 years old is now working for the air force as a turbine mechanic + a crew chief in Valdost Ga on the base right now HE has what I call the NEED for Steel He is a welder & a smith that I have trained here !! Does anyone know of any smiths in this area ?? I can turn him on to ?? Ironwolfforge or IW thanks !!

PS this Kid Aston is going places !! in his life He is just starting But !! He is way smarter than Most kids !! It was a Fun 4 years with him !!!!!

I run a mom & pop welding shop & Fab &  Blacksmithing since 1984 A to Z metalwork that's my background 

Built this for  a customer there Heavy ! into Golfing & Like Cattail's

Cattails are Copper & textured steel stem & leafs are 1/8 x 1/2 FB run through texturing die's

The Frame is 1"x2"x1/8"rec tube Bend the Old School was between to pieces of lg pipe welded to my Big 5000.- lb welding table

the other Gate is a Copper Tulip & Brass Rose Garden Gate done a few year's ago just to make something Neat !

cause I can

Steve's welding 7018 more than likely will crack though the middle of weld try 110-18 or better rod ! or look it stoody rod book  for better rod to use

I have repair welded over a 100+ anvil's & still do time to time & there done right & there in new condition when I am done !

I had to repair my first PW  & it snow balled from there LOL I weld for a living -Thomas is close on time it would take looks more like 15 GOOD Hrs my cost would be around $400. + depending on anvil & that one looks Hurt some dummy with a Torch again !! why people do that is beyond me  But I have fixed worse ! Rod Gunther is the way to go & rod is not cheap ! & you use a lot then grind it off LOL  

Interesting tool mig - tig Hum I have done a Ton of tig work in my life ! would like to run one & see ?

if they have to x ray a 28 pound set up they need better Tig welders lol  

warning blacksmith are not Sane people just look @ there shop & all the Junk Piles outside LOL

I have seen flowers made from it & it ac/ox torch color's real nice !!

you can also take the sow block off & fill that void with sand also help with noise

my ply & rubber mat between hammer & base have a 8" hole in them so I can fill both after

I take sow block off

YEP that card holder Go's with the hand simple Good Idea !!! Looks like it belongs there to

VERY Nice Hand !!! I have no Idea how to set it up to hold card though maybe something on the end ????

when you get to the point of cutting the sow block down to new size you mite want to ck into a propane ox cutting set up most scrapers that cut thick stuff thats what they use just a thought I have both & think propane cuts cleaner than ac  just slower can't push it

Steve's Welding

I am in !  I need to build 2 forge's  a small piece work forge & a clam shell type forge for plate work

working on design any Idea & Pic's  welcome !!

Nice to see you here even for a short time & Remember !!! when frustrated instead of tearing  the books apart !

Hitting HOT metal has a relaxing affect  

Tell the scraper's to put that wrought off two the side its sell able & not made anymore !  $$ a lot of folks looking for it out there !

as to the scrap thing -- when you Can't fit anymore in the back field or when you're 6'under ?? I think LOL

also I have yet to find a group that has the same mental problem that meets locally LOL   

welcome where in Ca ? crescent city here Northern Ca !

I am just Not going to get Hook into this conversation  LOL

that hammer has to be good steel more than likely In-pack grade steel

ask supplier of new replacement hammer's should know 

brickman yep that anvil is fixable I have done worse

Zion welcome there many smith around you ! theres a group in redding -- also in Chico Jim Richy sp ? down town in the old fire house they get together often Ck California Blacksmith / CBA web page thats us

If I find any contact No # will PM you

search anvil repair Rod Gunther  sp?  - on this site that's the right way to repair an anvil !!

I have done more than I can count !! that way -- If you were on the West Coast I could bring it back to new shape

PS -- find a Good Arc rod Welder Guy  -- Arc rod 1105 Stoody come's only in 10 lb $70.00 +

Amen on that I meet Grant a few time's interesting talks then

Easy fix what you need to find is a clutch throw out bearing &

install it there will work much better with one then with out one Old School repair

do you have a tig welder or can get use of one ?  rod to use is small OD silicon Bronze 

or stainless rod 308 or 316L depending on piece -- mite also use copper back bar for heat control

need pic to help you better

Steve's Welding & Fab

NO !!! I just used one @ a hammer in to weld a sq stock to billet WHAT a Pain !! next I hook up an old buss box Much better !! & I weld for a living so I can run some junk machines but there junk & theres Real junk !!