jlpservicesinc Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 The NEBA group has been rebuilding anvil faces for years.. I've seen some of the work that has gotten done and it's first rate.. They offer an anvil rebuilding class each winter and for the money it's well worth it.. They do pre and post heat.. If I had an anvil with damage like that I would have no problem taking it to NEB for a one on with the gang.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 It's in good hands then, my concerns are relieved. Thank you. It just makes me all jumpy when new folk start talking about repairing restoring, etc. anvils. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lz8333 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 What is this anvil? Ancestors Hardy hole gas cutting has been expanded, do not know why people use this treatment, how to repair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Drop a reducing sleeve into it, or just use big shanked hardy tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lz8333 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 44 minutes ago, BIGGUNDOCTOR said: 放下还原成袖子，或者只是用大带柄顽强的工具。 Like the picture, I can use the method of surfacing welding to repair? If you can, with what kind of welding rod? thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I wouldn't weld it in, just make one that can be dropped in. All it has to do is keep the tool from spinning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Is anyone else seeing some or all of this thread (both here and in email updates) in Chinese? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beech Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 5 hours ago, JHCC said: Is anyone else seeing some or all of this thread (both here and in email updates) in Chinese? Yes, some of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeDrew Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 5 hours ago, JHCC said: Is anyone else seeing some or all of this thread (both here and in email updates) in Chinese? Haha! yes, I am too... odd.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Poet Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 On 12/8/2016 at 0:32 PM, SkoobyNewb said: Plan on getting it professionally resurfaced to fix that missing chunk and the various dings on the face. I'd have them mill the section with the missing chunk into a 45 degree plane. It would be more useful than you'd imagine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Stop worrying about what's wrong with it and just use it! What do you need to do that it can't handle? Enjoy its character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Poet Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 9 minutes ago, ausfire said: Stop worrying about what's wrong with it and just use it! What do you need to do that it can't handle? Enjoy its character. It does make you appreciate a nice new anvil if you ever decide to buy one, and it's better to bang up the old banged up ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BattleBoar Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 This is my 124lb Foster 1855 I just picked up. Built this stand for it out of 2 3/8 pipe in a circle on two blind flanges. Filled the centre and the pipe with sand and chained tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 cool ID for a stand. is it just me or is it really tall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeDrew Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 13 hours ago, BattleBoar said: This is my 124lb Foster 1855 I just picked up. Built this stand for it out of 2 3/8 pipe in a circle on two blind flanges. Filled the centre and the pipe with sand and chained tight. I love it! ...Though I think your stand is worth aa much as the anvil, lol. How high is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BattleBoar Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Thanks. I think it is 25 inch tall overall. Anvil sits just below wrist height for me. It didn't cost me much to build. The blind flanges were scrap and the pipe was just a bunch of cutoffs I had from building fence panels. It did take a lot of welding rods to seal weld the whole thing so it would hold sand though... It isn't on the boards anymore, those were just for building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lz8333 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 I have another anvil, do not know the production, time, who can tell me? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 its marked in 'stones' so that would make it european. other than that i got nothin fer ya. don't know a whole bunch about those as they aren't common round here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 it is marked in hundredweight (112 lbs ) CWT quarter hundredweight ( 28 lbs ) and pounds stones are another weight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 2 minutes ago, the iron dwarf said: it is marked in hundredweight (112 lbs ) CWT quarter hundredweight ( 28 lbs ) and pounds stones are another weight One stone equals 14 pounds. Two stone equals 28 pounds (1/4 hundredweight). Eight stone equals one hundredweight (112 pounds). Oddly enough, when used as a unit of weight, "stone" is one of those words (like sheep and moose) that takes the same form in both singular and plural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Battleboar, your stand looks great, a mix of space-age and steam-punk. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 On 12/8/2016 at 4:03 PM, SkoobyNewb said: Yes, I was told that there are specific welding sticks that work great for exactly this. New England Blacksmith's Pres. at the Murrell Metal Shop in Colraine Mass. holds an anvil repair event every Jan. and have for many yrs. They repair anvils there on that day but I know this yrs. has bee sold out for a while. Look it up on NEBs sight and call for next yr. I would think it better to go where they have done MANY with good results than somebody who can weld and has opinions on the rod. They have a number of experienced people on hand that day to do the welding and you do the needed grinding. Never have heard anything negative about this event. Esp since you are in NH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 And here I always thought the plural for moose is'meese' ( as in "I hate meeses to pieces"). I'm feeling very sheepish now. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhutton Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Picked up this 150lb Vulcan anvil...I need to shorten the stand by 3 inches before I use it. It's got some nice edges and around 70-75% bounce. Drop a ball bearing on it from 10" & it returns at 7 - 7 1/2" on just about the entire surface. Will I notice a huge difference working metal on this versus my 90lb mousehole? (Mousehole has 70-75% bounce) Can't wait to pound steel on it. Thanks for looking...Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 11 minutes ago, Bhutton said: Will I notice a huge difference working metal on this versus my 90lb mousehole? If both of the old Mousehole and the new Vulcan are true to type, probably the most obvious and immediate difference will be how much quieter the new one is. You'll probably find that the heavier anvil resists your hammer blows better, especially if securely mounted on a heavy, stable base. The less force is wasted on moving the anvil, the more goes into moving the metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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