Sam Thompson Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I haven't got a camera so I'll have to try to describe this: Imagine a plate of 4'' thick steel, flame cut a hoop 3ft os dia and 4'' wide. Cut the hoop into quarters, leaving a tongue like a jigsaw piece about 2.5'' long so that the whole thing is still locked together. Now weld, onto the top of the tongue, one of those eyes that are used for lifting motors and dynamos. I found this in a skip outside a private house a while ago. Has anyone got any idea what it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 No, but it sounds like a wonderful find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 So you basically four (4) 10 inch long curved 4x4 blocks of steel with funny shapes on the end? Sounds like anvils or swage blocks to me! No idea what the original purpose would have been. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Jim Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 If by skip, you mean boat, then was it used as an anchor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 skip=dumpster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Thompson Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 I've already cut two of the bits into usable chunks. I really just want to know what it was... It's very nicely made, with clean cuts and tidy mig welding and it obviously had been kept in a dry environment. The anchor idea has been floated by mates in the pub but the position of the lifting eyes (at one end of each piece) is illogical. I would imagine that it was expensive to make; not least because of the large amount of waste created. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Tether for a helium advertising balloon ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Tree surround for a garden? (but then it would most likely be cast iron and show signs of weathering...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtWerkz Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Clearly what you have there is a roundtuit.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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