Wesley Chambers Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 So if anyone saw my powerhammer post ya know its anvil is lacking... But I did find this poor thing in a junkyard and was wondering if anyone could ID what she used to be! The base that you cant see is about 3' or more in diameter so Im betting its VERY heavy and that block looks in great shape to me, thoughts? With my hammer being post mounted I could put anything under it for an anvil I think this would be a great option and its already setup for new tooling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Chambers Posted October 20, 2011 Author Share Posted October 20, 2011 oh and searched my butt off trying to find the upper half but to no avail >_< oh well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Looks like the bottom part of a power hammer for sure, maybe a bradley they had a pass through in the frame like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Looks to be a Flint-Lomax. They were pretty light in the anvil, but I'd use it for your project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Chambers Posted October 20, 2011 Author Share Posted October 20, 2011 Found it, I think page 144 PoP Williams, "White Justice Hammer" has the same rounded front with the double die setup and same shaped pass through, but whats sticking out in my head is the circular base thats not seen in the photo that part is a match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 You're right, that's a better match for sure. Wouldn't be unusual for them to change the base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Chambers Posted October 20, 2011 Author Share Posted October 20, 2011 now the question is, how do I talk the junk yard into selling it to me at scrap price... these guys can be shady if they know what they have, I hope they do not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fosterob Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Tell them it for a mail box stand, you like it for its blacksmithing heritage, not its usefulness, beer helps. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Chambers Posted October 20, 2011 Author Share Posted October 20, 2011 thats the trouble, I cant mention blacksmith or anvil at all or there brain sends off an ebay alarm and they want 5x what its worth... :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fosterob Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 You just like it because it is big enough to not be damaged by a baseball bat wielding youth. And beer. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Chambers Posted October 20, 2011 Author Share Posted October 20, 2011 Good idea Foster! Thanks Stewart, do you have any idea what the anvil weight is on that, the size looks identical I hope I can score it cheap enough to make it worth building the Hilbert-Freiberg-Williams-White Frankenbeast Hammer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Won't the punks with baseball bats be really upset by that! (I hope it works out, looks like the "right" kind of anvil, especially after seeing the I-beam) Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 You could tell them you want it for a mooring for your "house boat" or "raft" And it helps to know your scrappers I have been going to the same place for around 12 years now so I do get a little "discount" (sometimes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Chambers Posted October 21, 2011 Author Share Posted October 21, 2011 I would love to have a place near by that I could make some friends with but this place is almost two hours from where I live, that and to them I'm just "one of them longhairs" so even though I have such a good red-neck up-bringin... I'm uhh "not from round ere" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Get a local smith and/or friend to call them up DESPERATE for something close to that busted hunk at a reasonable price. Then have your budy don't call back. Show up two days later, more cash in hand than the other offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Chambers Posted October 22, 2011 Author Share Posted October 22, 2011 I like this plan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Anchor, ballast weight, tool stand, yard art, flag base, mail box stand, whatever you call it to get just don't get excited, or talk too much. Why do you even have to tell what you are doing with it? " How much fer dat piece yonder?" "what'ca gunna use it fer? " 1-"Nunnya" "Nunnya?" "Yep, nunnya yer business." Or , if they need to know.... 2-" Stand fer da mail box.", etc, etc, etc,,,,,,,,,,,your pick. You may also look at, or buy, some other stuff to not make that stand out. I've done this before. Can you be around when they pull it out? If so, the other parts may be buried deeper in the pile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Chambers Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 I would love to just have one of the random hands out there drag it out and sell it per scrap weight and if I can great but they get curious about there junk lol but yea plan 2 is where Im headed... I wouldnt know what to do if I managed to locate the business end of the hammer. Seeing and feeling the edge it looks like a forceful break like someone dropped it out of there truck when they drove it there.. but who knows on the VERY slim chance it is found is there ANY way to repair that casting break? I would think the best plan of attack at a working hammer would be to torch off the old stand remnants and use the mechanics on a post configuration?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Chambers Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 Soon as I can get them to agree on a good price for the base, Ill see if I can get more info and show them the pic so I can scour the area post updates as soon as they come plan to hit this yard tuesday or wednesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 You can also scab on mild steel after pinning it as Stewart suggests. You can also weld, but that is a serious undertaking. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 I like pinning and great big tension bolts to put the crack in compression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Chambers Posted October 28, 2011 Author Share Posted October 28, 2011 They torched and scraped every last bit of it by the time I got there this week. Even the guy running the torch hates the yard for working the way they do, He was telling me about them scraping cars from the 40's-50's with chrome and windows in excellent condition without a second look. Buy anything you want in the yard at scrap price- But oh wait the two anvils on site, one a hornless broken pos they want 200 for and more even for the poor condition HB farriers. No not only are they half buried in the dirt but each person I talk to passes the buck to the next guy "oh I dont know who owns them but they want like 400 for them things, they go for big money at them auctions..." After hunting down someone to sell me iron in a scrap yard..... I left Purdins salvage wanting to slap someone in the face and give them a dollar to buy a clue, I dropped the pile of coil springs and axle stock I was going to buy on the office doorstep and left. Not been a good week on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Bummer dude, the place where I go does not turn their material that way. They are more in the business of new steel sales and there are things that have been laying around for 10 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Scrapyards are like scrounging: *never* expect a piece to still be there the next time you visit---even if it's been in the same place for 30 years previously! I once bought a blower from a scrap yard and the next time I went by to look at more stuff they had sold the entire scrapyard to China and were scraping it clean with *nothing* allowed out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 This might help you http://hansoncustomknives.com/newtools.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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