ausfire Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 more than just an upsetting block "ausfire", that has a good face, step, and hardy and pritchel holes, use it as an anvil! never have too many anvils, or hardened work surfaces. when you say "home" and "in a junk pile" i assume you are talking about "museum grounds?" ;)Yes, in amongst our old stuff in the museum grounds up the hill from you on the Tablelands. I'm assuming if you're in the shadow of the Pyramid you're in Gordonvale or thereabouts.And your post has reminded me that the old hornless anvil is still there. I will definitely rescue it and set it up for use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 yeah mate, i'm in g'vale, i get up to visit HJP when i can, but i can't get the time lately what with working ( :rolleyes: ) the cane season. im working on getting this baby going eventually https://www.flickr.com/photos/41924895@N07/sets/72157628439741909/with/6519812231/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Okay, we won't start calling you Mick. Frosty The Lucky. Frosty, now that infers some sort of elitism and could possibly even be racist( :D ) and its not OK to say something like that especially to an Aussie( because he might not even understand it) :P BTW, we love ribbing the other ex. colonials south of the equator sadly they seem to like evening the score with rugby! and despite the chirps I love you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 Frosty, now that infers some sort of elitism and could possibly even be racist( :D ) and its not OK to say something like that especially to an Aussie( because he might not even understand it) :P BTW, we love ribbing the other ex. colonials south of the equator sadly they seem to like evening the score with rugby! and despite the chirps I love you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well I assumed Frosty was referring to Mick of Crocodile Dundee fame. I can live with being compared to Paul Hogan, even if I don't have bullets round my hat or hypnotise buffaloes.And Ian ... you didn't mention the cricket! I know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 yeah mate, i'm in g'vale, i get up to visit HJP when i can, but i can't get the time lately what with working ( :rolleyes: ) the cane season.im working on getting this baby going eventually https://www.flickr.com/photos/41924895@N07/sets/72157628439741909/with/6519812231/I admire your commitment, mate. That is one big mother of a steam hammer. There were some treasures in those old sugar mills. I hear from some old-time employees that they had some giant anvils and often wonder what became of them.I'll call in you one day if that's OK, when the cane season's over. And you're welcome at my forge any time - you know the place. You've probably seen me mutilating a bit of steel on the TV ads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 babindas blacksmith workshop got scrapped, i had a big cry about that, (the anvils were stolen beforehand, i saw where they used to be) and mulgrave decided that after the last smith died, they would no longer need smiths. what used to be the smithy is now a smoko room. too many sad stories out there, i heard a lot of sad stories whilst looking for a boiler to run my hammer too. tractions and stationaries cut up and scrapped. same old tales of woe. i have no shop here, hans is looking after a lot of my stuff, in return for gleaning valuable knowledge from me :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 Sorry if we are getting a bit off topic here, but yes, I know what you mean about the old portables and stationaries. I've spent a lot of time in the bush out Mount Isa way visiting kids on station properties. A lot of old steam stuff was pushed into holes and covered over - just part of a wheel or the stack exposed. Crying shame. Goodness knows how many anvils went the same way. (Or were sent away for scrap for the war effort).You sound like you have an affinity for steam. We have a nice old Ruston Proctor 10 h.p.twin-cylinder steam portable plugging away at our place today. 10tonnes of history in perfect working order. You would like it. Here's a pic. We have cleaned up the brasswork since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 !... you didn't mention the cricket! I know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 well, let us go out and dig up some traction engines!!! out there, the castings would be fine, and most old engines need a boiler rebuild anyway, so lets get going..... i will bring a shovel.... to bring this comment back onto thread..... we can look for anvils too... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 OK, so here's an update on the original post. I finally got round to dragging this hornless anvil from the junk pile and, with a bit of effort got it up onto a stump in the workshop. I hadn't taken much notice of it before, but the table is in quite good shape, as are the hardy and pritchel holes.It will be quite useful there.I gave it a bit of a wire brushing and discovered beneath the grime the wordsWALLDAY & SONBIRMINGHAMWARRANTEDThere were also some weight figures: 2 0 24 It felt all of its 248lb even without the horn!Here's a picture after I cleaned it up a bit, and one of the lettering. Anyone know anything about the company, date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 haha, brilliant :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Have you considered contacting Messrs. Wallday & son about your 'possible warranty claim' ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Evans Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 William Allday established 1780. As in Alldays and Onions later. And Alcosa products still sold by Vaughans.Have you considered contacting Messrs. Wallday & son about your 'possible warranty claim' ?I bet they would bicker about that.Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Oh, brother! Bicker because of a busted bick? Bother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 Ah, thanks Alan. So there must be (or have been) a stop after the W. Bit hard to tell.The old thing has pretty good bounce too. I've underestimated its value as an addition to the shop I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Evans Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Oh, brother! Bicker because of a busted bick? Bother! :) Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eseemann Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Oh, brother! Bicker because of a busted bick? Bother! Now this sort of silliness can only result in people tossing around quotes from movies like "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum". Philia: That's the brute who raped my country, Thrace! Pseudolus: He raped Thrace? Philia: And then he came and did it again! And then again! Pseudolus: He raped Thrace thrice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I hans a smallish no name cast anvil with a steel face. Came to be sands heal, coned TJ in to cleaning up the heal and choping off the horn (I know blasphamh) but she makes a dandy little block anvil. I'm gathering parts for a post anvil to go with her for turning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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