yt12 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Good day all-----I have a block 14" x 14" x 24" stamped C1---I havent yet done a complete test on the piece,but assuming C1----worth slabbing into more useable size ? or,as all sides are true,worth hammering on ? Thanks in advance !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 As someone here said recently, when I see "big block of steel", I think "anvil". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 An Anvil is any Shape! It will do you more service to keep it that size, you will have a Flat Surface as well as an Anvil. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 If it's steel it's a fine anvil just as it stands; if it's cast iron then you have a lovely weight.; so which is it? either way if those dimensions are accurate it's over 1200 pounds: steel common 1333 pounds, cast iron 1206 pounds. Note that C1 doesn't mean anything without knowing what the key is for the people that stamped it. Could even be a part number... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yt12 Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 Thank you for the responses----it is appreciated.As it may not be feasible to get an accurate test done ,I may be putting a hammer to it.FWIW----I stated H as 24"--meant 12"---sometimes my brain doesn't type what my fingers are thinking.Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prevenge Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 "sometimes my brain doesn't type what my fingers are thinking." ....hahaha. Even with that one measurement halved that is one large block of metal you got there .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Yup if anything a handier size to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yt12 Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 It is a chunk !!!----part of the mother of all "it followed me homes".I need to put some photos together,was a mixed bag and a treasure trove and made my truck cry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 If your truck's not crying, you're not trying! We get our tires from an old family friend's tire store and for some reason they keep putting commercial tires on my little imported pickup and running them up to 45 PSI when I am getting ready to do a smithing event... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 what were you planning on cutting of slabs for? I think it would be more usable as is. Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yt12 Posted February 25, 2016 Author Share Posted February 25, 2016 It is a chunk !!!----part of the mother of all "it followed me homes".I need to put some photos together,was a mixed bag and a treasure trove and made my truck cry. Tires are not commercial,but in good shape and didnt blow---had that at even money.I will tell a tale.Saw a notice for an estate sale,2 things caught my eye "large vise--scrap metal"---and not far away.I was off.Driving past the front of the house,I expected little---a tiny pillbox shoehorned into a mostly residential neighborhood.Around back,the shop was 4 times the size of the house.One of the 2 double bay doors had a massive overhead trolley hoist.Most of the equip had been sold prior to the auction,but decades of wear on the floor outlined where a dozen massive pieces of machinery once sat.Evidentily,the gentleman who passed away was a renowned machinist/fabricator who also tested and heat treated for many around the world including Lockheed and Battelle.The vise went above my pay grade---but the scrap !! TONS of scrap--tons of tons.And tons.Rods,slabs,sheet,cut offs,drops,ingots and chunks.The scrap lined both shop walls 25 feet long and 2 deep !!.I cant fault them for not breaking the metal into lots (would still be there today)---but they only split it into 2 lots and 2 of the local scrappers split the deal.I buddied up to 1 and asked if I could cherry pick a few pieces before his helper showed up---"SURE".I went for the odd ball stuff--half dozen round drops (machined ends) all lengths 8-12" diam 8-12" -- doz 4 foot rounds diam1-2" huge chunk C1--2 ft round of 6" 76% ni 15%cr-----2 60 lb chunks of "grey stuff"---and a bunch of other heavy stuff---my ton plus didnt put a dent in a dent.Asked how much---and my guy said "you tell me"---I thought I would start the ball rolling by giving him a chuckle,so I said 30 bucks---he said "its all yours !"----I crept home.Wasnt till I got home and scraped a few decades of dust off the "grey stuff" that I saw the marking "ti"---88%ti 4% v !!!---I can only imagine what those 2 scrappers hauled off to the scales !!----Now I just need to figure out what to do with it all !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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