Lou L Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 This single thread is evidence enough that IFI is a goldmine of knowledge. The amount of information and experience doleed out in just these past few posts is a few years worth of hard learning minimally. You guys rock and I absolutely love this place...and I'm not even trying to make an anvil. Larry, take this all in, plan and then plan again. You are about to learn to respect what our forefathers were able to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmHorus Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 I thought about doing this at one point myself, then i realized the cost involved in the steel and well.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryW Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 I did a bit of interrogation out of my Instructor, and he honestly doesnt know how big we can cast it. We are going to start small, like 5lb and slower work our way up until we simply cannot get the capacity out of our schools foundry. anybody know where to get coal or coke in/near Kalamazoo Michigan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 I don't want to be stepping to deep into something I don't know that much about, but it seems like this project would involve taking advantage of your schools resources to create an anvil that will end up costing the school more than it would cost to buy a brand new one. What does that accomplish? If you can pull this off in a cost effective way, then more power to ya. If not, I strongly suggest making something that you will look back as a time when you created something out of nothing, not a project that you were able to make because your school doesn't care how much money it costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryW Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Not trying to argue, but I am actually gonna enter this into a competition for michigan that can get me scholarships depending on how I place. Its called Mites Competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 OK. Sorry if it sounded like I was trying to burst your bubble. I wish you luck on the scholarship! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryW Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 2 minutes ago, C-1ToolSteel said: OK. Sorry if it sounded like I was trying to burst your bubble. I wish you luck on the scholarship! No trouble at all. I wasn't trying to sound rude! Thanks everyone for the advice and ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryW Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 Should have the first 3lb prototype before Christmas hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 1 hour ago, LarryW said: Should have the first 3lb prototype before Christmas hopefully. Great! Just make sure you pick a sturdy branch when you hang it on the Christmas tree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryW Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 1 hour ago, JHCC said: Great! Just make sure you pick a sturdy branch when you hang it on the Christmas tree! I was thinking white elephant gift lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 12 minutes ago, LarryW said: I was thinking white elephant gift lol! At last year's office holiday party, my contribution to the white elephant gift exchange was a lump of coal in a pair of old (but clean) socks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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