willamgriffin Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Great great grandfathers anvil. Fisher 9 forged in 1912? What does the 9 stand for? Can anyone take an educated guess at the weight from the show identification markings? Thanks I really appreciate the insight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 9=90 pounds. Put it on a bathroom scale to verify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willamgriffin Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 That was my guess but feels way more than 90lbs... Also noticed pedinghaus 9 is rated at 165 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Ya, as I get older the weights seem to get heavier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willamgriffin Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 irondragon forge and clay I live in Tulsa ok. Eureka springs is a cool place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Fishers are not forged, they have a steel face and a cast iron body and are in my opinion the *best* of the quiet anvils! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willamgriffin Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 what do you mean by quiet anvil? I'm guessing they don't ring as loud as a forged anvil? Should I even think about trying to repair the chipped areas? I'm guessing no, considering irreparable damage could be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 traditionally made anvils go *TING* when you hit them with a hammer and can be so loud as to hurt your ears---literally, one of the reasons so many smiths went deaf. (Now there are ways to quiet down an anvil and they have been discussed but not cussed on this website at length.) Fishers go more like "thwap" when you hammer on them and don't need quieting. I'd use it for a year before doing anything to it and then decide. If you want to have it repaired better get an expert anvil repairer to do the work unless you have mad welding skills and CAN FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPAIRING ANVILS OF THAT TYPE EXACTLY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willamgriffin Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 One of the fortunate side effects of having aspergers (mild autism), is being able to be very meticulous. having said that. do you have said instructions for repairs of a 1912 #9 fisher anvil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 May I commend to your attention the method promulgated by Robb Gunther and Karl Schuler. I usually find it by searching on robb gunther anvil repair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: May I commend to your attention the method promulgated by Robb Gunther and Karl Schuler. Not to be confused with Gunther Schuller, the prominent 20th century American composer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Confusing Music with Anvil repair? Perhaps you have rather doggy ears and suffer from rin tin tinnitus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Welcome aboard William glad to have you. If you'll put your general location in the header you might be surprised how many of the Iforge crew live within visiting distance. Telling us in one post isn't going to stick in our memories longer than it takes to read the next post. It's much better to have it on every one. Nice anvil, a LITTLE beat up but there's enough good edge left to make it a good working tool. Repairing anvils has a lot of specialized requirements to prevent damaging the high carbon steel face. Just being a professional welder doesn't mean you have the training to do the job properly. I dito the advice to just use it till you've developed the skills sets to know what you need and want before "repairing" that old lady. For example if you need a polished face, or a specifically radiused edge, heck ANY bottom die shape, forge, mill, grind, etc. it up, weld a square shank to it and you have it. (PLEASE don't make me tell you to choose a shank that fits the hardy hole!) I really prefer to weld the shank to the side or end of a bottom tool than try welding it to the bottom like old "real" bottom tools. I have two GOOD reasons for welding the shank to the side 1, it's WAY less work, stronger and easier. 2, it allows you to place the impact area of a bottom tool closer to or over the sweet spot of your anvil, NOT hanging way out of the heal over the weakest part. The sweet spot is the center of the face over the deepest section. The more steel or iron directly between the hammer and the stand the more effective the work it will do. This is called "The depth of rebound". I can go on about why Fishers are so nice and quiet but I have chores. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 5 hours ago, willamgriffin said: irondragon forge and clay I live in Tulsa ok. Eureka springs is a cool place. Yes it is, the worlds largest open air insane asylum where misfits fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willamgriffin Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 thanks guys. I'd rather not even think about trying to weld on a casting without at least a pulse arc welder. will add updated location info in a bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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