Steven511 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Have an outdoors smithy, they said. It doesn’t rain in Nevada, they said. Not my best moment of my smithing career, but I think everything but the bottom pieces in my charcoal box is relatively dry. Having a fold away hobo forge did seem to come in handy, so at least there’s that. Over near the bucket and pile of bricks is where my setup used to be, which is now covered in about 2-3 inches of water. Glad I came out to check on it halfway through the storm, but I possibly ruined some slippers in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jclonts82 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Is the chair leaning against the stand with the tie plates & hammers an emergency #2 station? I do see what looks like scorch/blast marks? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven511 Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 Actually, that is my primary station. I plop an old cast iron pot in the chair with some piping on the bottom, and voila. I do it mainly because I have to switch houses every other week, and don't have the tools to set up a permanent forge at both of them, so I went mobile. The chair forge gives pretty good heat, though my tie plate anvil could use some work. Hopefully I'll have the cash to buy a real anvil soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 But the beauty of the "floods" here is that they are gone and dry by the end of the day Steven. I may be able to help you out with a better piece for an anvil. What type of items are you making, or want to make? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven511 Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 I'm making mostly decorative things like leaves, hooks, etc right now. I plan on making more punches, chisels, and some small (9-10 inch) knives soon though. Thanks for the offer on a better anvil, but this one works well enough and I'm gonna get a real 80 pounder in a couple weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 80# is pretty light. I usually recommend around 125#-150# for a general shop anvil. When you say a "real" anvil what are you picking up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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