ausfire Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Friends out west having a clean up of the shed. Old blacksmith shop had these 'things' lying around. Makes you *sigh* doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 I've seen it go both ways; stuff like that scrapped because folks don't understand it. I've also seen folks that think it must be made from gold under all that rust. I remember on auction where a fellow paid top dollar for a mint condition anvil for one that had a crack from the hardy hole to the edge and other evident signs of abuse. He then was paying US$30-40 a piece (early 1990's $$) for some swages that didn't fit that anvil. I asked him about it and he just was going to paint them black and put them by his fireplace.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 This old forge and blower are there too. Seen a bit of use, but blower still turns OK. I like the water cooled set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 The anvil looks in good shape. Is that a Champion 400 blower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Yes, indeed; a Champion 400 blower and working well. The air duct looks like a bit of old gal down pipe. Some homemade 'make-do' around there. When I next rebuild the work forge I would like to use a similar water cooled tuyere set up like that. We have all the required pieces to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 I would think that a Champion blower would be rare in OZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 No way. They are probably the ones we see most. I have a few. We also see the American 'Buffalo Blowers' a lot - in various sizes. There is an Australian made blower called a RAPCO (Sydney). The one I use on the forge every day is a RAPCO, and topped up with oil occasionally, it performs very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Interesting, I would have thought that British companies would have had that market tied up, if not a local one due to your location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 I always figured that if they didn't post a location they were offering free international shipping! This is the World Wide Web after all---(what the www stands for in the address.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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