Frosty Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Yeah, that's two votes for SMOKIN DEAL! Take a close look at all the struck tools, I can see a couple top tools with mushrooming on the struck end, one is REALLY obvious and I haven't looked closely. Grind the mushrooming off and chamfer the edges so chips don't come shooting off at bullet velocity. I call that a shop in a box, virtually everything you need. Congratulations! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wd&mlteach Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 ;) I knew it was too good to pass up, lol. I figured that the anvil and cone were a dollar a pound. That makes the tongs and handled tools about $5 each. Too sweet! Once I get them all cleaned up I will post a new pictures. I have been using an electrolysis setup I learned about here on iforgeiron to clean the hammers. I get about three a day done. Frosty, you are right some of these tools really have some sharp mushrooming and I am grinding them down smooth. It makes me wonder what they have been through or how long they have been around. Most of the stuff has heavy pitting, still usable but almost everything needs some work to make it nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 once it is all cleaned up you will have a great set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Fantastic deal! You can't buy a new cone for less than $250, and used ones in that size and condition are usually around $400. The anvil's size and near-mint condition would certainly put it's value above $2.50 a pound. Just those two make the deal very very very good. I generally value hand tools very low because you might never use them, but they'd still bring in $5 each in every flea market I've ever been too. Excellent score! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastRonin Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Not a major boon, but I found this on the edge of the highway paralleling a railroad track. It was on the far side of the road from the track, so I didn't break any laws by going on railroad r.o.w. I don't have any use for it as-is, but was thinking of cutting it into three sections for hammers. Make a rounding hammer outta the middle section (it already has the eye), maybe a dishing hammer out of the heavier end. It's marked J09 and Tamko Alloy-B, anybody know what those mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Ron, It's a Railway spike hammer. It used to have a piece of hickory attached to it, about 3 feet long. :) :) Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 I've used one riveted onto a shaft worked down from 2.5" sq stock to make a stake anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharps Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 So I rummaged up some old textbooks yesterday and was able to sell them back for $150. I also stumbled across a CL listing of an anvil with stand. Good timing. Got in touch with the guy and drove over. Real nice guy, local machinist and he was building a 30's ford coupe hotrod in his garage. He said he weighed it at 100 lbs and I think its a Trenton. It has a great ring, good rebound and the face is flat and pretty smooth with with edges in decent shape. Some damage to the tail, looks like a torch cut but that's the only real damage to an otherwise great looking anvil The stand is alright but it will probably be upgraded to a stump when I can find one. Paid $200 for it, he was a good guy but firm on his asking price. This will go nicely with my (what I think is a 169 lb) Wilkinson that is in pretty decent shape but has some tail damage and a little bit of a dip in the face. I still need to get it back to my shop and cleaned up with a wire wheel but I'm happy with essentially only paying $50 for it Here is an album with more pictureshttp://imgur.com/a/ZECfG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divermike Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 I have been looking for a little brother anvil to my Peter Wright 170 lber. I figure when I get my trailer set up for demoes, a nice small portable PW would be ideal. Well a fellow I met at quad state had a nice little 72 lber and he even drove it over to me!! It is in fine shape and just perfect for what I wanted. I am very happy to say that now I have a travelling forge, and a travelling anvil, the rest is gravy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seldom (dick renker) Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 nice, mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Nice score Mike. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 This little 3' x 2' x 1" steel table top I found at the scrapyard a while ago. I made the legs and then had to figure out how to pick up 200kg and mount it on the legs. It will be a useful addition to my workshop, weighs twice as much as my anvil. I am still trying to figure out what to use the jig on top for before I grind it off. The steel bin is fitted with in and outlet piping and an overflow. 1.4m long and 700mm wide, 400mm deep. Not sure what I am going to use it for, but I am sure it will be very useful. The rollers already got another use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCornett Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Jacques, any thoughts of quenching swords? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecurve Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Jacques, now that's one solid work bench! My thoughts on the bench are unless you specifically want to bend and fabricate to the radius of the jig, it's just in the way and if you grind it off, you have a great flat topped welding and fab table. As for the bin, well apart from being a huge slack tub ;-) I would be cutting the tub out of the frame and using that for scrap, and then using the frame to fab another very heavy duty work bench - either for your own use or to sell, welding tables and benches are a reasonably popular item (depending on how much you paid for the tub in the first place...) just my 2c worth. cheers, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleetisMorgan Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Thanks to lean manufacturing practices, industrial pallet racking becomes more obsolete. I have welded up 3 of these, and this one keeps my propane forges out of the way in my small shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleetisMorgan Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 The parts for this followed me home a few weeks ago. A 30" coulter for the base, with casters, and an old planter packing wheel for the rack. The 4" square tubing cutoff on top holds the punches I don't use often. Small shop, can roll it out of the way when done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazeyladyfarms Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 The parts for this followed me home a few weeks ago. A 30" coulter for the base, with casters, and an old planter packing wheel for the rack. The 4" square tubing cutoff on top holds the punches I don't use often. Small shop, can roll it out of the way when done. I really like the wheel idea I have some just laying about needing a job and that a good place for one of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny O Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I rescued this from the the trash, I think this would work for twisting stock cold. I just need to figure a way to secure the metal at both ends. and make a table for it. It reccomends to use gargoyle oil, I dont think there are any 'round here? I haven't started looking for 600 w oil yet, any suggestions The hook I found in the desert near Seligman AZ, I think it was forged, but I am not sure. There was/is many mines in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I rescued this from the the trash, I think this would work for twisting stock cold. I just need to figure a way to secure the metal at both ends. and make a table for it. It reccomends to use gargoyle oil,DSCF0341.jpeg I dont think there are any 'round here? I haven't started looking for 600 w oil yet, any suggestions My twister was made from a 50 to one gear reducer that weghs 250-300lbs. I can't tell for sure what the reduction is on yours or how big it is but it needs to be big for twisting. The output shaft on yours I'd guess is 2-21/2'' which is about right. Mine will twist 1.25 square cold and much larger hot. I just use 90wt gear lube in mine and it works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humphreymachine Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Cool finds. Almost looks like Railroad initials on the hook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Kenny, that 50/1 box will make a brilliant twister, the worm drive inside is most likely bronze so as long as you use gear oil it'll probably outlast you! Nice find! Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Gaskill Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I found these this fall while cutting an old man yard in western ga close to the ft benning area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Of course that hook was forged! Did you mean hand forged over industrially forged? That reduction unit looks great for the suggested use. Do flush it thoroughly and let it drain before adding new oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Wonderful forge, Allen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Got to visit the scrap yard twice over the holidays, total of a bit over 100 pounds *out*: some 3/8" sq stock that's a big user for my classes and always welcome at 20 cents US a pound. A tank valve protector that I make wind bells out of (and will pay for the entire load), A couple of small saw blades the youth director at church needs for making shuriken, various short strap useful for making forks and small chest hinges. What I believe is a disk spacer---round slightly conical with a 1.5" sq hole through it that will hold all the tooling I've made for my 3 anvils with 1.5" sq hardy holes finally a small cast iron skillet that showed no indication of use for melting toxic materials and is now gracing my stove after scouring it out---fried all the bacon ends for my New Years pot of beans as the start of reseasoning it. Had a nice bowl of beans with some hatch hot green chile and cornbread for breakfast. A Happy and Prosperous Scrounging New Year to ALL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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