Will W. Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 49 minutes ago, Irondragon Forge & Clay said: I too suffer from "flat surface syndrome" which compels me to place something on it. Im glad that im not the only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 2 hours ago, Irondragon Forge & Clay said: I too suffer from "flat surface syndrome" which compels me to place something on it. Show me someone who doesn't suffer and I'll show you someone that's disturbed lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I don't suffer from it; I enjoy it! especially as I'm disliking getting stuff of the floor more and more these days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou L Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 The floor of my shop counts as one of those dreaded horizontal surfaces...unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Lol, I know what you mean Lou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Blacksmiths are like crustaceans, we grow to fit our shell and then stuff starts getting piled on the floor, or in the corner, or higher on that shelf... if only that junk wasn't do darn useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4elements Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Junk!?JUNK!? That's resources Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navasky Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 The machine shop at work was getting rid of this. 130 lb Vulcan with a perfect face except for a couple of spots where some idiot torched it. I remember back in 2012 when I was desperately searching for my first anvil, I never would have thought that people would be giving them away to me for free just a few years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Smooth the edge torch divot into a swage and perhaps modify the others for punching and use them and the anvil---it's a feature! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavpilot2k Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 This followed me home today from a scrap yard. 173 lb Fisher dated 1938. Excellent condition. beautiful edges. Fantastic rebound even without cleaning the rust patina off. Can't wait to pound some steel on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Oh ya, ya done good!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Remember to throw a party for it when it turns 100! A great anvil and a quiet one too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Ooooh pretty! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG-42 Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 i have anvil envy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Scrapyard, eh? What did you pay? Do we all need to be a lot more jealous? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will W. Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 8 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: Remember to throw a party for it when it turns 100! A great anvil and a quiet one too! I missed out on celebrating my Fishers 100th birthday . I picked it up when it was about 110. When is the next milestone? Dont tell me its two hundred years, cause i seriously doubt ill make it to the year 2105! By the way, beautiful anvil cavpilot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Hmm...I should plan something for my ca. 1830-1835 Mousehole's bicentennial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavpilot2k Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 1 hour ago, JHCC said: Scrapyard, eh? What did you pay? Do we all need to be a lot more jealous? Not all that jealous. I paid $500, which I think was fair to good. The owner at the scrap yard got it for a pittance, but he knew he had something valuable. I'm just glad it never went on Craigslist or it would have gotten snatched immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 6” no-name (Taiwanese) bench grinder, 1/2 horsepower motor with a pull-on/push-off power button (good for emergency shut-off). Ten bucks from someone in the next town over, off Facebook Marketplace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Dubbed the Nameless One. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoName Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Said it before, Names are over rated. So many times when people try to identify an older unmarked English anvil, I have put down the keyboard. Just wanted to dub them John Doe anvils. Haven't done it yet, don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. N.N.F. Beautiful, Manchester, Michigan. USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Function over beauty. A plasma cutter followed me home. The other one I have just isn't strong enough. I needed a deeper cutter and the deal showed up soo.....time to pay this $500.deal of a puppy off now and make some stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 If I could find a deal like that I'd have a plasma cutter. Probably more so I had a "toy" to brag about but I'm sure I'd find some good uses for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I've had many times I've needed it and they set the price so I couldn't not get it. I'm so happy. No bragging about it other then the price. Time to put it to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergely Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Is there something like plasma cutter-envy? I'm feeling that all right Congrats and bests: Gergely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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