ironrosefarms Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Purchased a English weight marked 0 2 27 (77 pounds) Mouse hole just a few minutes ago. Overall fair condition, a few light marks on the horn and the face is rounded but overall it hasn't been terribly abused. Got it for $150. I'll keep this one for my younguns and set it up at their height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Bennett Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I got this post vise the other day it is 5-1/2" across the jaws. It was froze up and would not turn at all. Soaked it in diesel fuel still would not budge. Finally lost my patience and took a rosebud to it. Freed it up wire brushed the screw and box greased it up and made a new spring for it. works like new. The jaws line up straight and don't have a nick on them. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 JWB; I'll bet that is a columbian vise. I saw a fellow who put a cap on the back of the screwbox with a zerk on it for greasing---keeps the screw cleaner too. I hope to add that to a couple of mine someday. Ironrose I'd do the opposite, give them a larger anvil they *can't* mess up by missing and keep the little one as a travel anvil. I have about a 125# anvil with a broken off heel but a good flat face and ok horn that I use for new students serene in the knowledge that they aren't messing up one of my *good* anvils... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Bennett Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Thomas, Yes it is a colombian vise. At 5-1/2" it is the largest I have. I will take the 5" I have on my shop work bench off and make another "portable" base for it and mount this one on my shop bench. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYBOY Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I just noticed today that one pair of the tongs I bought are wrought iron ..Man, Id like to know how old they are... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironrosefarms Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Thomas that is why they are getting the smaller one, even the worse of the two bigger ones are better than this small one. Even being small it has a decent amount of work area so I think it will work for some time. Doesn't mean I won't take it with me now and again for demos or other needs, I might later on put it on my vice table? I told my daughter I bought a mouse hole today and the puzzled look was priceless. I still haven't revealed what a mouse hole really is yet. The anvil is still riding in the passenger floor board of my truck... Thought it would be good to spend some time with the little thing before beating on it:o??? Oh and yes I have told my wife... I think she is somewhat numb to big metal objects coming around, she shrugged it off and didn't say a word.:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 i got a file$2, a sledge hammer head 8 pounds $3, ball pein hammer $2, hot cut type thing $3 and a sears craftsmen beltsander for $25...works great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I'm not commenting on anyone's driving, anybody can get blindsided but. . . Have any of you considered what'll happen if you roll your rig with an anvil riding shotgun? Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironrosefarms Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Thought of that, I put the anvil in and then slid the passenger seat up wedging it between the seat and the firewall... I know it won't guarantee it to stay put... but I've also seen what an anvil in the back of a pickup can do. I know a guy who put a 300# Hay budden in the bed of his truck. Someone pulled out in front of him he hit his brakes. The anvil turned and went horn first through the front of the truck bed, then through the cab wall, you could see the pucker of the horn pushing the bench seat forward just 3 inches from where he was sitting. As it is the anvil will come out this morning and I'll try to take some snap shots to post. By the way, I'd almost be more concerned of the two hammers I have laying right next to the anvil right now They are probably more likely to get out from under the dash than the anvil is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happycat Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 The latest is a cute little antique bench top table saw with a nice sturdy fence and miter gage. I stopped at the auction yesterday at lunch and they had it in back for me. I put in a 20.00 absentee bid about three weeks ago and won it, but they lost my phone number. This will replace the little 10.00 table saw I got there about 6 months ago (no fence or miter gage been using angle iron clamped to the table). these little saws are real handy for cutting handle slabs for my knives. Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 My wife made me swear not to pack things like anvils inside the cab even though it did help weight distribution a lot. I guess I need to make an anvil holding bracket for the front bumper; but then if I hit anybody there might be some problems... When I travel with anvils they go *flat* against the front of the pickup bed, often with a 2x8 slid between their sides and the metal of the bed, helps move the weight forward and makes it harder for them to come visit in a crash. (Their stumps are usually next...) BTW I haven't had an accident yet with smithing equipment in the truck; but want to be back forging ASAP if I ever do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Bennett Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Picked this anvil? up this afternoon as well as 5 pairs of tongs. The side has RAOLA stamped in it and the junk shop I found it at said it was made by Indianapolis Harware in 1898 (he has it scralled on the side in white paint). Not sure If it broke, If it did it was a pretty clean straight break. If it was saw cut I can't see the saw marks. It has two holes drilled all the way through the body side to side that look like they are for mounting and if you look real close you can see the wear marks where it was mounted that way at one time. The stand it is welded to woobles and the anvil is cocked and will have to be changed before it is usable. The anvil from heel edge to horn tip is 26" long and the table is 4-1/2" wide and 16" long. It has a1-1/4" Hardie hole and a 3/8" pritchle hole. Anyone ever seen one like this before or did it break and several hands have came up with different fixes over the years? John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Thompson Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 The face doesn't look like it's had the kind of abuse that would have broken it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Anvils were often welded at the waist and sometimes come apart there too. I have the base to such an unfortunate instance, you have the better half. Looks quite usable even if a tad lighter than it used to be. If I owned it I might weld a spike on the bottom and use it as a travelling stump anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 (edited) This barrel of RR spikes followed a young man to my house tonight. He works out in the woods and found it near a rail line. The rusted side was down in the dirt and almost fell apart when he rolled it over, thinking it was empty. It weighs well over 200 lbs. The spikes were new when it ended up there and are in good shape now. They are HC too!100_0725 - Blacksmith Photo Galleryhttp://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/11582 Edited November 1, 2008 by Gary Add second pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgtwister Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 thats a nice find when i was about 9or 10 they took up the train tracks at the end of my road and i hauled about 5 loads of spikes home in a big raido flyer wagon now if i could remember were on the property i left them that was about 27 years ago i'm sure there here some were though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 orgtwister, WOW. You were a canidate for BSA (blacksmith's anonymous) way back then, even as a child... How unsuspecting we are. amazing, simply amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwczerr Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Be careful collecting items from along rail lines. Items like that are clearly the property of the railroad, taking them is theft, and around here they are more dilligent of monitoring the corridor along RR tracks. You may want to contact the RR they are from and seek permission to keep them, and if they give you the OK then you'll have quite a stock of RR spikes to work with! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divermike Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 I was reading about the wood box forges, and realized the firepot I just picked up might work in the making of one of these, it is a narrower firepot than I have seen, but longer side to side, here are a couple pics of it, what do you who have made one think about this idea?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Bennett Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Picked this up this morning it measures 15-1/2" x 15-1/2" x 4" and weighs 165# not including the stand. It has seen some use but then again so have I. I drove 4 hours each way to get it. I probably paid to much for it but you don't see them this size very often. The fella had quite a bit of blacksmithing equipment and he knows what it is worth. I'm glad I didn't take alot of extra cash with me or I'd be broke. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Bennett Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 DAH, It helps to attach the pictures so you can see what it is.:rolleyes: John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Nice Find, John. It was really a nice day for a drive anyway! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnr Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Nice find for sure!! Finnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted T Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 (edited) John, Your swage block looks just about like one of mine, very nice! Paying too much for a tool? Maybe yes, maybe no!Availability vs. Asking Price, vs. My Time without the use of the tool, is always a consideration for determining what the value of the tool is for me. I believe that because you bought the swage block, it indicates that (all things considered) the price was worth it to you! I believe that is all that counts in the long run. I used to struggle with the concept of spending more money on a tool than what I felt was reasonable. :confused: Over time I concluded that if it made my life easier and more enjoyable to have the tool “in-hand” and to be able to use it, the additional moneys that I paid for the tool was worth it. And, that I am the only one that I need to please! Well, (except for my wife). I sounded tough there for a minute anyhow. After saying all of that, most people would think that I have paid too much for most of my tools. But the payoff is that I have them, and can use them as I have a need instead of wasting time saying I wish I had them. So now when I buy a tool with a little higher price, I never look back and have buyer’s remorse, I just focus on the enjoyment and use of my tools. Enjoy! Ted Throckmorton Edited November 3, 2008 by Ted T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 These will just about top off the 55 gallon drum of black walnuts gathered over the last week. Now to remove the hulls, crack the nuts, and talk the wife into baking something good to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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