Steve McCarthy Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Took a pleasant drive to Tennessee today to poke around a junkyard and this followed me home. No idea what it is. It is VERY heavy, each tongue is roughly the thickness of a railroad spike, they all swivel on the central round bar. I plan to undo the collar on the end and pull them off to do....something...with, but was curious if anyone knew what this was? Btw thanks to eseeman, I had a great time poking around that junkyard. If it weren't so hot out I'd have stayed longer, but still came back to Bama with 72 pounds of Primo Scrounging Stuff! (Later edit). I could not get the nut on the collar on either end to budge even one tiny bit, so I ended up taking the reciprocating saw to get it apart, which ate through two brand new Milwaukee metal blades! But I finally got it apart, adding a photo of one of the pieces and the cut end of that center rod). So...anybody know what this is ? Looks like the anti kickback fingers from a large planer or sawmill edger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankySmith Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Ah, now that you say that, yes...I can see it. Thanks Steve, that would have driven me crazy not knowing what it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Yes, anti-kickback fingers. I have a miniature version on my radial arm saw for ripping. What are you going to make from them?And the thing leaning up against the spring is a double tooth from an old grass cutting machine. I cut the cross pieces off and weld a couple of ball bearings on to make great heads for junk-art birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankySmith Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Ah, thanks Aus, I was wondering about that also. I snagged two of them at the junkyard, not sure what I'm going to do with them yet. On the big kickback fingers, I can think of lots to do with them. I need to replace my bandsaw blade today, but want to slice one into threes (they're plenty thick for that) and form some bottle openers from one. I have a bunch of these, so I'm gonna think on it for a while beyond that. It was just too full of possibilities for me to leave in the junkyard even though it was so heavy I barely wrestled it out of the pile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankySmith Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Even with a new blade I had a very hard time cutting into one of the tongues, not sure what it's made of. My extremely limited experience is barely enough to recognize how the higher carbon steels look very different when heated and act very differently. I heated one of them yesterday and attempted to bang on it a little....it laughed at me. Out loud. With a mix of amusement and contempt. Okay, not really, but it seemed like it. So now I'm not sure what to do with 'em. I'm guessing knife makers, hammer makers and someone with a power hammer would love these, but I'm not any of those. I'll throw a few in the hat at Forge Council next week, but anyone have any ideas what a simple novice like me could do with these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 Tent stakes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Spanky, those parts may be heat treated. Get one yellow hot, and throw it in a big pile of gray wood ashes to anneal it over night. I use half of a 55 gallon drum for my annealing ashes. Also low speed on the saw, and sometimes a little cutting oil helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankySmith Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Thanks Big, I'm so used to picking up mild steel and cutting it easily, it never even occurs to me to anneal something. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Even with a new blade I had a very hard time cutting into one of the tongues, not sure what it's made of. My extremely limited experience is barely enough to recognize how the higher carbon steels look very different when heated and act very differently. I heated one of them yesterday and attempted to bang on it a little....it laughed at me. Out loud. With a mix of amusement and contempt. Okay, not really, but it seemed like it. So now I'm not sure what to do with 'em. I'm guessing knife makers, hammer makers and someone with a power hammer would love these, but I'm not any of those. I'll throw a few in the hat at Forge Council next week, but anyone have any ideas what a simple novice like me could do with these? What's worse than the contemptuous laughter is when it doesn't even notice me. Putting up a good fight under the hammer is usually a sign of HC steel, it'll probably make some good tools. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 some blocks of steel and a couple of bits of rail followed me home, they will make good block anvils soon about 4" by 6" by 6.75" ( 100mm by 150mm by 170mm ) got 4 in all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalMechanic Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I found this at Matero's Recycling in Lansdale, PA. They had 3 anvils 2 of them were in bad shape... This one I ended up paying $2/lb for. Before and after photos attached Before: After dressing: -DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 looks like you have been grinding the surface of that, a very bad idea. to get that sort of finish you should USE an anvil NEVER REMOVE METAL FROM IT. removing a few thousanths of an inch reduces the life left in the anvil by many decades unless you only intend it for a garden ornament Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I found this at Matero's Recycling in Lansdale, PA. They had 3 anvils 2 of them were in bad shape... This one I ended up paying $2/lb for. Before and after photos attached Before:image.jpg After dressing:image.jpg -DM She's a beauty but stop grinding on her! There is very little utility in shiny and the cost is too high. It's not like you had to remove dings that would make working harder. Hot iron and a hammer will shine it up as it should shine, not as a polished pretty. Put her to work, she isn't a living room decoration. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Looking at the patina shadows on the face in the after I would say more likely gone over with a wood working belt sander with very little actual steel removal the horn looks a bit more vigorous removal. Anyway I don't think you have caused problems on the face and regular application of hot steel and a hammer will polish it up even more! Nice Fisher, probably the top brand of "quiet" anvils in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetreeforge Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I got a nice buffalo 200 forge blower, it was concreted into the floor in an old barn, I had to take part of the floor home with me. it looks good next to my tiny Alldays blower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobd Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Nice. If you want a better rebound, have you thought of welding a piece of 6 inch forklift tine on top? If done right, couldn't that improve the rebound? (Maybe our more knowledgeable members can comment on the merits of trying something like that.) My first anvil was an approx 200lb 3x6 face x30" long forklift fork... I still use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulsavw Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Had the good fortune to pick up a 110 lbs. Hay Budden today $175. A man called me this morning and said that he just getting ready to post in on Craigslist, but saw my ad announcing that I was looking for anvils. He said that he bought it for his son, but his son didn't have any interest in owning it. He said that he bought it from an 80 year old lady who inherited it from her grandfather, who -- as she remembered -- had owned it since before the turn of the century. I love hearing the old backstory on tools and equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch4ging Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Nice find, Tulsa! Good ones around here are few and far between! Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulsavw Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 mitch4ging -- No doubt! Anvils are just plain scarce up here... I paid half the $/lbs on this purchase than I did on my 90 lbs. Trenton (shamefully) which wasn't in nearly as good of condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Scrapyard was 92 pounds lighter when I left; but 54# of that was 1 piece of 8"x8"x3"; but I also picked up a tenon cutter for wooden spokes, some steel pipe for chilies, a sq of nylon, 6 4' pieces of 1/8" sq stock---for folks who can't swing much of a hammer and some 1/2" CR sq stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusb Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Went to the last flea market of the year here, picked up a 20 pound sledge for $10 and a minty 1/2 hot punch for $10, a very good day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humphreymachine Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Bought this Punch/shear/bender 'ironworker' by J F Kidder of Burlington Vermont for $50 but had to wait around at an auction for five hours to get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Worth the wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRS Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 One mans hole is another mens bending jig http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/38491-bender/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/38490-bender2/ Salvaged from the scrap yard, it was greased and then painted all over by the previous owner. I don´t like the color but otherwise its perfect. :P One wheel is out of track, but as long as I don´t take it to a race its ok http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/38493-13rp10-2/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/38492-13rp10/ Manufacture specs are: Peddinghaus 13 RP 10 (was hidden under the paint) Round 22 mm Square 20 mm L 60 x 60 x 7 mm Flat 90 x 14 mm ca. 180 kg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Lots of oohs and aahs here,Nice score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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