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262466 | Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> | 2017‑06‑13 | Anvil |
GGG One of those unsolicited ads popped up, this time with a picture of an anvil on it - huh? had to click: https://www.zoro.com/ridgid-anvil-28-12-in-l-275-lbs-69642/i/G6217811/? gclid=CKH_wM37utQCFZBXDQodIdsM6Q">https://www.zoro.com/ridgid- anvil-28-12-in-l-275-lbs-69642/i/G6217811/?gclid=CKH_wM37utQCFZBXDQodIdsM6Q Makes a used anvil look pretty good Ed Minch |
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262469 | Dragon List <dragon01list@g...> | 2017‑06‑13 | Re: Anvil |
most new anvils make a used anvil look good. that said, a peddinghaus (that's what you show, for an inflated price, see here for a better price: https://www.blacksmithsdepot.com/products/anvils-vises/peddinghaus- anvils/peddinghaus- anvil-275-lbs-12.html">https://www.blacksmithsdepot.com/products/anvils-vises /peddinghaus-anvils/peddinghaus-anvil-275-lbs-12.html) or a nimba centurion (http://www.nimbaanvils.com/centurion.php) wouldn't go amiss in my shop. it's things like cast iron/cast steel anvils (new, primarily from china) that are dreck. i'm happy with my late 1800s, 196 lb, $600 peter wright anvil. greg hahn, of these parts, picked up (iirc) a similar anvil, maybe not so heavy, for some stupidly low sum, like $50. they're out there. best, bill felton, ca On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 10:19 AM, Ed Minch |
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262470 | scott grandstaff <scottg@s...> | 2017‑06‑13 | Re: Anvil |
> some stupidly low sum, like $50. they're out there. Yes they are. Not at my place though. Every year at least, an anvil trades hands in my valley. Every year. But either it goes to any idiot who happens to be handy at that particular instant, or it sells for more than I can round up in time. ....... 40 years and more, sigh I'd be happy with a large piece of rail and build another one. My little dink has served me superbly for light duty. http://users.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/images/hometools/anvil3.jpg yours Scott -- ******************************* Scott Grandstaff Box 409 Happy Camp, Ca 96039 scottg@s... http://www.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/ http://www.snowcrest.net/kitty/hpages/index.html |
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262471 | David Nighswander <wishingstarfarm663@m...> | 2017‑06‑13 | Re: Anvil |
I have a 116 lb Trenton in the blacksmith shop. It is nice to have. I use a 6" long chunk of mainline rail that has been in my family since my mother was a little girl. We used it to crack walnuts when I was a boy. Mom would say if we cracked the walnuts she would make fudge. Three boys in an assembly line could have a cup of walnut meat in no time. Now it is my go to backer for riveting, straightening, and flattening in the basement shop. It lives under the bench, ready at a moments notice. |
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262472 | Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> | 2017‑06‑13 | Re: Anvil |
I was fortunate enought to come across a 40 pound Record anvil - looks just like a big one bit little - for $20. Little used, nice and blue, it does everthing my non-blacksmith-shop shop needs. I keep it on a piece of Sycamore log so it is at the right height. Ed Minch |
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262474 | Michael Suwczinsky <nicknaylo@g...> | 2017‑06‑14 | Re: Anvil |
Nice lineup of anvils in this thread. The 104# Peter Wright out on the patio would be a demo anvil in most circumstances. For a neighbor-close suburban blacksmith, its perfect. Michael On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 3:26 PM Ed Minch |
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262496 | Thomas Conroy | 2017‑06‑16 | Re: Anvil |
David Nighswander wrote: "I use a 6" long chunk of mainline rail that has been in my family since my mother was a little girl. We used it to crack walnuts when I was a boy. Mom would say if we cracked the walnuts she would make fudge. Three boys in an assembly line could have a cup of walnut meat in no time. "Now it is my go to backer for riveting, straightening, and flattening in the basement shop. "It lives under the bench, ready at a moments notice." I initially misread this as a six-foot length, not a six-inch length. Gave rise to some interesting visuals (what color did you say your ox was?...) Railroad rail is great stuff. I have two nine-inch chunks, though mine may be narrow-gauge (4" wide base, 4-1/4" high). Mostly I use them as one-hand weights (i.e. as heavy as I can lift with control with one hand, aided by the inherent handle-shape of the rail.) They are even more useful as trestles to raise a finishing press (free-standing "Moxon vise") above bench height, to give clearance when holding large books. Mine are painted with krylon and have leather on the bottoms, to avoid scratching the bench or the work. Tom Conroy Berkeley |
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262497 | David Nighswander <wishingstarfarm663@m...> | 2017‑06‑17 | Re: Anvil |
When I lived at Union City I had the luck to find that a previous tenant had used rail for fence posts. I kept a 4 foot long piece that had rusted off at ground level and was hanging in the fence. I wonder how long that had been there? I put it on the bottom rails of the wood lathe table to hold it steady when I was roughing out bowls. It got left behind. For some reason I decided that there wasn’t room for it here. I have a two car garage, half a basement, and a 10 x 16 shed that I call the blacksmith shop. I did bring along the 3 foot piece and it is in the corner of the shed. I’m probably never going to do anything with it but it won’t bother me where it’s at. I don’t own an ox but I do have a penchant for double bit axes. LOL Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: Thomas Conroy<mailto:booktoolcutter@y...> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2017 6:05 PM To: wishingstarfarm663@m...<mailto:wishingstarfarm663@m...">mailto:wishingstarfarm663@m...>; scottg@s...<mailto:scottg@s...>; Old Tools New Server<mailto:oldtools@s...> Subject: Re: [OldTools] Anvil David Nighswander wrote: "I use a 6" long chunk of mainline rail that has been in my family since my mother was a little girl. We used it to crack walnuts when I was a boy. Mom would say if we cracked the walnuts she would make fudge. Three boys in an assembly line could have a cup of walnut meat in no time. "Now it is my go to backer for riveting, straightening, and flattening in the basement shop. "It lives under the bench, ready at a moments notice." I initially misread this as a six-foot length, not a six-inch length. Gave rise to some interesting visuals (what color did you say your ox was?...) Railroad rail is great stuff. I have two nine-inch chunks, though mine may be narrow-gauge (4" wide base, 4-1/4" high). Mostly I use them as one-hand weights (i.e. as heavy as I can lift with control with one hand, aided by the inherent handle-shape of the rail.) They are even more useful as trestles to raise a finishing press (free-standing "Moxon vise") above bench height, to give clearance when holding large books. Mine are painted with krylon and have leather on the bottoms, to avoid scratching the bench or the work. Tom Conroy Berkeley |
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