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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 14, 2024 11:09:18 GMT -5
Wow, that looks pretty big. You should see my baby ones. LOL!
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Post by Starguy on Jun 14, 2024 13:29:22 GMT -5
LOL Tela. Definitely different scales for different purposes. It should allow me to move more metal with each strike. I’ll need to dress it smooth a little and radius the sharp corners, but it should be pretty good for finishing steel. I need to figure out a good weigh (pun intended) to lift it. I don’t think my old back is gonna cut it.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 14, 2024 13:52:27 GMT -5
LOL Tela. Definitely different scales for different purposes. It should allow me to move more metal with each strike. I’ll need to dress it smooth a little and radius the sharp corners, but it should be pretty good for finishing steel. I need to figure out a good weigh (pun intended) to lift it. I don’t think my old back is gonna cut it. Yeah, definitely don't put your back out!
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Post by liveoak on Jun 14, 2024 21:04:38 GMT -5
My husband has rigged up a hoist on the overhead rafters in his shop to lift things. It works pretty good. I think the older we all get, the more you have to think these things through.
I'm sure you'll figure it out
Nice looking anvil BTW
Patty
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 14, 2024 22:10:16 GMT -5
I would suggest just getting Wile E. to help out...he seems to have no problems with the weight of anvils!
Big congrats on the new tool for the arsenal!
If Coyote isn't available...maybe get half the high school football team to help out!!
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Post by johnthor1963 on Jun 15, 2024 7:22:38 GMT -5
Very nice you will be very happy with that choice with that kind of weight you should be able to move plenty of metal around with that. After football team helps you get it into place ![(lol)](//storage.proboards.com/1258779/images/hyOivrcWsQyVjSKtYIub.gif) I’m curious about what your mounting it on. I have an old anvil I used for my metal work and I have to keep the legs of the stand in contact with the concrete floor to get good results in each strike of the hammer. Looking forward to your setup. Thx for sharing
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Post by Starguy on Jun 20, 2024 16:27:11 GMT -5
Here’s the new anvil vs the old one. It’s three times the weight and has a much bigger working surface. I will need to dress it a little before use. I’m excited to start using it. ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1718918821/jdra3ba4ynaozkbba3nd.jpg) ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1718918821/agaok5tjyhgvwhohmunp.jpg)
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 20, 2024 17:49:51 GMT -5
WOW!!!! That thing is a whale! I had no idea it would be so honkin big!
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Post by liveoak on Jun 20, 2024 18:55:31 GMT -5
New toy day is ALWAYS a good day !!! Have fun.
Patty
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Post by Starguy on Jun 20, 2024 22:35:05 GMT -5
WOW!!!! That thing is a whale! I had no idea it would be so honkin big! LOL. That’s the whole idea! It’s a two person job to lift it off the ground. I’m dying to give it a try. I dropped a steel ball bearing on it. From 12 inches, it bounced back 11”. I think it will be pretty lively. New toy day is ALWAYS a good day !!! Have fun.
Patty
Isn’t that the truth. Unfortunately it’s quite a bit taller than the old one. I need to make a new stand for it to use it.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jun 20, 2024 22:41:37 GMT -5
![(passout)](//storage.proboards.com/1258779/images/VFmIjxHfnLRdCcVcygGL.gif) Brent, that think looks like it's bigger than me! Congrats on the new toy. Now you need to buy a fork lift to move that thing around.
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Post by liveoak on Jun 21, 2024 6:16:55 GMT -5
Sounds like you got yourself a good one !
Patty
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Post by 1dave on Jun 21, 2024 9:39:33 GMT -5
The last one I bought, you can see bits of scrap metal in it that didn't fully melt together.
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Post by Starguy on Jun 21, 2024 11:26:47 GMT -5
![(passout)](//storage.proboards.com/1258779/images/HMQWudZr0UclTOktEuqi.gif) Brent, that think looks like it's bigger than me! Congrats on the new toy. Now you need to buy a fork lift to move that thing around. It definitely outweighs you Robin. It outweighs me by about 80 lbs. I’m hoping it helps me step up my blacksmithing game a little. My wife says NO on the forklift.
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Post by Starguy on Jun 21, 2024 11:36:08 GMT -5
The last one I bought, you can see bits of scrap metal in it that didn't fully melt together. That’s pretty interesting Dave. I wonder how that made it past their QC folks. I haven’t noticed any casting issues on it so far. It’s not cast iron. It’s cast 6150 steel. I’m guessing it’s sand cast from the rough surface where it isn’t machined.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 22, 2024 23:59:12 GMT -5
That is SO amazing Brent!! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) *The big question is...what did Isabelle get out of this deal? LOL
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Post by Starguy on Jun 23, 2024 16:59:15 GMT -5
That is SO amazing Brent!! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) *The big question is...what did Isabelle get out of this deal? LOL LOL. That hasn’t been fully determined yet. There’s going to be something though. She wants the old anvil to do some of her own blacksmithing.
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Post by liveoak on Jun 23, 2024 17:19:22 GMT -5
My kind of woman
Patty
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Post by Starguy on Jun 25, 2024 1:11:45 GMT -5
johnthor1963 I got a start on the anvil stand today. I need to be able to move the anvil and the stand by myself. I’m planning on some removable handles and wheels so it can be moved like a wheel barrow. My friend cut the boards on his portable sawmill. I helped him saw them a couple months ago. The big board was a true 2” by 16” by 11’. It was a heavy pig when we sawed it. The hole in the middle will be a time capsule. I’ll tell the kids how to get to it without destroying the stand, but it won’t be easy once it’s glued and bolted. ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1719295184/xblnhhoary9knbbhvzny.jpg) ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1719295212/q5sr7wwrdqvzoetvkba4.jpg) Fun project.
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Post by khara on Jun 25, 2024 1:23:52 GMT -5
That’s awesome. Great huge anvil too. Even your smaller one is a great find. What are you going to put in the time capsule?
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