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It's worth a go, just depends on how interested the local depot are in new business. I get the impression, from what I've heard, they aren't, so I might be as well to call Dublin and get some sense out of them.
winchman
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Well
I let winch boy go to the carboot on his own.
Look what he brought back
£10! going to send him again
I have wanted one for years he has been looking to buy me one but always too far or too much, any ideas if its for a specific purpose?
It has two holes in the side I assume to locate it to a block of wood etc, all holes in the top go right the way through?
What sort of tree stump should I fasten it too?
I let winch boy go to the carboot on his own.
Look what he brought back
£10! going to send him again
I have wanted one for years he has been looking to buy me one but always too far or too much, any ideas if its for a specific purpose?
It has two holes in the side I assume to locate it to a block of wood etc, all holes in the top go right the way through?
What sort of tree stump should I fasten it too?
Maker
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Blacksmithing.
Normally the ideal bit of stump is the heaviest and most dense you can find, I would advise a piece of well seasoned oak stump. I have a lump of Eucaliptus I keep meaning to mount mine on but I need to make a mounting strap for it.
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You have trained him well !!!
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Today we finished the cladding and as we fixed the last piece of trim it rained just in time to cool us down,
Just some doors to make and we are all secure.
Just some doors to make and we are all secure.
I think there was a place in Scotland that had one, and they had had many wedding parties going there......maybe its for making wedding cakes
eLuSiVeMiTe
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Before and after.
Curently sporting ldv diamond white.
Temp job until its converted into a linisher. .
Had some rollers sitting under the bench for over a year. Must get a move on.
Motors been cleaned. Just need to replace the wiring and its good to go.
Curently sporting ldv diamond white.
Temp job until its converted into a linisher. .
Had some rollers sitting under the bench for over a year. Must get a move on.
Motors been cleaned. Just need to replace the wiring and its good to go.
BarrieJ
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The holes in the top are hardy (hardie) holes for inserting specific tools into, they frequently come in different sizes and invariably don't fit your anvil (you'll be OK, you've got a choice of sizes) They tend to go straight through because the tools get stuck and you'll frequently need to give them a wallop from underneath to free them.
Anvils frequently have a pritchel hole as well to allow the 'smith to punch through hot metal. They'll be round and about 3/4" to 1" dia (depending on the size and weight of the anvil). Usually they're a couple of inches from the hardy hole in the heel of the anvil. Yours doesn't appear to have one.
Where you describe two holes in the side, do you mean the ends (under the heel and the horn?), if that's where they are, they are 'handling holes' and were used during the manufacture of the anvil. It's a big old difficult sized lump to manoeuvre when very hot.
There are all sorts of different methods of attaching the anvil to a stump, from chains to large forged staples/straps.
Your anvil may well have been for a specific purpose, it's rare but not unknown to have a hardy hole in the cutting table (just to the rear of the horn) and such a steep step between the face and the table. Similarly the number of hardy holes suggests that the 'smith might have been engaged in some sort of production activity where two or more hardy tools were in use sequentially.
Best of luck with it, your boy had a good find.
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Badly Welded Man
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Banging stuff on.
Dieselman 63
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Fast turnaround! That’s going to get so dirty so quickly though!
eLuSiVeMiTe
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Aye. Better than covered on surface rust.
Had to strip to check the wiring so a quick tart up seemed prudent.
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eLuSiVeMiTe
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The way my projects are growing atm next year lol.When're you putting the topcoat on?
Its a coach paint left over from my old van. Does the job and oil resistant unlike the primer I had kicking around.
Might give it some colour if theres any left over from the model L
Currently have one lathe near done.
One in pieces.
A mill 3/4 finished .
A flypress I havent touched since buying and a donkey saw needing a strip and paint.
Plus countless other half finished builds.
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eLuSiVeMiTe
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Every job seems to need something else fixing or making to complete.Always good to know one's not alone in things.
Such is life.
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Count yourself lucky you don’t have eight lathes, three mechanical hacksaws, a shaper, a camel back drill and a blacksmiths hand drill in the queue like *someone* has
I’ve got a bench drill almost done, just need to repaint the belt cover and the motor, the lathe is in bits, and the big grinder I’m waiting til uni starts again so I can sandblast the last components.
