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[Peter Fels and Phoebe Palmer]

At 12:42 PM 12/11/01, you wrote:
>At 11:42 12/11/01, you wrote:
>>I have just installed my new old anvil and am
>>chagrinned that the hardie hole is 1.25" rather than
>>the 1.0" hole I have in my Peter Wright. Is it
>>reasonable to make an adapter so I don't have to make
>>all my hardie tools over again? If so, any suggestions
>>would be appreciated.
>>
>>Frederick Faller
>
>Fred,
>
>Get some 1.25" tubing with 1/8"wall thickness.  Use it as a sleeve.  If 
>you wanted to you could weld it in place in the anvil's hardy hole and 
>make it a permanent size change.
>
>
>Dave Brown
>Blacksmith/Tinsmith
>Green Bay, WI
>ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG


Respectfully: I'd suggest never welding on a good anvil!
I have made adaptors from welded pieces of angle iron so that I can go from 
anvil to anvil to platen table to treadle hammer with the same hardy hardy 
tools . The fit ups have slight tapers to hold tools firmly. The adaptors 
absorb a bit of energy but the versitility is worth it...Pete F

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