[TheForge] heated anvil

[Scott Lane]

>Yes, but only in the winter. I preheat surface with a small piece of  =BD"
>plate about  5" square.  If it is going to be bitterly cold, I also have
>a narrow box that sits over anvil (open side down) with a light bulb in
>it that keeps the chill off, but does not really make the surface warm.
>
>Wire up a HEAT LAMP like usded in bathrooms...

         Or, go to a pet store.  Yes, a pet store.  Get a ceramic shop=20
light looking thing, along with a reptile incandescent heater bulb.  They=20
also sell ceramic heaters.  Put on top of anvil, or make a box with a big=20
hole in the top to put the light on over the anvil.  The ceramic ones work=
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by radiant heat, so you are heating the anvil and not the air.

Aodhfin