[TheForge] heated anvil

Fri Oct 17 10:30:01 2003

I've posted this before but think it bears repeating... I'm not sure how
much the terrarium heater would be, but desktop coffee cup warmers run about
$6 at Walgreens or Odd Lots and are pretty stable 25W resistance heaters.
I've had them in my gun safe, welding rod fridge (insulated box) and paint
fridge for about 3-4 years now.  Still going strong.

Kevin

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Scott Lane
Sent: Thursday, 16 October, 2003 11:03 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [TheForge] heated anvil

>Yes, but only in the winter. I preheat surface with a small piece of  �"
>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
light looking thing, along with a reptile incandescent heater bulb.  They
also sell ceramic heaters.  Put on top of anvil, or make a box with a big
hole in the top to put the light on over the anvil.  The ceramic ones work
by radiant heat, so you are heating the anvil and not the air.

Aodhfin

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