[TheForge] Re: Hammers Blow (Anvil weights)

[Rick Korinek]

Where are you (they) located, Justin?

Rick Korinek
Island City Forge
Minocqua, WI
islandcityforge.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Justin Fellenz" <sunironworks at yahoo.com>
To: <mspencer at tallships.ca>; "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Hammers Blow (Anvil weights)


> On the subject of huge steel blocks...
>
> I came across a couple of 750# chambersburg die blocks. According to
> the $50 knife shop, you can kind of stack weight and get the effect of
> a much bigger anvil. I'f heard folks here scoff at that idea, and at
> the moment I can't try it. Anyone? Does it work?
>
> BTW (tiny commercial message) these things came as a package with 2
> 5'x5' x 1" tabletops with a 4" deep gridwork on 1" underneath. Old
> railroad stuff. Very rigid, and super heavy, too big for me to move
> across the country. Anybody need a table or a big ol block of tool
> steel?
>
> Cheers,
>
> JRF
>
>
>> ObSmithing: That big PW anvil turns out to be a 4 2 0, aka 504# plus
>> the 400+# steel base.  Biiig bastid.
>>
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