[TheForge] Re: Hammers Blow (Anvil weights)

[Justin Fellenz]

I'm just outside of Washington, DC. 

--- Rick Korinek <rickkorinek at verizon.net> wrote:

> 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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