[TheForge] To ring or not to ring[was anvil i d]

[Grover Richardson]

Anvil ring is good.
Anvil ring is bad.

It's bad for the ears.
But at an event, it draws people like honey draws bees.

For at home work, use one of the methods that Chuck talks about.
For events or other places where you are doing demonstrations, let the anvil
ring at least a little.

>*>-----Original Message-----
>*>From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>*>[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Porter
>*>Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 6:09 PM
>*>To: 'Sponsored by ABANA'
>*>Subject: RE: [TheForge] To ring or not to ring[was anvil i d]
>*>
>*>
>*>Chuck,
>*>Disagreement is good, and I'm not for dead anvils. I'm also 
>*>not for ringing anvils, nor is any urban blacksmith wannabe; 
>*>we all have neighbors and cops to contend with. Loud noises 
>*>are no more welcome to them than coal smoke. Will you please 
>*>discuss the several ways? 
>*>Mikey
>*>
>*>-----Original Message-----
>*>From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>*>[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Chuck Robinson
>*>Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 9:13 AM
>*>To: Sponsored by ABANA
>*>Subject: Re: [TheForge] To ring or not to ring[was anvil i d]
>*>
>*>Strongly disagree.
>*>There are several ways to muffle the ring of an anvil but no 
>*>way to put 
>*>decent hammer rebound in a dead anvil, short of a major 
>*>rebuild. That's the 
>*>3rd  deadly sin  for a blacksmith,and an easy way to help ruin your 
>*>hammering arm.
>*>Chuck
>*>----- Original Message ----- 
>*>From: "Mike Porter" <michael.a.porter at comcast.net>
>*>To: "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>*>Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 10:30 PM
>*>Subject: RE: [TheForge] To ring or not to ring[was anvil i d]
>*>
>*>
>*>>I think anvil ringing is a more important subject even than 
>*>bounce-back 
>*>>for  urban smiths who have close neighbors. The subject is quite 
>*>>interesting to  me. I'd like to know more about that aluminum anvil 
>*>>with the steel plate;  explosive welded bimetal or what?  Mikey
>*>>
>*>> -----Original Message-----
>*>> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>*>> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jerry Frost
>*>> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 3:13 PM
>*>> To: Sponsored by ABANA
>*>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] To ring or not to ring[was anvil i d]
>*>>
>*>>
>*>> From: "Demon Buddha" <osan at netlabs.net>
>*>>
>*>>
>*>>>
>*>>>
>*>>> Jerry Frost wrote:
>*>>>
>*>>>> I don't know what factors do determine when a good quality anvil 
>*>>>> will or won't ring though. As I don't plan on producing 
>*>a line of 
>*>>>> anvils I think I'll hold off on the indepth research as 
>*>well. <grin>
>*>>>
>*>>> Cast iron is well known for its sound dampening qualities.
>*>>>
>*>>
>*>> When I said that I was under the impression my Sodorfors 
>*>was cast iron 
>*>> and
>*>
>*>> a
>*>>
>*>> painfully loud ringer. This morning I find out it's cast 
>*>steel. So, 
>*>> what I thought was an exception turns out not to be and I'm not so 
>*>> mystified anymore.
>*>>
>*>> I'm still not going to start producing a line of anvils, I 
>*>wear ear 
>*>> protection regardless (usually) so am still not going to do much 
>*>> research on
>*>>
>*>> it. <grin>
>*>>
>*>> Frosty
>*>> -------------------------------
>*>> If it ain't forged
>*>> it ain't real.
>*>> Wrought iron is.
>*>> The FrostWorks
>*>>
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>*>>
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>*>>
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