[TheForge] Welded anvil top - Resend in plain text

[Graham Whaley]

worked for me ;-)

On 16 November 2015 at 15:13, Paul M Dunphy <paul73 at ve1dx.net> wrote:
> On 16/11/15 09:46 AM, CGRAF wrote:
>>
>> Perhaps I am imagining things but look closely at picture # 8.
>>
>> I am seeing a joint for the face of the anvil but no joint where the face
>> meets the heel.
>> Could this be an entirely new face with the heel attached?
>>
>> Mike Graf
>>
>    I was think of the same possibility, Mike.  It really is a smooth
> transition from the face to the heel if it is welded together.  Possibly
> someone replaced the entire face. I wish I could track down who owned this
> when it was in operation.  The seller told me he had it laying around his
> garage for 30+ years.  He said in recent years he just used it to chain to
> his ATV as a preventive measure against theft (didn't work, they cut the
> chain!)
>
>     I will give him a call later in the week and see if he knows who the
> previous owner was.  At this point it's more of a curiosity as I'm fully
> convinced it is usable as is.
>
>     Someone was definitely at the end of the heel with a torch. As
> suggested, both it an the hardie hole look to be oxy-acetylene cut.  I might
> get the energy some day to smooth out the end of the heel with a grinder,
> but right now I'm just looking for functionality, not to restore it to look
> like new.
>
>     Final question for the group.  This anvil has no pritchel hole.  While I
> will never make a horseshoe, it might be nice to add one at some point.  Can
> someone give me the approximate size?
>
>
> Paul M Dunphy
> Nova Scotia
>
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