PitchyPine
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Also do a web search on home made forge, there are lots of plans available.
Anvils and forges
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PitchyPine said:
I found a link a while back to a home made portable forge that looks pretty cool, uses a minimum of materials and is portable besides. I would swear that I saw somewhere that he spent all of about $30 making it, but don't see that anywhere now that I've gone back to reread it. Nonetheless, it's a pretty simple set up and probably all you need to get started. As you get better, you'll probably want to build a more permanent forge.
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I also seen one made on tv out of a wheel borrow top that looked pretty good.
Lots of ways to make them. :thumbsup:
Lots of ways to make them. :thumbsup:
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Got on this thread late, but what you're looking for is called an anvil vise go figger! blacksmithshoppe is right, I see 'em on ebay occasionally, farm sales, local auctions.I have one I never use but I aint partin with it!
I have a portable "anvil" that was given to me a long time ago. It was old back then. In essence, it is a length of 6" well casing welded to a cast iron flanged base, and the top is a thick cast steel head that fits over the casing. The head is removable so that you can fill it with sand or whatever is handy when you get it to the work site, and so that you can empty it after you're done. This gives it substantial weight, and it keeps it a bit quiet, although it still has an excellent ring to it. There are handles attached to the casing. The whole thing is very manageable to move around, at least when empty.
The only two drawbacks as far as I can see are that it has no horn, and no hardie or pritchel holes. Since I rarely do anything other than small stuff, it suits my needs quite well. I haven't got time to employ all of the tools that I already have, so I figure going out and buying more would be impractical for me, especially an anvil. Maybe it would be sufficient for you, at least for a time?
The only two drawbacks as far as I can see are that it has no horn, and no hardie or pritchel holes. Since I rarely do anything other than small stuff, it suits my needs quite well. I haven't got time to employ all of the tools that I already have, so I figure going out and buying more would be impractical for me, especially an anvil. Maybe it would be sufficient for you, at least for a time?
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Sounds like a darned good idea. Half the fun of blacksmithing is scrounging.
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