Today I acquired...........

[Farside]

Go in to a local agent and see what kind of deal you can get. I was surprised, never even asked for a price and they gave me an E33 for half of the online price and rental, likewise, was much cheaper than online.

It's worth a go, just depends on how interested the local depot are in new business. I get the impression, from what I've heard, they aren't, so I might be as well to call Dublin and get some sense out of them.

 

[winchman]

Well
I let winch boy go to the carboot on his own.
Look what he brought back

£10! going to send him again
I have wanted one for years he has been looking to buy me one but always too far or too much, any ideas if its for a specific purpose?
It has two holes in the side I assume to locate it to a block of wood etc, all holes in the top go right the way through?
What sort of tree stump should I fasten it too?

 

[Maker]

any ideas if its for a specific purpose?

Blacksmithing.

 

[pcwizme]

t has two holes in the side I assume to locate it to a block of wood etc, all holes in the top go right the way through?
What sort of tree stump should I fasten it too?

Normally the ideal bit of stump is the heaviest and most dense you can find, I would advise a piece of well seasoned oak stump. I have a lump of Eucaliptus I keep meaning to mount mine on but I need to make a mounting strap for it.

 

[Parm]

Well
I let winch boy go to the carboot on his own.
Look what he brought back
View attachment 147602
£10! going to send him again
I have wanted one for years he has been looking to buy me one but always too far or too much, any ideas if its for a specific purpose?
It has two holes in the side I assume to locate it to a block of wood etc, all holes in the top go right the way through?
What sort of tree stump should I fasten it too?

You have trained him well !!!

 

[gaz1]

Well
I let winch boy go to the carboot on his own.
Look what he brought back
£10! going to send him again

look i hate you


rubbing it in and right

 

[Olderisbetter]

Today we finished the cladding and as we fixed the last piece of trim it rained just in time to cool us down,
Just some doors to make and we are all secure.

 

[optima21]

Well
any ideas if its for a specific purpose?

I think there was a place in Scotland that had one, and they had had many wedding parties going there......maybe its for making wedding cakes

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Before and after.

Curently sporting ldv diamond white.
Temp job until its converted into a linisher. .
Had some rollers sitting under the bench for over a year. Must get a move on.


Motors been cleaned. Just need to replace the wiring and its good to go.

 

[BarrieJ]

It has two holes in the side I assume to locate it to a block of wood etc, all holes in the top go right the way through?

The holes in the top are hardy (hardie) holes for inserting specific tools into, they frequently come in different sizes and invariably don't fit your anvil (you'll be OK, you've got a choice of sizes) They tend to go straight through because the tools get stuck and you'll frequently need to give them a wallop from underneath to free them.

Anvils frequently have a pritchel hole as well to allow the 'smith to punch through hot metal. They'll be round and about 3/4" to 1" dia (depending on the size and weight of the anvil). Usually they're a couple of inches from the hardy hole in the heel of the anvil. Yours doesn't appear to have one.

Where you describe two holes in the side, do you mean the ends (under the heel and the horn?), if that's where they are, they are 'handling holes' and were used during the manufacture of the anvil. It's a big old difficult sized lump to manoeuvre when very hot.

There are all sorts of different methods of attaching the anvil to a stump, from chains to large forged staples/straps.

Your anvil may well have been for a specific purpose, it's rare but not unknown to have a hardy hole in the cutting table (just to the rear of the horn) and such a steep step between the face and the table. Similarly the number of hardy holes suggests that the 'smith might have been engaged in some sort of production activity where two or more hardy tools were in use sequentially.

Best of luck with it, your boy had a good find.

 

[Seadog]

horn

Bick

 

[Farside]

any ideas if its for a specific purpose?

Banging stuff on.

 

[Dieselman 63]

Before and after.
View attachment 147631 View attachment 147630
Curently sporting ldv diamond white.
Temp job until its converted into a linisher. .
Had some rollers sitting under the bench for over a year. Must get a move on.


Motors been cleaned. Just need to replace the wiring and its good to go.

Fast turnaround! That’s going to get so dirty so quickly though!

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Fast turnaround! That’s going to get so dirty so quickly though!

Aye. Better than covered on surface rust.

Had to strip to check the wiring so a quick tart up seemed prudent.

 

[MattF]

Before and after.
View attachment 147631 View attachment 147630
Curently sporting ldv diamond white.
Temp job until its converted into a linisher. .
Had some rollers sitting under the bench for over a year. Must get a move on.


Motors been cleaned. Just need to replace the wiring and its good to go.

When're you putting the topcoat on?

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

When're you putting the topcoat on?

The way my projects are growing atm next year lol.

Its a coach paint left over from my old van. Does the job and oil resistant unlike the primer I had kicking around.

Might give it some colour if theres any left over from the model L

Currently have one lathe near done.
One in pieces.
A mill 3/4 finished .
A flypress I havent touched since buying and a donkey saw needing a strip and paint.
Plus countless other half finished builds.

 

[MattF]

Plus countless other half finished builds.

Always good to know one's not alone in things.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Always good to know one's not alone in things.

Every job seems to need something else fixing or making to complete.

Such is life.

 

[Dieselman 63]

The way my projects are growing atm next year lol.

Its a coach paint left over from my old van. Does the job and oil resistant unlike the primer I had kicking around.

Might give it some colour if theres any left over from the model L

Currently have one lathe near done.
One in pieces.
A mill 3/4 finished .
A flypress I havent touched since buying and a donkey saw needing a strip and paint.
Plus countless other half finished builds.

Count yourself lucky you don’t have eight lathes, three mechanical hacksaws, a shaper, a camel back drill and a blacksmiths hand drill in the queue like *someone* has

I’ve got a bench drill almost done, just need to repaint the belt cover and the motor, the lathe is in bits, and the big grinder I’m waiting til uni starts again so I can sandblast the last components.

 

[winchman]

The holes in the top are hardy (hardie) holes for inserting specific tools into, they frequently come in different sizes and invariably don't fit your anvil (you'll be OK, you've got a choice of sizes) They tend to go straight through because the tools get stuck and you'll frequently need to give them a wallop from underneath to free them.

Anvils frequently have a pritchel hole as well to allow the 'smith to punch through hot metal. They'll be round and about 3/4" to 1" dia (depending on the size and weight of the anvil). Usually they're a couple of inches from the hardy hole in the heel of the anvil. Yours doesn't appear to have one.

Where you describe two holes in the side, do you mean the ends (under the heel and the horn?), if that's where they are, they are 'handling holes' and were used during the manufacture of the anvil. It's a big old difficult sized lump to manoeuvre when very hot.

There are all sorts of different methods of attaching the anvil to a stump, from chains to large forged staples/straps.

Your anvil may well have been for a specific purpose, it's rare but not unknown to have a hardy hole in the cutting table (just to the rear of the horn) and such a steep step between the face and the table. Similarly the number of hardy holes suggests that the 'smith might have been engaged in some sort of production activity where two or more hardy tools were in use sequentially.

Best of luck with it, your boy had a good find.

View attachment 147629

Thanks Barrie, the extra holes are exactly where you pointed out on the photo, I thought I had seen them used in the past to hold the anvil down?