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Post by 1dave on Nov 17, 2013 16:21:02 GMT -5
jamesp From time to time you just have to hit something. To hammer silver flat, any piece of iron will do, but soft iron takes dings, and they will be reproduced in your silver. Sometimes that is a good thing. Steel works better, but too brittle, and pieces can come flying out like bullets! At the top are a few that are handy in silversmithing, but the bracelet and ring mandrels at the bottom are worth pounding on too: Sometimes you need something bigger. A friend burned this out for me over thirty years ago. NOTE ALL the improvements I have made in smoothing it up over the intervening years! Hopefully jamesp will share his anvil tales!
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Post by jamesp on Nov 17, 2013 17:17:24 GMT -5
How did this category show up ? I have seen lots of requests. Looks like Dave had something to do with 'hammering this out'
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Post by 1dave on Nov 17, 2013 17:40:32 GMT -5
How did this category show up ? I have seen lots of requests. Looks like Dave had something to do with 'hammering this out' Tom was "Da Man!"
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Post by Fossilman on Nov 17, 2013 19:14:46 GMT -5
I have a small anvil made from railroad track,it does the job...
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Post by bhiatt on Nov 18, 2013 0:30:34 GMT -5
railroad track anvil...now we're talkin
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Post by jamesp on Nov 18, 2013 6:43:34 GMT -5
I have shared retail space with some jewelers from this school. I think there were a dozen jewelry artists w/at least some training from this school. I was contracted to make a few rail anvils for them. Their style was modern and trendy. The shop added me because my stuff was sic-fi/steam punk and strange:) And masculine, but was never purchased much by the male gender. I sold tumbles,driftwood,slabs,chunks,metal sculptures,fire pits etc. I am thinking these pieces utilize stones that people on this forum produce regularly. Most of these jewelers use base metals. Silver too. I sold well here and only made jewelry from industrial and scrap. Never any silver. copper brass stainless german silver bronze white brass roofing copper copper wire of many sizes electrical copper bus bars scraped out silver plated serving trays etc etc. Never ordered a single piece of metal. Just bought it at scrap yards and copper/brass/stainless recyclers common in most towns and cities. And use anvils from 10 ounces to 200 pounds. And like Dave says, bigger hammers. This is their site on FB. It shows pieces made by a wide range of skill. Schools like Amalgom are in most cities and towns. I self taught and held my own in the market I think anyone has ability in metal work. www.facebook.com/AmalgamArtsAtlantaThis gal ordered two sizes of rail anvils. Masako is very active and sells out of a half dozen Atlanta shops. Well respected and talented. Has a 'Mama cave' to do her work www.facebook.com/pages/M-Jewelry/149287521759006
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Post by talkingstones on Nov 18, 2013 6:57:06 GMT -5
Thanks James for the link and Dave! I'm lost already but know that smithing is the next step for me. I do have a couple of anvils and some hammers though. Hoping to start jumping in on this soon!!!
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Post by 1dave on Nov 18, 2013 6:58:08 GMT -5
I bought one of those cheap Chinese anvils. Sigh. It has blebs of different iron/steel all through it. Not much good for anything.
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Nov 18, 2013 7:04:23 GMT -5
Post by talkingstones on Nov 18, 2013 7:04:23 GMT -5
Ok…. You've got a bunch of stuff here… what are the mallets for? How does one use them?
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Post by 1dave on Nov 18, 2013 8:01:29 GMT -5
I seem to recall jamesp saying somewhere something like . . . Railroad track anvil......hmmmm I see another winter project for the list. Thanks James. Cheers. I have three sizes bsky. The hard steel resists hammer dents well. But power sanding this crap is hell. Just like a cab- 50,100,200,400,800,and then 1500 wet diamond sanding. Still got scratches which will transfer to you work. Freight train rail is real heavy and about 6 inches tall This tiny rail is perhaps for mining or timber. Only 2 1/2 inches tall. So hard that it cracks like a file. Sweet See the chip in the lower right. Haaaard steel. Resists hammer dents well. Also found some medium rail about 4 1/2 inches tall. I sold them for $75. But quit. To much work and to hard on the cut off saw. The 14 inch chop saw did not like seeing that rail put in it's vice.... They can be bought on Ebay with a horn cut into it.
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Nov 18, 2013 8:42:46 GMT -5
Post by 1dave on Nov 18, 2013 8:42:46 GMT -5
Ok…. You've got a bunch of stuff here… what are the mallets for? How does one use them? It is hard to deliver a crushing blow with the smallest hammer. Sometimes that is a good thing. Like a set of golf clubs, different weights and angles allow controlled results. The leather mallets can be used directly on ornamented silver to bend it around a bracelet or ring mandrel with out making the divots a ball peen hammer would.
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Post by 1dave on Dec 11, 2013 12:27:54 GMT -5
Any anvil shooters on board?
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Dec 11, 2013 14:01:20 GMT -5
I'm looking for an anvil for my son to do some blacksmithing. Hard to come by around here without spending a fortune.
Chuck
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Post by 1dave on Dec 11, 2013 14:17:24 GMT -5
I'm looking for an anvil for my son to do some blacksmithing. Hard to come by around here without spending a fortune. Chuck Can you get a chunk of railroad track? I bought one (55 lb) from Harbor freight - Made in China, contains blobs of odd metals but does the job. www.harborfreight.com/garage-shop/anvils.htmlThe following is probably true for any online purchase:
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2013 14:59:12 GMT -5
I'm looking for an anvil for my son to do some blacksmithing. Hard to come by around here without spending a fortune. Chuck PM sent
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Post by grayfingers on Jan 31, 2014 11:36:43 GMT -5
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Post by 1dave on Jan 31, 2014 13:11:21 GMT -5
Well used and ready for more!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2014 13:32:31 GMT -5
Any anvil shooters on board? It was worth embedding. I wanna meet bad@ss zero that came up with that idea and had the cojones to give it a try.
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Post by jamesp on Jan 31, 2014 17:19:53 GMT -5
That is a heck of a launch. My neighbors did an ammonium nitrate bond under a tractor weight(about 300 pounds). Never found it.
It is amazing how close it landed to launch.
When i was 15-16 my neighbor and i built simple bombs. We used fairly high tech mixes though. I remember magnesium dust. Standard gun powder. And fire cracker powder, which was very powerful.
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Post by jamesp on Jan 31, 2014 17:22:47 GMT -5
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