home made anvil and forge.wmv

This is a look at my home made anvil and propane forge. The cost, under 100 dollars. Why home made? I want you to see that it does not take a lot of money to make beautiful knives and swords. It just take the "I can do it attitude." That is an American posture. If you find you love making knives and swords and want to spend thousands on the ultimate shop, do it. You do not need a lot of money to start, if you use your brain.

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Education

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• blacksmithing
• bladesmithing
• anvils
• anvil making
• forges
• propane forge
• cheap
• American way
• knives
• swords

[graphixkillzzz]

that anvil is so spiritual, bro.

[JBThunder2000]

@graphixkillzzz Thanks, it was always meant to be.

[elinikk]

Great set up. I like the weed burner for the forge. I got a weed burner and have been using it to melt aluminum. I thought of making the same forge set up, but was thinking I would need a stand to hold the handle of the weed burn, so I just haven't fabricated it yet. You can probably set your forge on one end and put a crucible down in if you want to cast in copper or aluminum. That is how I am going to design mine. I also made an anvil similar to yours, but mine is only 225lbs.

[JBThunder2000]

@elinikk When my make anvils just weld metal to it to make heavy and you will also have a piece of art. You can put your crucible in this type of setup, it gets plenty hot. the one I used in this video is bigger than you really need.

[JBThunder2000]

@elinikk What does your anvil look like? I am kind of on a anvil kick at the moment. Working on several. 800 lbs, 600 lbs., and a 1000 lbs anvil.

[pheenix42]

@OKMUNWURX Yep, you got Hardinge spelled correctly!

[OKMUNWURX]

@JBThunder2000 no no...I was in a rush...The lathe and miller would be used to make the gears, once the blanks were cast

[JBThunder2000]

@OKMUNWURX There are so many shapes and sizes, that is hard to answer. If you narrow it down to a specific one. The best bet is to have someone measure theirs. Call a company that sells them and ask for dementions. Generally the face plate is 3 inches wide or little more. Mine is 6 inches wide and 18 inches long. Hardy and pritchet holes are usually about an inch. I make mine about that and make hardy tools to fit.

[OKMUNWURX]

@JBThunder2000 We were mostly experimenting with an eye towards some day to pour cast iron (easy to machine; the carbon acts as a lube)or steel ( scrap, so it would be chinesium then) to make gears. Needed specific sizes and ratios, not as-can-find.

There is a 10" South Bend Lathe and a Hardinge (sp?) milling machine holding the cellar floor down.

[JBThunder2000]

@OKMUNWURX Man it sounds like you were really cooking, ready to melt and pour, instead of hammer. Always have fun. PS. If you catch on fire it is usually not fun.