Risky Anvil Repair: 80lb Peter Wright
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- Опубліковано 9 кві 2020
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Thank you, be safe, and be grateful.
Before Quarantine: "That's not worth repairing"
During Quarantine: "I'm gonna repair that"
-Every handy person right now.
Now if only my two sets of small helping hands were slightly more on the helpful side of things, rather than me having to look up every five minutes and try to figure out where on the property they have ran to.
The truest of statements!
20 years ago I heated an 80 lb. peter wright in a coal forge and welded the face, had it ground in a machine shop and have worked on it as a farrier for the past twenty years. Still perfect.
Exactly
@@adamliske My 1 year old likes to play in the quench bucket... The 3 and 5 year old like to get twigs and scrap wood and throw them in the forge.
The old AvE tinkering methodology, “if it’s already f*&$ed, you can’t f*&$ it anymore!”
Or, if it isn't broken, keep fixing it until it is!
We use to say when something is total crap; well, it cant fall any deeper.
As my partner at work say when jumping into a messy job, "well, were fucked anyways, lets do it."
You can apply this to most situations in life. 👍
I will NEVER repair an anvil but I will use a a 2x4 when welding . . . life Hacks . . .thanks for that one!
I didn't even notice that. Glad you said something or I would have missed that trick too!
I came here to comment the same thing. This is the real tip. Half a 2x2 is what, $1? $1 for a job you're going to be working on all day? That's value. One of the oft-underestimated perks of leverage is control. Everyone knows levers make you stronger, but they also turn large movements into small ones. By stabalizing your arm you've shortened the lever of your arm and given it a fulcrum near the workpiece.
I've been welding for years and lately even been seen coping a seat for some but never felt stable couldn't tuck the arms into the body right but that 2X is a gonna try idea. One of lots I have picked up on this channel. Thank you again
A Welders Crutch!
Its brilliant
It's always a joy to see an old, beat-up tool being made beautiful and usable again.
I like how he says he needs to take his time and do it slowly. He then proceeds to blaze through it in under 4 minutes while also making a sword.
And, yes, I know it was sped up.
The most difficult, yet most valuable skill for a tradesman to develop- patience.
I srarted appreciating patience a lot more around when I turned 40.
Ain't that the truth. Something I gotta work more on.
It's amazing how you make difficult undertakings look so easy! Great job as usual.
This reminds me of the old story about the engine repair man. He showed up, listened to the engine for a bit, then he banged on it with a hammer and it started right up. He gave the customer a bill for 500 dollars which he thought was crazy... "500 dollars, all you did was hit it with a hammer!"... So the repairman wrote an itemized bill.... $5 for hammer strike, $495 for knowing exactly where and how hard to hit it.
SweeturKraut he’s a crook 😂 he just crawled under and tapped on the starter haha I woulda done that for a case of Budweiser lol
The piece of wood to stabilize your hand is a genius life hack! I'm definitely going to use that.
Great content as always Scott! My general rule is that if you have enough patience, you can get pretty much anything done! Turned out beautifully!
Happy Easter to you and your family! Take the time to celebrate that old empty cave! God bless!
Thank you, Scott. You are making COVID-19 quarantine much more bearable. Your content (and music) is inspiring. You bring joy to my life in this challenging time. For that I will forever be grateful. Peace.
The 2x4 arm rest is by far the biggest take away I have from this video. Brilliant!
As always. Intellectually explained and performed work. I loved the music with this segment. I could listen to that style of just playing all day while working. Its a soothing, calming style. Thanks for the good work.👍
Always learn something great from you! You are so generous with your wisdom and knowledge. Thank you. I love my Hay-Budden. It’s a plowmaker. Take care, may you and your family stay safe and healthy.
Turned out really nice, glad you decided to repair it and thanks for sharing the repair process.
Scott,
It's cool to see your grandkids grow throughout your videos (albeit scary to see how quickly time passes). Rusty(?) looks pretty steady on his feet. Soon he'll be ready for his own anvil! 😆
Be well, Wadsworth Fam.
I really like your well thought out, methodical work ethic especially since that tends to be my own type of mindset, so I appreciate your approach all that much more.
"Keep the faith!"
Nice repair. I have been considering do this to my Peter Wright 163#. Thanks for the walk through. Stay safe and well.
i like how much you try to do a good job..no lacking in effort. you're a badass and you know it.
Awesome job! Love it when you bring a tool back to life!
Beautiful job. Wonderfully executed!
It's always calming watching your videos. I'm a little impatient have a bit of a temper. Relaxing watching your work and hearing your commentary.
Thanks so much for helping me get better!
I have no interest in metallurgy but somehow you just entertained me for 8+ minutes. Thanks Scott & Nate. Happy Easter to you and your family.
Some things have a high enough intrinsic value that it is worthwhile to repair them and a Peter Wright anvil certainly qualifies. Quality is always worth at least an honest evaluation and sincere effort at conservation, in this engineer's opinion.
Great video! That's such a cute little anvil! Such a classic anvil shape! I would love one like that!
Magnificent uploads. You, sir, are worth your weight in gold.
Glad to see you had the little man there watch and learn. I can't wait to get my grand son going in the shop. I have so much to teach him.
Wish i had as much energy as you , you are a master of many trades , very interesting to watch , thank you for the many videos.
To keep the heat in your anvil after bringing it up to temp and making it more uniform, build a dam of cardboard/plywood around the anvil and fill it with vermiculite up to the repair area. Build the dam so the front panel can be removed to dump the vermiculite into a trash can if you need to reheat. After the repair cover the top of the anvil with a few inches of vermiculite and let if cool slowly over night. Maybe this is over-kill, but that's just me. Cheers, Mark
I'll probably never repair an anvil much less a 'risky' one like this but in my daily life I work with what is known as industrial athletes. Scott this video is a great example of good body mechanics and awareness of space, work, time, and exertion. Your set up in talking about why going slow is so necessary for the anvil also applies to the work load of the worker. Your 'assistive device' of the wood 2x4 to support your left arm/hand is truly a tip for all upper extremity workers. Also you had the anvil set at just the right height to be able to sit down and improve your position. The way you moved about your work without twisting/tuning/flexing in any combination while keeping a neutral spine throughout. Now, having said this we all know that sometimes these conditions simply cannot be met but when you are the one setting up the work and you have control over the set up, this, my friend is a master class on how it should be done in my opinion. You and I spoke at your meet-up in Mesa last year and you mentioned you were seeing a physical therapist or had seen one in the past. Your PT served you very well and you took your PTs instruction and advice to heart. May I say to you then, "Keep up the good work." Best regards.
Point 3) if you're like me, in these times of "sheltering in place" you're going through your other rainy day projects at an alarming rate.
I’ve got a 107lb Peter Wright and the edges are in need of some attention, although not nearly as chowdered as the one you repaired. Great video.
Thank you!! I love your blacksmithing videos.
nicely done absolutely worth it!
This is the first small Peter Wright I’ve seen that matches mine. The one I have was given to me by my late uncle & was used for general home repairs for many years. The neatest part was this anvil was found by my grandfather in a pile of junk deep in the woods of southern Wv & was dragged home by a small Honda trail 70 pops used to go hunting on. I wouldn’t trade it for the world!
Hand forging fascinates me, I’d probably never get into it but enjoy learning about the process. I refurbish and restore things ranging from antique appliances to atv’s, I’ve also been known to be a bit of an inventor and fabricator, for me my 20” section of train rail works just fine. My dad had a 16” section of narrow gauge rail he used as long as I can remember. I may grab that when I pick up his tools. Anyways always good to learn things even if I never use that knowledge
Grand video sir! Keep up the good work!
This was the exact anvil repair video i needed at exactly the correct time.
Came out great Scott...Enjoyed..Thanks
Another great video. You never disappoint.
That titanium stick welder is actually pretty good. I picked up one back in December and I love it.
Gather all the information you can, make a decision.. and live with it ! 🙂
Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍
Great idea using that stick for support under your arm. Stealing that!
That was the first time I have seen an arm crutch, steady, call it what you will, but I'm taking that also.
Reduce the variables I say.
Not that I'm getting old or anything!
@@captcarlos I make those hand/arm welding ‘crutches’ in my shop and can make a custom one for you for a very reasonable price 😉
Thank you for your kind offer sir but I feel I'm up for the challenge, I've certainly got time on my hands, hahaa.
Thinking of a telescopic ....
@@captcarlos Ok. Well, if you already posses the skills to produce the ‘welding crutch’ yourself and you prefer to save a cpl hundred bucks, I’d be glad to sell anyone a detailed set of plans for the tool as well. At a discount rate, of course. 😉
I use a Needle Scalier to chip slag and de-stress after each 1" weld. This also slows you down.
You have to feel pretty good about that. You took a marginally useful tool and brought it back to robust live. Very inspiring.
Nice job! Keep up the good work!
Without risk, without reward
Thank you my friend!
Great job, Scott, the anvil looks sharp 😃👍👍👌👌
Thank you for another informative video!
Nicely done!
I love humble, but you ain't no "rank" amateur. you are the teacher. thanks
Keep up the good work!
Okay using that board as an arm support for stick welding is genius! Totally stealing that idea, thanks!
Great video. I have a Fisher anvil I picked up. Been looking at tip of the horn repair. Mine the last 2-3 inchs have been cut off and would like to bring it back up. You gave a few really good tips on this. Mainly go slow and a way to preheat the anvil
Nice work sir!
You are so wonderful narrator, that I could listen to you comment on the paint drying.
Also pretty nice job, as usually!
The little kid at the end made my day with his glasses. Great video, sir.
Highly informative video.
Awesome video!!!
Very informative I’ll have a go at repairing the chip I have on my anvil.
I was a sawfiler 33 years, hammering saws on 5 ' anvils that had to be sent out once in my time to be ground flat. I used Tig to repair teeth or cracks in bandsaws and the annealing or tempering is just as important as good welding. I'd bring up slowly not red hot we called it bluing. Then let it cool slowly to return steel ( Udderhom) to close as possible original temper.
Having a old kitchen oven is great for doing work like that. Just put the metal in the oven at the temperature you want for about 4hr and to use it to control the cooling.
Hi Scott, great little video, and good information for us would be anvil repairers, looks like you now have a user ,instead of a paperweight, lol. Loved the shot of your grandson at the end, I think he fancies that anvil for himself, I hope he's doing ok now,? Thanks for your time, stay safe all of you, Best wishes Stuart uk.
Over the past 55 years as a "fix-it" man, the "what have you got to lose" equation has become a ruling philosophy of mine.
Got into blacksmithing not to long ago and have ben trying to find a good old anvil that won't cost me a fortune for a little while now without much luck.I only live an hour or so from you so I think you just beat me to them lol. Good video as always 👍
Good job it looks great
Excellent as always. One day ... I'd like to see you use that lovely forge to "re-laminate" an anvil. I've got a 1st or 2nd generation Hay Budden that needs it if you'd like to talk about it. :)
I remember back in the day as an apprentice welder, we had some cast rods (like full on cast iron) of which were apparently used for gas welding cast. Personally I've never seen them in use, or even know what they were used for lol. It's just watching this video made me think of them 😊. Thanks for the share! Now I gotta do some research 😁.
I'd love to find an anvil this size. I'm not into blacksmithing, but I do work with metal fairly often and having something to shape metal other than the anvil on my vice or on my bench would be a great tool to have. A small anvil like this allows for it to be put away when not needed and doesn't take up more valuable and limited floor space.
That’s a beautiful anvil! Someday I’ll find one 🤞🏻
Forney are made 2 miles from my house in Colorado. Good company. But we are quarantined 6 hours away from my tools building our Modern Cabin. Be Blessed Scott.
I like the stick from the floor as a steady rest. I come away with something all the time. :) So whats with the baritone horn....back on the bench. Now that is the kind of horns I work on.
I lost one of the valve springs on that old campaigner and have not gotten around to finding a replacement! Where would I look or what would I ask for or something like that?
Little Dude in his Cool Guy glasses coming to check on grampa~ :)
I love the video, You make me want to go anvil-hunting and try this myself~!
Man, that's just awesome! What a beauty!
We all know that anvil is in the most capable hands it could be in..If anyone can fix it, it's you 🙂👍 love the videos
I would absolutely love to have an anvil like that. it's perfect
Good video.. informative
Neat little trick for propping. Il be using that!
Love it brother
As always a pleasure to watch your videos, hope you are safe and healthy and thank you for continuing to put out content for us all.
As I am not a metal worker, but love watching the machining and craftsman videos may I ask - with the Anvils do they have a sheet of tool hardened steel fused to the main body or are the anvils all hardened steel? Sorry if this seems like a beginners question as I thought it may have been possible to have Milled down the surface and edges?
Nice work
I love his armrest, piece of wood that will move with his arm, brilliant
Perfect little anvil to attempt a repair, a lot of mis information about this subject out there
Good work 👍.
I was watching Engles Coach shop and noticed his huge anvil. It looks like it has had the edges repaired at one time. Are you familiar with his channel? Does a lot of blacksmithing. Looking forward to getting back to the house.
I like your arm rest, having been a welder for many these sort of aids takes a lot of strain from your arms, shoulders and backs also a good repair on the anvil and the use of temperature sticks.
enjoyed again thank u
I've got a 75lb Vulcan. Inherited, it's in worse shape than yours was. After watching you I just might give it a shot to repair. Thanks for the info on heat control.
Looks to me like he didn’t take his time at all. Only took like 8 minutes.
what electrode u used for the repair? absolutely genious work sir! you are a inspiration for us young craftsman. greeting from a 18 yo brazilian blacksmith!
You are not older and slower. You are WISER. As usual, a beautiful and perfect result.
When I was young, I started out working for a general contractor who worked mostly as a mason. Since he owned a number of rental properties I also learned a lot about patching drywall and plaster, as well as painting. Most of the actual mason work was done by the boss’s younger brother Nick who was about Scott’s age back then. What Nick used to say was that he had lost as far as speed and strength he made up for by being more efficient.
My questions are:
What is the purpose of scribbling on the side and face of the anvil?
What are marking the anvil with?
Temple Stick...They are markers made of wax that melts at different temperatures. That’s a 350° stick and melts when you’re at 350°.
Temperature indicating sticks. They are formulated to melt at a specific temperature.
J Anderson That crayon looking thing looks to be a temp stick. It will melt at a certain temperature range to let you know how hot a surface is. They come in a kit with a handful of them for different temp ranges. He is making sure to not overheat the anvil. Just enough preheat to help the welding and prevent damage to the anvil. He is scribbling so he can tell right when the markings start to melt and scribbling all over the anvil to ensure it’s even. Hope that makes sense.
Good question and answers.
@@essentialcraftsman thanks for the prompt answer.
Nice work on anvil...expected. Scott setting up the camera...surprise. Nate's trained you well.
Good job!
Thanks Scott. I have a 100 lb Columbia’s that I am considering doing the same repair to.
Wow! That is awesome
well done mr... loved your steady technique with the 4 by 2 as well... (we use 4 X 2 instead of 2 X 4 in Australia still even though we are metric or at least us oldies do lol)
It reminds me metallurgy's theme heat treatment alongwith refractories...
You bring/take me back to as an artisan at MTC Metallurgical Training Center of Pakistan Steel Mills in Karachi.
Thank you, Sir.
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