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Old 07-23-2013, 10:04 AM
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SteveH
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Location: San Lorenzo, CA
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Nice website

I really like re-purpose things.

In that picture (closest first) is an old dock cleat from Alameda naval shipyard being re-purposed as an anvil, then the swage block, and then the bottom of an old welding tank cut off and flipped upside down to use as a forming dish. Under that is a 8" iron pipe end-cap filled with lead. In medieval times they used lead as a forming surface. works well but it is toxic, so I keep it capped with the pipe end-cap when not in use (or being used a a mass object...)
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