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Many years ago, I cut the top out of an old Freon bottle and welded a skillet wok in the hole. Then I drilled holes in the bottom of...

Right on. A crappy anvil is still better than no anvil at all. My first was a plate of 1/2” mild steel held onto a stump with bent over...

I still holler at Ed occasionally via email mostly, sometimes on his forum. I need to check in on him I have not spoken to him for...

When I buy another anvil, it will be this one. The price is right, and you can do a ton of work on it. Plus, it is super easy to secure...

More rebound is better for sure. The big German anvil in the video would be the best choice then the first one and lastly the round...

That is a pretty dog on good for a first attempt with no official slip joint training. I would consider that a huge success. If it...

Yes. I have made a few of both with similar problems

No, I miss the guy from New Zealand too. His name escapes me at the moment, though.

Mostly the locks did not hold up. In the beginning, the thing would lock up solid, then after a few months, less and less. I am sure...

That is still pretty cool...

My hat is off to you sir. I have tried about three or four slippys but I have never gotten one to hold up over time. I hope you do...

If I can offer an unsolicited opinion, I think you started with steel that was too thin so you cannot get the fuller deep enough to...

Waiting on @Gene Kimmi to post about his set up. It is awesome...

That is part of my curiosity, too. From a forging standpoint, it is not a difficult piece of work. When you forge in the deep fuller...

I literally have a friend who is from Ukraine and speaks Russian. I will try to get some translations here. The picture finally made...