Subject: Re: Anvil Meltdown

From: [email-masked] (David Hoopes)
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 06:40:05 -0500

>At 11:55 PM 9/23/96, Bill Roberts wrote:
>>Clay Spencer wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey BAMmers,
>>> Is it true that about 10 lbs. of the anvil you were going to replate melted
>>> and ran down to the bottom of the forge?
>>> Hank and Todd were in California, so who would do something like that
>>> without their help?
>>> Clay
>>
>>Clay-
>>What are you stirrin' up? Was this one of those " I thought YOU were
>>watchin' the fire" things?
>>
>>Bill
>
>That's what I'm trying to find out. I hear that about 10 lbs. of anvil was
>melted in a gas forge while they were preheating it to weld a plate on.
>They thought it would take several hours to preheat and apparently didn't
>check soon enough. Or they were into the BAMBOOZLE beer that Todd bottled a
>few years ago.
>I reckon McCarty's fingers are broke and he can't type anymore.
>Clay
>
The anvil was preheated in a gas forge, then taken to a pit with a large coal
fire for the final heat.  It was turned face down into the fire.  Never saw any
sparks, or other indication that it might be burning.  After 15 to 20 minutes
they turned it over to bring it out, and it was toast.

I don't know which was more spectacular, the burning of an anvil, or the look
on Tom Clarks face.

I took pictures.  If they come out I will post one somewhere.

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David Hoopes
[email-masked]
Lenexa, Kansas (Near Kansas City, Mo)

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From: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 05:21:52 -0700

>>I don't know which was more spectacular, the burning of an anvil, or the look
on Tom Clarks face.<<

Sounds as good as the acetylene balloons last year.

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Winston W. Harness
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From: Norman Larson Books <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 96 19:06:53 PDT

David--

I'd love to have one of the pictures of Tom Clark's face.

Norm Larson