Subject: RE: Mandrel Cone

From: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 96 17:49:25 CST

On Thu, 29 Feb 96 15:45 CST  [email-masked] wrote:
>I am looking for a flor mandrel and a so-called 
mini-mandrel which would fit in 
>to my anvil??? Can anyone advise me of a good source? I 
am located in the 
>Chicago area.
>
>Is there anything special about one mandrel vs another, 
i.e. construction, 
>price, etc?
>
>Do any of you have one you'd like to get rid of???
>
>Thanks.
>
>Jeff Reiter
>Frankfort, IL
>[email-masked]

The best deal I have ever seen in a mini madrel is from 
Centaur forge.  They have one that sells for around $30, 
has a 1" shank for the hardy, 4 1/2" at the base and about 
15" tall.  Worth every penny and more!!!!

The floor mandrels are a bit more expensive and you usally 
get the best price by tail-gate hunting.

Good Luck!!! 
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From: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 22:11:59 -0500

In a message dated 96-02-29 16:46:55 EST, you write:

>I am looking for a flor mandrel and a so-called mini-mandrel which would fit
>in 
>to my anvil??? Can anyone advise me of a good source? I am located in the 
>Chicago area.
>
>Is there anything special about one mandrel vs another, i.e. construction, 
>price, etc?

Valley Forge and Welding sells a Cone mandrel 11 inches long and 3.75 dia at
base, available with hardy tangs of 3/4", 7/8", 1", or 1-1/4". Price was $40
in 1993 catalog.
Valley Forge and Welding
30-C East San Francisco St.
Willits, CA 95490
order hotline 800-376-5373
tech support 707-459-2523
They also sell treadle hammer kits and plans, tool steel, fore shovel blanks,
brooms for fire tools, various hardy hole tools, bick irons, mushroom stake
and holder, fire grates, vise spacer sets and more. I have seen their
products but not used them. They look good but you will probably want to work
on the finish - hardy tooly are cast using #8 ductile iron and are furnished
"as cast".

Also, Centaur Forge sells two sizes of mini-mandrels, and a floor mandrel
($650).
Centaur Forge
117 North Spring Street
PO Box 340
Burlington WI  53105-0340
414-763-9175

Regarding floor mandrels - a length-wise (height-wise?) groove/slot is handy.
It is for your tongs, so you can grip the part more easily.

Dan Nibbelink
RedHawk Forge

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From: Mike Linn <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 96 18:07 EST

>>to my anvil??? Can anyone advise me of a good source? 

Laurel Machine and Foundry
PO Box 1049 / 810 Front Street
Laurel, MS 39440
601-428-0541

Their flier I have shows a cast 214 lb floor mandrel with or without slot for
$330.00. They also offer a 2lb 6" hardie Cone for $17.50 and a 17lb 11"
hardie cone for $22.50.

I havent used any of their stuff but i have heard good things about their
anvils.

mike

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