Anvil

[crazell]

when you get back, and fire it up. have to hit the jug and see how it works. evrything works better with the jug!!! right?

[ErikPrice1@msn.com]

 Always

[ErikPrice1@msn.com]

Hawk, don't waste your money. In the blacksmithing world they are known as an ASO's (anvil shaped objects). They are way too soft with zero rebound.
Put out the word to everyone you know that you are looking for an anvil. You will be surprised where it might lead. It took me 3yrs to find my first real anvil. A week later I found my second.
Here is a pic of my primary forging "anvil". It's a 200# piece of 4140. The dimensions are 5"x5"x25" in an angle iron stand welded to a piece of 1/2"plate. Check the local scrap yards.

Just holler if I can be of any help.
Mike

One of my old coworkers want me to trade my labor to fix her porch for three anvils her husband us to use. She says I'll need a forklift to move the big one. Funny how things happen.

[Bison Horn]

  Boy with your luck it's time to play the lottery.

[ErikPrice1@msn.com]

 Well I guess I'm still kinda lucky. She says she forgot last year she gave away the big one But I can still have the two smaller ones. Will post pics when she lets me pic them up.

[ErikPrice1@msn.com]

This weekend got two of the anvils, she did still have the big one, got it and one smaller on. Tried to post pics but didn't work. Just used the big anvil today tried to make a squirrel cooker. Had alot of fun.

[Oldknfmkr]

Great news! "WE NEED PICS" Any idea what they weigh?
Mike

[ErikPrice1@msn.com]

Gonna try to post pics of anvils today. My big one is a little beat up on top, was watching a video on hawk making that rev found,and the guy had a big chunk of steel welded to the top of his anvil. Wonder what kind of steel that was and is that an okay idea if your anvil is beat up? Pros and Cons? Thanks

[DEADDAWG]

Brokenhawk, Find a machine shop with a Blanchard Grinder. Have it ground with fine stones. Mine cleaned up good at about .065.

[Thumper]

Whoa, whoa, whoa.......you don't want to try heating the anvil at all!!! If you're not making armor or knives, a rough top won't hurt anything. Some smiths even find that a slight wow in the face is helpful. If you really, absolutely need a dead flat spot you can grind it some, however, some faces are attached steel and some are heat treated forged steel. If you grind too far on either one you end up in soft metal.