Any Anvil collectors here ?

[Gary Fowler]

Lucky SOB! They had no idea what they had.

The bought it for scrap price and sold it likely for a profit. Everyone benefited except the dumb guy who sold it for scrap.
I bought my anvil at a pawn shop for $60 about 7 years ago. No idea who made it or when but it is flaw free, rings good when struck and works for me. It is only about 60# estimated but it does everything I need an anvil for.

 

[kenmac]

The bought it for scrap price and sold it likely for a profit. Everyone benefited except the dumb guy who sold it for scrap.
I bought my anvil at a pawn shop for $60 about 7 years ago. No idea who made it or when but it is flaw free, rings good when struck and works for me. It is only about 60# estimated but it does everything I need an anvil for.

Yep, I got screwed.I bought this scrap for $27.00. Scrap is selling for $8.00 per 100#.
The person that brought it in didn't get much. They could have sold it out right for more $$

 

[Big Barn]

Here's my "collection".

A 290 pound Peter Wright and a 6 ounce "import".



Terry

 

[Big Barn]

I think a friend who bought one, told me, the good ones have a certain ring to them.

Here's a vid describing "rebound".

(Peddinghaus) anvil size and rebound comparison (Ball bearing test) - YouTube

Terry

 

[Big Barn]

Blacksmiths look for good quality anvils for their good "rebound". This makes it a lot easier on the body for repetitious pounding.

Any hunk of steel will do the job though. For day to day use, here's a pic of my ASO (anvil shaped object). It's a section of (400# + or -) I-beam.



Terry

 

[tcreeley]

Here is my 98 lb Peter Wright (1860-1800) made from a solid forged piece of wrought iron with a hot forged steel top plate. The two piece body gives it its ring. The larger anvil is my 189 lb Hill Anvil. Both were made imported from England. Here is a swedge block I won in a raffle a while back. Every side provides a form for shaping hot steel.

Fun to use, great rebound.

 

[Big Barn]

Here is my 98 lb Peter Wright (1860-1800) made from a solid forged piece of wrought iron with a hot forged steel top plate. The two piece body gives it its ring. The larger anvil is my 189 lb Hill Anvil. Both were made imported from England. Here is a swedge block I won in a raffle a while back. Every side provides a form for shaping hot steel.

Fun to use, great rebound.

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I've NEVER been able to find any used swage blocks .

Common consensus is they are like anvils. You don't find THEM, they find YOU.

Terry

 

[tcreeley]

Here's my "collection".

A 290 pound Peter Wright and a 6 ounce "import".

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Terry

That's one nice anvil there- huge! But I have to say that I beam looks good too!

 

[CADplans]

My nephew was re-doing the undercarriage on his 953 CAT,,
I told him, I wanted the front wheel.

A week later, he dropped it off,, it is a tremendous anvil!! :thumbsup:

I would guess the weight at 300 pounds,,, and CAT uses good steel.

The wheel still has the spindle and bracket, he replaced it all.
I have thought about making a frame to hold it up.
I could then modify different parts of the wheel for different anvil functions.

The need has never arose,,, :laughing:

 

[kenmac]

Blacksmiths look for good quality anvils for their good "rebound". This makes it a lot easier on the body for repetitious pounding.

Any hunk of steel will do the job though. For day to day use, here's a pic of my ASO (anvil shaped object). It's a section of (400# + or -) I-beam.

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Terry

homemade anvil.. Pretty cool. How did you make the hardy (hardie) hole in that ?