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Help regarding anvil purchase
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10-17-2007, 02:38 PM
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 Help regarding anvil purchase
Been looking for a short time. Would like an anvil for my shop. Dont have a forge yet, but found this anvil. The person wants $30 for it. . Its a vulcan and he states; "The anvil measures 13"long 5.5" wide and 8" tall" and in another email: "Length of face 8" width of face 3.25" horn is 5" long Heigth is 6.5" Been reading this site for only a week, great info.  |
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10-17-2007, 02:49 PM
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if you don't want it send me his info!!! peyton
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10-17-2007, 04:41 PM
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Thats a *small* anvil , I have one like it and it was only used on the benchtop for things like straightening nails. If the face is in good shape it's a decent price; but I wouldn't expect to do much smithing on it---you will be restricted to fairly small hammers and stock, good travel anvil for S hooks of 1/4" stock though.
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10-17-2007, 07:40 PM
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| THe second is prob correct
He sent the second set of info after getting home. Need to call him in the next half hour. Think its worth messing with? could I pound out 1" square stock on something this small? RR spikes? thanks again, Ergo |
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10-17-2007, 08:36 PM
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| made a date to look/buy
just spoke to the guy, he said its in excellent condition and he's had it for 25 yrs, said the numbers were cast into it, (means its a cast anvil?=Bad?). Will meet him next week. He said theres "numbers cast all over it". thanks again. Could I pound RR spikes with an anvil this small you think? |
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10-17-2007, 09:08 PM
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vulcans are cast iron with a tool steel face welded on, I believe. KevinD: 8 inches (face) + 5 inches (horn) = 13 inches (whole anvil) that is a seriously small anvil, but for 30 bucks? I would probably go for it. |
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10-17-2007, 11:40 PM
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IF it's in good shape, buy it, then tuck it under your arm, and run away quickly while laughing an evil laugh, something like a villian would do after tying the helpless lady to the railroad tracks........Mwah haw haw hawwwww. When you get it home, covet it, as one good anvil tends to attract more good anvils (And other metal objects), to the smithy. Good luck acquiring it.
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10-17-2007, 11:50 PM
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It's probably around 40-50 lbs so $30 is a good price - less than a buck a pound. Tie it to a big stump and go to work. BTW, I knew a fellow some years ago - now deceased - who had a pristine Peter Wright that weighed 48 lbs on the bathroom scale. It was a little jewel and perfect for him as he was a small man with some physical limitations and could only swing about a 1 lb hammer or so. T'ain't nothing wrong with a nice small anvil so long as ship's anchors aren't on the menu...:-) |
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