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as for time i have plenty of that and i like to do things that most people would not attempt not that i am saying that this is going to be hard just time consuming but in the end i will have a nice anvil for a low cost.

I am located in northern Kentucky i have access to 9 inch 4inch grinders and polishers mig and stick welders i can also weld very well i have every thing i need to do it except for the mill but i can use a grinder for that. the thing is that i need to know what welding wire or sticks to use and need to know how you guys would recommend to do it. I am very capable of fixing it if i knew what the process was to prep and so on what do i need to watch for and what is the best method of laying the welds to get them to stick do i need to preheat should i get rid of what is left of the face should i keep it and weld of that or gust weld a hole new face on it.

what will it hurt if i leave it deep it is only about 5 inch deep it looks deeper in the pic it would be a lot of work to cut it down. i also still need to make the coal catch witch will make it a little bit shallower. also if i went to a 3 inch pipe what would you recommend to use.

I went out and got two anvils yesterday one was a nc and the other is a fisher. well on the fisher the face is cracked off and i want to repair it i am going to pry the rest of the face off and resurface it what kind of welding rod do i need and what would be the proper size welder to use for this application. i think the anvil is around the 200# mark. also do you think i payed to much at 75 bucks for it.

Ok so i have never blacksmith in my life but i thought it would be cool to get in to so i started to build a forge about a week ago this is what i got so far. its a work in progress i still need to finish up the stand and i need a blower i am not really sure what to use also i need to get a few more pipes. also do you guys and or gals think that a 2in pipe is enough air flow for its size any other recommendations on things i should do.

here are some pix of my first forge ever. i have bin hard at work on this thing i just do not know what to use for a blower. so far i have 8 bucks in the building of this thing. i think she is looking sexy so far.

o and where can i get the hardened rods to resurface at and how hard should i go.

i also got a fisher anvil not sure of the weight yet but i think it is around the 200 mark but the face of it is cracked off so i guess i will have to resurface it. got it for 75 bucks now i just need to get my forge built so i can use them.

ha i got it for 100 bucks and it is like new give me a few and i will post pix.

Ok i found a guy that has a NC anvil that has only bin used a few times he said it is a 100# anvil no chips nicks or dings and he wants 150$ for it is that a good deal and are NC good quality. thanks.