drako

Lots of good ideas above. Think about this. A shop that does anvils on a regular basis and has a history of making them come to life would most likely turn down the task of repairing that anvil. Mostly due to the reasons listed above. That said: If you are really good and experienced with a stick welder you may want to tackle this. Think about the time involved and wot you might accomplish in the same amount of time working on other things. If you are new to forgeing the time could be spent at the forge learning hammer control and body mechanics. And as a by-product of that you may make some small items that you could look back on later with pride.
I have welded on well over a dozen anvils and they all came out nice and are useable today. I believe a reasonable estimate on how much time you will spend on that anvil would be at least a full week of full days. And that would only be if you are a real good welder, have the tools and a place to work and can use a grinder well or have access to a mill for final finish.

The other side of this is that you do not have much money in it and if you try the repair and it does not work out you will have lost time and price of materials but maybe you will learn much.
If it was mine I would try and find it a new home, perhaps with a decorator or at least another use in life rather than as an anvil.

That Fisher is fixable in my opinion. Of course I have have the tools to do it, welders, mill, etc. There are several ways that it could be done, and be fully usable again.

Where are you located?

What tools do you have access too?

What skills do you have?

Personally I do not care for nickel rods like E99, and prefer others over it. The ones I have used in the past are in the $50 a pound range, and lay down like 7018. Some cast iron is very weldable, while some grades are not. You have to know what you are dealing with first. I would look more at a possible mechanical method of attachment myself.

drako, You've got the right idea, but it looks a bit too deep, and a 3" hole and piping would be better.

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.

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

Man you better make something REAL NICE for him or "may the horn fall off the anvil"! That's great! It should serve you will.

Man you better make something REAL NICE for him or "may the horn fall off the anvil"! That's great! It should serve you will.

Man you better make something REAL NICE for him or "may the horn fall off the anvil"! That's great! It should serve you will.

Buy it. You may be limited on how heavy of work you can do but this will do the job on light work until you find that BIG anvil. BTW, say Thank You when you get it, he is giving you a good deal!

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.