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Thanks for the ideas. I'm a rooky at this stuff and I really appreciate the help.

Hello Folks, I recently bought an old PW 102# anvil and it came with a hardy. The hardy doesn't fit the hardy hole very well and is real loose. Can I wedge pieces of hardwood shims or something around the hardy to make it not rattle around or even pop out? I would want something removeable. Thanks.

Maybe they are in to "Heavy Metal"....don't they bob their heads to the beat?

I had thought about the holes being used in the manufacturing, but I wasn't sure....Thanks for thr info.

Hello fellers! I am a greenhorn at this as I've said before, and I have a question. I know what the holes in the top face of anvils are for, but what are the other small square holes in the front,bottom,side etc. for? I always assumed the one on the very bottom of the base is for mounting it on a steel or iron stake on the top of a stump, etc. Right..... wrong....???? Inquiring minds want to know....

Yeah it is a little large, but if I hadn't just bought one I would be on it like a duck on a June bug. I found a 102# PW and it's all I can do to move it around, much less a 366# hunk. I'm not the stud that I used to think I was.! :^)

Here's one about 120 miles from Cincy. It is $400.00 without the clawfoot tub.I would try to deal a little bit. I just remembered after my last post. http://huntington.craigslist.org/atq/2173492725.html

Don't give up. I looked for about 2 years off and on, and found 2 locally within 2 months of each other just recently. Check "Craigslist, etc . Don't forget word of mouth either.

The pits are mainly located on the end away from the horn, so I guess they could be worked around. They run about 1/16th to 1/32nd deep. There may be a couple deeper. The rest of it has a good scale that nearly hid the writing on the side. I guess milling the top flush will be out of the question as most folks say don't do it. Thanks for your replies.

Hello, I'm a newby to the forum and to pounding hot metal, so bear with me. I recently bought a rusty Peter Wright 102# anvil that sat for many years in a leaky out building. It is from the late 1800's according to the research I've done. It has a good amount of rust all over it and some small pits on part of the the top/face. I just would like to know how to get it looking like some of the anvils I see with the shiney black/gray color I see on many old anvils in photos. Also what is a good way to remove at least some of the small pits on the face? Thanks