Klammer

Thank you folks.  Amazing rebound but very little ring which is nice.  Lucked out in that given my tinnitus lol.  

Pic attached.  Those are the only markings apart from weight 

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-welding/ottawa/anvil-repair/1252111555?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

perhaps within 5 hours drive?

WESCO anvil.  They appear in Canada from time to time.  I have 125lb and 100lb.  They are cast steel and of seemingly high quality. 100lb has 85% rebound. 125lb has 90%+ rebound and rings like a bell.  I have seen them @ 150lb and 200lb also.  Interesting is there is an industrial supply company called WESCO still in Surrey,BC on Anvil way - no idea if they made them at some point.  Good quality anvil.  Would love more info on them.   Very few seemlingu Canadian made quality anvils. 

Looks like older forged German. Paint hides a bit.  Assume 37 is kilo weight given size.  Looks very Peddinghaus ish 

Hello Folks - Has anyone seen / does anyone recognize this german anvil makers Mark?  From a 320lb South German pattern anvil.

Cheers,

Klammer

For my 275lb Peddinghaus - all that was needed was a some light draw filing along the edges to get a nice 1/8 - 5/32 rounded edge .  Though it had to be a good quality file and even that did not bite easy. 

thank you folks - price is a bit high but tempting.

Has anyone seen an anvil similar to this, idea of brand?  Looks like a sawyers anvil but never seen one with the waist / legs of an English anvil before. 

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Klammer

Seen a lot of these for sale over the years here.  All of them had massive wear / damage to them.  As per the above they must be cast iron. 

Perfect, thank you folks - this helped a lot.  I knew it was over 300 as it crushed my scale that went up to 300...

Appreciate all the responses.

Thanks folks - I am hoping someone with a PW of similar dimensions will pipe in with weight.  The truck scale would work but would need to do it with the exact same amount of gas in the car.  a few gallon difference could through it off quite a bit :)

Picked up what seems to be a peter wright in very good condition but no writing anywhere on it apart from a number 8 on the front right foot.  it broke my scale so not sure on weight - anyone have guess by dimensions?  From the way my back feels, it must be 300+?

Height: 15"

Face width: 5.5"

Face Length: 21.25"

Total Length: 34.5

Thanks!

Kris

The long flat anvils are for truing large bandsaw blades.  There are a few saw sharpening / repair shops near me and I have seen them in use (I pester them for 15n20, dogs head hammers,  and for their anvils...which pays off).  I have had a few of them pass through my hands keeping the largest one which is 4x12x48.  The ones I have had have all been hardened, though not as hard as your typical anvil face...I would say low - mid 40's?  they have all been cast steel, some with makers names / company marking cast into them.  I wish I knew the steel type.  I thought about cutting one up into sections and hardneing the faces to make anvils / swage anvils.

The RIDGID Pedding-Haus Anvils?  I have a newer 125kg and it has no crown at all across the face.  Its obviously machined perfectly flat.

I assume you already bought this?  The owner had this marked sold a few weeks ago?  He had it originally listed as 180lbs for $400.   Glad to hear this got a good home.  The edges are pretty rough but lots of flat face left.

1938, 250#

1938, 250#

Took it apart again, checked the female end with a light and nothing I could see.  It soaked over night in tool cleaner / rinse  - nothing in the box.  All threads look perfect on the male end.  It might have been my imagination that it closed fully as I had yet to use it.  It was a good deal  @ $125 for a 7" vise in good shape but its welded to its stand.  I took it apart as much as possible and wire wheeled the rust off.   

Cut out a washer today and it fixed the problem - jaws close tight now. 

Anyone have any idea what kind it could be?  I could find no markings in all my cleaning.

Thanks Martin, I will use some light oil.  Next step will be a washer to close the gap, but I wanted to make sure I was not doing something wrong as I am sure it closed tight before I started cleaning it up. 

Hello Folks - I am in the process of cleaning up a few post vises and wondering what to use on the screws when it goes back together?  The first one had some very old hardened grease that was work to clean off the male end and I was only part successful on the female end.  Its a 7" vise with a deep screw / closed end so could only go so deep with my makeshift tool.  I assume grease will only collect filings / scale and become an abrasive paste?

the other problem was putting it back together the jaws now have an 1/8" gap when closed...bah.  I thought I might have dropped some hardened grease into the bottom of the female end but its clear....hmm.

http://www.oldworldanvils.com/anvils/4x4.html

Fromw  hat I understand you can ask them to cut it longer also - up to 12" or more for more weight.  Perfect.

got lucky that the seller had a overhead hoist to get it in the truck, and my neighbor has a tractor we could hitch it to the bucket. I am taking tomorrow off to make it a stand from 3" angle. getting it in the shop and on the stand will be the interesting part :)

it was on there for months and curiosity finally got the better of me. For some reason I assume it did not have a hardened face but it does. The Wilkinson was just in Maple ridge.

#1 is a 140# "Wilkinsons & Co" anvil that popped up 3 blocks from me on craigslist. pictures make it look swayed but its 100% flat, good ring and rebound with very clean edges. I like the thick waist. Son was selling off his fathers old tools. Cost $200.


#2 I just picked this up the other day. Its a ~500# Band saw truing anvil. 4"x"12"x48" cast steel with a hardened top face. Just building a stand for it now - thought it would be useful in my bladesmithing. Cost - $150. Seller told me he had 2 and one went south into the US.


After these I think my luck has run dry. Any information on the wilkinsons would be appreciated as am not able to find much.

Cheers,

Klammer