PowerSmith

I have a chunk of railroad track. I just finished my forge build last Saturday with my dad, in his welding shop. yeah I've noticed they'll disappear really quickly. I've been looking every day, and this one was the only one that has even responded to me so far. My dad's got a welding shop and him and his partner are pretty darn good so I'm pretty sure they could repair it if need be, and even get it remachined flat...its just, is it worth the extra cost? If he'll come down in price enough, even with the possible need to repair it, it may be worth it, no? on the plus side, he's coming to meet me on Thursday and bringing the anvil...other than tapping the face with a hammer to check rebound, a level to check the sway of the face, anything else I can specifically do to a) make sure its worthwhile and b) show him I know what I'm doing so I can haggle better.

that's my main concern. I feel like I should check it out at least, but i'll be bringing a level, ball bearing and possibly my hammer. I've got a chunk of railroad that I can use in the meantime.

I'm currently trying to acquire my first anvil and I've been conversing with a guy off of craigslist on a 162lb peter wright, comes with a hardy for what its worth. couple of rough edges. I'm basically wondering if its worth picking up for $400-450