lyndon2472

Thanks folks got my answer and a few more , the reason i wanted this is i am looking for anvils on ebay still and people haven't got a clue they think the word "heavy" covers it , last time i turned up to see an anvil in my tiny little car it was over 500 lb !!! and was strapped to a JCB front arm to move it lol this is a classic example of an anvil for sale in the uk http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Old-English-Traditional-Vintage-Blacksmiths-Anvil-on-Stand-with-Stakes-USED-/221277041275 even company,s selling them are to lazy to find out how heavy they are. My current anvil is 544 lb and is a nightmare to move even inches its an ISSAC HILL from 1835-1850 and came from a lunatic asylum in Bridgend South Wales its a great story but unfortunately i may have to sell it and move to a smaller one just to get some cash to pay for my collage course...i start Monday (gulp )

Hi Tim Great looking site m8 wish i had the skills to do similar, off to Hereford collage in 2 weeks to start my lvl 2 diploma , did you go there ? im looking to do the same as you when (and if ) i qualify if you're ever in wales drop in :) my little shop has a name but im not sure what i have to do to secure it ? i have the web address bought and payed for but im not sure its a domain exactly i know nothing about these things ....although i do have a friend that made and runs the TESCO web site maybe i should ask lol

I have a 31 x 14 foot workshop that is costing me £20 a week at the moment but if i buy a £2000 container (over here in the uk at least) i can put it on a friends farm for free i am wondering all the same things as you the main one how long will it last (im in wales right under the Brecon Beacons ...we invented rain ! ) i am thinking i could use the doors to swing the anvil and the forge out on and use the rest for storage etc the doors will swing out and the anvil and forge will adjust to suit , anvil drop down on to a base, put a pipe on the forge for a longer chimney etc. just need to get a smaller anvil the 544 lb one i have may rip the doors off :-)

This has prob been mentioned before my apologies (im new ) i had a reference page a year ago that had a list of anvil weights by dimension, it was a rough guide of course but i have lost it and have been trying for weeks to re-discover the page. It was literally a list of dimensions and weights corresponding to those dimensions , i am still trying to buy more anvils from that ****** auction site and of course no one knows the weights of the ones they are selling , does anyone know the page i am talking about or have a link to one similar ? its driving me mad atm im trying to guess weights by memory or comparison to my 544 lb one which is a strain to say the least.

Hi all Just a quick introduction Lyndon 45 (ye i know depressing) off to school in 6 weeks to become a blacksmith at Hereford Technical Collage the largest blacksmith and farrier teaching collage in Europe i believe , been making knives for about 3-4 years been welding since i was 16 i am a British Army Armorer and a tree surgeon and a door supervisor (bouncer ) among other things passed my driving test just to attend collage at 44 years old so you know im serious :wub: so wish me luck Got premises to set up a shop soon as i am qualified looking for a partner to go in to business with at some point here in south wales right in the center of the Brecon Beacons National Park. That's about all i can think of for an introduction talk soon lyn.