JT

25 minutes ago, C-1ToolSteel said:

Do you plan to USE all of them?

but of coarse !! well.. I might sell a couple of the smaller ones... Do you think Fred M uses all his ??  are you anvil poor and need to barrow one ??

20 hours ago, ThomasPowers said:

I don't think even Fred M has "enough" anvils but he does have a gracious plenty of them! Over 500 IIRC.

WOW !! well I'm way behind then !! lol  but...  I do have another one on the way its a mint 573 lb. Austrian Church Window.. should be arriving in the next couple weeks !!

22 minutes ago, C-1ToolSteel said:

Shouldn't you make sure you have enough anvils first??? 

I think I have that covered now !!

thank you Thomas !! I think I can get enough of the 1/4" I would need from where I work for free !!

Hello , I've been collecting parts to build my first coal / coke forge to get into blacksmithing as a hobby for now.. all items were preexisting and picked up cheaply.. right now I have $100.00 into everything including a blower ( not shown )  the forge stand is 53" X 37" made of 2" square 1/8" wall tubing... the blue rack is 40" X 20" and will be used to hold the fireplace insert of the same size. the opening of the insert will be closed down in the front to be used as a side draft hood.. I have a brake disc for a firepot but may buy a different one .. I am wondering what thickness steel to use as the floor of the forge ?? is 1/4" thick enough ?? or should it be thicker ?? any thoughts or advice about this set up would be appreciated and well taken.. thanks... JT 

well this week they got good deals !! lol... the first one sold for just $293.83 !! and the second one for just $76.95 !! have to see what next week brings !!

so what are your thoughts to the number ?? 408 ? 4080 ? would this be first year 1900 ??

Hello Black Frog ! I believe you had responded to the seller about this anvil the first time he listed it.. here are some of the logo, serial number, and a closer up of some of the forging marks.. looks like 408? not sure what that last mark is I though the first number was a 1 at first but after cleaning it some it looks like a 4...

I just picked up this Anvil today from the shipping Co. I bought it off eBay after it had been listed a couple times as pick up only . the seller said he had it sold once but returned the money after finding shipping was to expensive through UPS.. ( I use a much cheaper freight co.)  the seller relisted it at a lower price and added a " make offer " option.. I made a overly low offer to accommodate the shipping cost expecting a refusal or counter offer and walked away and didn't look again until the next day.. I was very surprised he excepted the offer !!   the seller was a older gentleman of 80 yrs and was selling it for a old friends wife after his friend had passed.. it was in his friends auto body shop when he bought the shop and remained there the next 40 years that he ran the shop before he died.. it was covered with gray primer overspray which was about 1/8" thick in places and a couple globs of solder on the horn.. the globs came right off with the presser of a thumb nail.. I wire brushed it to get the overspray off and reviled all the great forging marks !!  it has a great ring and exceptional rebound !! I will wire wheel it with a angle grinder tomorrow for better results..

4 minutes ago, C-1ToolSteel said:

I'd just as soon let the people looking for a "decor" anvil scratch their itch, and leave the real ones for us.

yeah, but I'm not sure that is the case here... I don't think these people have a clue !!  at this particular auction anything that has the word "blacksmith" in the description sells like hot cakes and high dollar in my opinion from beat up swage blocks to tongs & hammers and even broken leg vises missing parts.. those first two anvils I posted in my last post were both bought by the same buyer !!

I don't get it !! ... these people must not even look around !!

well here are a couple more abused Anvils this week at the same auction house !! already going strong !! this stuff is going crazy here !! the first one is already at $156.00 and just started.. the second one at $19.00 ...

yes I was looking too and I agree with you !! looks like a Badger !!

it just sold at $120.10 total with fees and tax !!

20 hours ago, ThomasPowers said:

Didn't the cast iron bodied Badger's have that swell too?

its possible ?? I don't know for sure what it is.. but the auction is up tonight in about an hour and it is at $100.00 right now and 10% fees and 6% sales tax so $117.26 right now !!

I'm not sure... but it kinda looks like a early Fisher I have with the extra material under the heel and the cutout between the rear feet..

here is a poor abused Anvil that's at a small local auction this week... a sad sight to see how someone could do this... beat almost to smithereens and it's still getting bids !!

Hi BGD. I knew they were made to true saw blades but see people seem to call them saw makers anvils so that's what I called it. I wasn't sure if that was what its intended purpose   was for though as it is smaller then most I've seen.. I probably wouldn't use it unless working something small as I have other anvils.. but I saw Fisher on it and it caught my attention and though it would be something interesting to add to the shop.. but didn't want to over pay for it.. JT

Hi , I just ran across this Fisher Anvil I believe it is a Saw makers Anvil but I'm not sure.. its only 8" wide and 5" tall . does anyone know for sure if that's what it is ?? any idea of its approximate value ?? I have a chance to buy it but I'm not sure what a fair value is.. thanks, JT

Hi Marc1, mine weights in on a +- 20lb. scale at 460lbs.

On ‎1‎/‎7‎/‎2017 at 0:55 AM, Marc1 said:

I have been trying different formulas to guesstimate the weight of an anvil.

One that comes close is this:

Height x lenght x width in inches. Add 2/3 to the result and move the decimal point to the left one place. That is the weight in lb 

In your case, 12x30x5= 1800. Add 2/3 (1200) = 3000. Take away one decimal point ... taraa ... 300 lb

There may be a way to convert it to metric, but I couldn't be bothered. It works ok with inches and lb, happy with that. Tried with a few of my anvils from 42lb up to 230lb and it works to a t ... 

I started trying when I came across someone else's formula that was from memory, hight x length minus 105, but it only works for some sizes, and ignoring the width will inevitably produce large errors. You anvil at 300lb has the same height and length (12x30") than my PW at 240lb only mine is a bit skinnier at 4.3" so I tried to incorporate this value. if others can try this formula and report results, we may be onto something. If it produces consistent errors we can adjust the number added to it  (2/3) to correct up or down.

PS, all my anvils are London pattern. A german pattern with two horns and usually wider may need a different value added to it (or not)

   

this formula doesn't seem to come even close to the weight of my Arm & Hammer... the dimensions of mine are 38 3/4" X 15 1/2" X 6" ....maybe I'm doing it wrong but 38.75X15.50X6 = 3603.75 add 2/3 (2402.50 ) = 6006.25 my anvil is not even close to 600lbs. JT

I just got this in the mail today... and a Teaspoon fits this almost perfectly same depth width and length .. a table spoon it to big.. not sure what it was meant for but a spoon fits !!

Happy New Year everyone !! I picked this up recently... what do you think this is ?? is this a very old spoon forming anvil ?? its 2 /34" tall and the top is 2 5/8" X 2" and weighs 4 lbs. 6oz.

Thank you Frozenforge !! njanvilman also thought it to be around that time frame ( 1909-1911 ) sounds pretty close !!

Thank you Lionel h !!... it is impressive in person !!  JT 

1 minute ago, njanvilman said:

Your welcome.  Sweet piece.  A lifetime investment that will never decline in value.

that's awesome to know !! the rust was mostly just color and not deep at all and cleaned of easily.. I will try to weight it on a platform scale for a more actuate weight... I was very surprised at the weight displayed on our scale... I was thinking it would be about 410 lbs.  

Thank you Marc !! no worries !! absolutely no grinding or welding shall be done on this anvil !!  just hot metal pounded onto its face !!  JT