Dennis22

Irondragon- yeah, the more I look at it the more usable space I can see. Thomas- yep it’s AUD and I’m happy with the purchase Marc- I’m down on the southcoast so sydney is a bit far to go looking. I was going to buy a couple pairs of tongs through Gameco but pretty much all their tongs are sold out. I’ll just have to stay vigilant on gumtree and eBay. I might even go to everleigh or another blacksmith course and spend a little extra on a weekend course that I can make some basic tools. I have been to a couple of Eveleigh Works courses and Matt is really helpful and seems like a top bloke!

Hi Marc, yeah it’s a big hunk of metal alright, I did read that BK Sydney just put the Total weight in lbs on the side rather then hundred weight, so this one would be 392lbs or 178kg. I had to take my engine crane to get it on the back of the ute. I paid $1200 for it, overpriced but realistically I probably won’t ever sell it and will get at leas $1200 worth of enjoyment from it in the next few years, so I’m happy. I have an old 9kg LPG cylinder modified as a forge and I also have a hammer that I made at an everleigh works class. I just need a couple of tongs to get me going, the rest I can accumulate or make over the years. I’m not sure how long it’s been since this anvil has forged, it had been sitting in a shed On the floor for maybe...decades By judging all the other rusty tooling and equipment that shared the same fate spilling out onto the limited space on the floor.

Thanks Glenn! Irondragon, thank you! Yeah I have seen it, still getting through the 22 pages though! I’m looking forward to reading through all the topics in the forum. Great to have an online community!

Thanks for the information and quick response Glenn! Yep that sounds like a good idea, I’ll get some hours up on it. From what I have read that generally seems like the consensus before considering repair. As much as I would love to fill in that hole on the face I don’t want to do further irreparable damage, however I would like it restored at some point. What qualities would I expect from an anvilI with repairs such as this one would need? Will it perform worse but look good? Or could it maintain its integrity and function as good as before the repair with the added bonus of looking “better”. I am a skilled welder and I’m confident in my abbility but I have never welded anything remotely close to an anvil so if I choose to repair it, I think I would take it to the boilermakers in town, they are always repairing heavy plant and machinery (obviously I would walk them through the Rob Gunter method).

Hi everyone, I picked up a BK Sydney 392 anvil the other day and just wanted your opinion on condition and areas you would consider repairing. It’s not too bad, bit of misuse markings (looks like it was damaged with an oxy torch) and the face is dead flat but has a nasty little hole next to the hardy hole. There are also all these little gouges all over it, I’m not sure what they are from. Thanks in advance, Dennis. NSW Australia.