Cholder777

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Tried haggling. My dad raised me goin to yard sales. Got him down to $800. SMH.

Sure can. I know I could have bought a new one for this price. I didn't want a new one. I wanted one with history behind it.

Oops.railroad track*** Another thing. I found this on Facebook marketplace in Texas. I live near austin and the typical anvil price on marketplace is $10lb. Found this one for $5lb. Dropped everything and drove 6 hrs one way to get it. I didn't want a new one. I wanted a proven one with some history to go with it. appreciate everyone's quick and knowledgeable responses. I tired to make a few things with the railroad anvil and just had to fight it the whole time. This is going to be a game changer.

Awesome. I'm super excited to use it. It's going to be a great upgrade from my railroad tie anvil. I wire brushed it and sprayed it with some protectant to prevent further rust. Time to strap it to a stump and get to work!

This is great to hear. I'm hitting it with a wire brush and it's cleaning up nice. Would it hurt to run progressive sanding on the face to get a nice shiny finish?

So I just picked up a Fisher anvil. 205 lb is what I was told. And it's got some interesting marks on it, I was curious if anyone on this forum might know some more information about it. It's got a pretty cool story in the 1916, it was bought brand new by the first Coca-Cola factory in Texas and sat in their shop for 50 years. When that Coca-Cola plant shut down a gentleman bought it and had it in his garage for another 50 years. when he died it got sent to an auction where gentleman in Paris Texas bought it and had it for 2 years before posting it on Facebook marketplace where I went and picked it up. This is my first anvil and I'm curious what all the markings mean. I'll post some pictures. Thanks in advance. On a side note. I want to clean it up a little bit. Can I use muriatic acid without damaging it? Also, should I grind down the edges a little more square?