Hi folks,
I hope this post isn't too obnoxious and entitled.
I'm a 66 year old retired mechanic who has been somewhat interested in forging some ferrous metals since my teens. Sometime in the last few decades I acquired a smallish Fisher anvil that appears to have been rode hard and put up wet. I'm here to ask how to restore it to useful condition on a meager budget.
I've been around various forums for a while, and I know that the usual answer typically involves telling the n00b to go back through the hundreds or thousands of previous posts that have worn out the subject. That is often a good and reasonable response to a new enthusiast who wants to become expert in the subject matter. I have to admit that I'm not one of those people. My body, my budget and my interest level will likely never let me become even moderately skilled at blacksmithing. This site has far too much information for me to get up to speed before asking questions.
At the moment, I'm just here to ask a fairly specific question, and I hope some folks will put up with me long enough to help me out a bit.
As I mentioned, I have this Fisher anvil:
