November 21, 201510 yr Star's were supposedly made by a former employee of Fisher Anvils... Worked there about a year and then went out on his own. According the literature I've seen, the cavity in the bottom was aid in the cooling and tempering of the anvil. They were made from around 1850 to early 1860's if I remember correctly
November 22, 201510 yr No permanent mount yet. Just built my forge yesterday! Solid piece of steel I will end up using a stump for the mount.
November 22, 201510 yr CIRON, the 85 on your Broker is probably the weight in Kilos. Oklahoma, get that piece mounted solid, and you are off to the races. You may want to mount it on end as opposed to how it is now. Doing so will put all of the mass under the hammer blow so you can maximize what you have. You only need an area as big, or slightly bigger than the hammer that you are using.
November 22, 201510 yr CIRON, the 85 on your Broker is probably the weight in Kilos. Oklahoma, get that piece mounted solid, and you are off to the races. You may want to mount it on end as opposed to how it is now. Doing so will put all of the mass under the hammer blow so you can maximize what you have. You only need an area as big, or slightly bigger than the hammer that you are using.
November 30, 201510 yr Hello I am new to this hobby. Can anyone please help me with the identification of the anvil I purchased ? The weight is 80 Kilos.
December 1, 201510 yr You could really use a stump or something more solid under that anvil. The board the anvil is mounted on IS flexing and absorbing alot of your hammer blow. The noise from the spikes bouncing around would mask the anvil ring!
December 2, 201510 yr LolYea when i was trying to figure out how to mount it initially i was hoping to find a stump or something but never did and i couldnt wait to start working so i built this as stable as possible. i tried to support it on the ends and along the edge to shore up the main piece as much as possible. the spikes used to make alot of noise but over time they kinda settled into a lump that doesnt move much any more
December 2, 201510 yr Just search anvil stand in the forum and you should be able to find some pictures of a stand built up from lumber. Some screws and glue and you can make your stand. If you have a hard time finding a good picture here jut google images.
December 2, 201510 yr If you use lumber, do not lay it horizontal. Stand the pieces vertically to make it more rigid.
December 5, 201510 yr Here's my starter kit! I need to build a stand. For now I sit in a mechanics chair. All free materials! I also acquired a pair of fork lift tynes for $20.
December 14, 201510 yr Trying to find out what I even have in this anvil. I'm hoping I didn't just waste my money. am a former Marine living in Blue ridge Ga. Any locals that would be willing to help me get started would be appreciated. I am a knife maker but do stock removal right now, would be glad to trade skills and teach someone to grind for help in learning some forging thanks. Ron
December 14, 201510 yr Semper Fi, D-dog! My AIA copy is buried right now, so I cant say much about the anvil other than it appears to be in very good shape! I mainly wanted to greet another fellow Marine
December 14, 201510 yr Welcome aboard Ron, glad to have you. If you'll put your general location in the header you might be surprised how many of the gang live within visiting distance. That anvil is in beautiful condition, almost like it was a foot stool or something. What's it weigh? I don't recognize the make and will look forward to learning more about it, someone here knows something about it you betcha. Frosty The Lucky.
December 22, 201510 yr I picked this up in cranbrook last September 2014. Sahinler 150kg. The man I got it from helped me with it into my truck. Then it went to my friend's farm where he was kind enough to help lift it by hand. I had a tarped up horseshelter as a forge for a while. Then I bought a house with a garage and made a new stand. I used a 5 to 1 to lift the anvil by myself. I tried uploading a video of the process but something tells me it's too big.
December 25, 201510 yr On 22 December 2015 at 5:16 AM, Dayne said: I picked this up in cranbrook last September 2014. Sahinler 150kg. The man I got it from helped me with it into my truck. Then it went to my friend's farm where he was kind enough to help lift it by hand. I had a tarped up horseshelter as a forge for a while. Then I bought a house with a garage and made a new stand. I used a 5 to 1 to lift the anvil by myself. I tried uploading a video of the process but something tells me it's too big. That's an unusual one Dayne, the hardy hole is usually the nearest the round horn. Would you be kind enough to post a close up picture of the manufacturers stamp please. All the best Andy
December 26, 201510 yr On Friday, December 25, 2015 at 11:12 PM, Everything Mac said: That's an unusual one Dayne, the hardy hole is usually the nearest the round horn. Would you be kind enough to post a close up picture of the manufacturers stamp please. All the best Andy
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