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Well here's my 2nd anvil, it's a #100 Vulcan thats in what seems to me to be great condition, no pitting, no sway nada!
I dont have a scale for actual but it's #100 enough for me.
My first forge was a harbor freight 75-80 lb'er that i left behind in Fl. for some stupid reason but it was hot as all heck loading up that truck so thats prolly why.
I'll post a pick of it when i track one down.
So cool deal with my Vulcan anvil and heres a cpl pix of it and one of the new forge i built last night to boot.
So just an FYI here, I am very new to BS'ing and this is my first real set-up and it not even really set up yet but it's getting there as i go, next i need to take a BS'ing class to become proficient in the art of, of course this place is like a school in itself and i have gotten TONS of helpful info just reading the forums here and it seems that everybody here is quiet giving with answers to questions here, so thx everybody!
Oh and all comments are are well taken on anything so long as they are helpful : )

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Here is one of my anvils, however the other one is nearly identical. The only real difference between this one and the other is the other one only has one pritchel hole and has some very small chipping around the edge of the face, but not enough to concern me.

I don't know for sure the brand or the exact weight but rough guess is 250 pounds. I've asked around before but never been inquisitive enough to find the time to see if there is any writing on the sides... prior to my purchasing this anvil it spent many years under an oil fired furnace at a auto dealership as a prop to hold up one corner. Originally was used when the dealership was just a repair shop making parts for Model T's and such.

That stump is what I have been using for several years but it has seen just enough weather to inspire me to salvage a couple new stumps from an old maple that fell at the inlaws place this year.

Excuse the mess, the anvil got pushed back into the clutter while I was laid up for a couple years after the motorcycle wreck, this one has found it's way out along with the forge and the oak slab N sassafras log table that holds my vice. if you look at the last picture you can see a glimpse of my drill press. Formerly driven with a leather belt from above at it's original home, now has an electric motor and foot operated power switch that was installed by the prior owner, weighs in at just over 850 pounds and cost me $50.

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Being cast there will be some variation between anvils so the marks aren't likely to be right on the money.

A forged anvil is made, weighted and the weight is then stamped in so it'll be a lot more accurate but only applies to when it was new.

Frosty

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Well, I suppose it could be...I didn't weigh it. You can sort of see in the picture it says 85 lbs. on the side (per yard I'm guessing) so I did some quick math to get an approximate weight per inch and in the end came out with 66 lbs.
So it must be a lighter grade rail.

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Here's some shots of my anvils.

http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/data/500/medium/Picture_0601.jpg
http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/data/500/medium/Picture_0802.jpg
http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/data/500/medium/Picture_0621.jpg
http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/data/500/medium/Picture_0631.jpg
http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/data/500/medium/Picture_0681.jpg
http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/data/500/medium/Picture_0774.jpg
http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/data/500/medium/Picture_071.jpg
http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/data/500/medium/Picture_073.jpg
http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/data/500/medium/Picture_0651.jpg



Right now I have:
1) a 103 pound trenton (I think-all the characteristics point to it being a Trenton but it is not stamped)
2) a 100 pound Lakeside (Hay Budden)
3) an 88 pound Peter Wright
4) a cast steel anvil with the heel broken off (too bad as the rest of the face is flat with excellent corners). I think it may be a Columbian. I haven't cleaned it up very well yet. Maybe someone can provide more info from the pic? I think I will use it for upsetting.
5) a thoroughly thrashed Canadian Blower and Forge. It has a nice wrought iron ring to it when tapped so I think it was a decent quality anvil. Someone must have had a hate on for it in a previous life to destroy it this bad.

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Send that picture of #5 to Postman! I have never run into a lugged base that wan't a Fisher before!

I don't think that one with the broken heel is a columbian. The center of the horn seam makes it look like one of the Mexico specials cast using a real anvil as a patttern but not one designed to be cast iron and so prone to failure. Columbian would have sent it out the door with a visible seam on the horn.

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