ThomasPowers Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 That mousehole reminds me of the class I taught yesterday---I was concentrating on the beginners section when out of the corner of my eye I noticed someone in the advanced section was sledging out on the heel of one of my anvils. So they got a strong talking to and I rechalked the "heavy work lines" on the sides and face of that anvil. I guess I'll need to bring the loaner anvil with the missing heel every class and assign it to the advanced class area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewed Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 New to me Trenton155lb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sask Mark Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Just picked up this 117 pound Trenton farrier pattern today. Ooops...looks like I'm getting an error message when trying to attach pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meancoyote Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacock Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I know I have posted some of these before but I am trying to figure out thie photo posting. may have it this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gor Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Figured there was no better way to make a first post than to show my anvil. Just got it today for $80. 180lb, 11.5 in diameter, 7 in tall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Sweet!!! Any knowledge of its alloy? Even mild is a good find if you have none! I use a mild steel anvil frequently ith adequate results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gor Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 No clue. Bought it at a scrapyard. Figured I couldn't beat it for the price. Actual anvils are hard to come by around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewed Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 ....MMMmmm.... Virginal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Ahhh that is an "actual anvil" of a type that has been in use about 10 times longer than a london pattern anvil. Don't sell it short! Even if it's mild steel and you mess up the face (and plannishing dents can help a heap of a lot) you can flip it over and use the other side. If both sides get trashed have it ground or milled clean and do it again. You probably won't live long enough to have it get appreciable smaller doing that! Just don't cut on it! A cutting plate is a good thing to have. One thing you might think of is welding a piece of structural sq tubing on the side for hardy tooling---or if you want to get fancy---drill a hole just big enough for your sq tubing to fit inside and weld it top and bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I picked up a new, old anvil today, a Hay-Budden that weighs about 300 pounds. It has no discernable markings except for a numeral 5 at the waist under the horn, and next to the handling hole. I looked in Postman's book, "Anvils in America." He claims that the waist numeral is a clear indication that it is a Hay Budden. There are three handling holes, two either end of the waist and one in the bottom. Postman figures that three handling holes makes the anvil pre-date 1908 in manufacture. After 1908, there were two handling holes. That's about all I could find out. The last three inches of the horn have been sanded into a sharp pointed bullet shape. I intend to heat that portion with a rosebud and free hand hammer it into a proper shape. It presently has a droop, so I'll bring it up from the bottom first, then the sides, and finally, a little hammering on top. The horn is wrought iron, so no problem. I've done this to at least a half dozen anvils in the past. The point of the anvil horn will be finished with a small radius. FYI, some dimensions are: the face is 5 3/8" wide; the overall length is 33½"; hardy hole is 1¼" square. I haven't been able to post photos recently. I receive a notice: "Internal Service Error." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatbuilder Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Here are 2 of my biggest anvils. the german anvil is 500lbs+ and the peter wright is 586lbs Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sask Mark Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Here are 2 of my biggest anvils. the german anvil is 500lbs+ and the peter wright is 586lbs Jim That's a lot of nice iron there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Honcho Gregory Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) It sure was great to see all things Y'all showed I just got a forge furnace and have had a anvil for years used it in my shop but never did any BS Sure learned allot about set ups...Thank Y'all I gonna bang some iron soon Edited December 22, 2011 by Roy Honcho Gregory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scampbell Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 just a picture my wife took of my double horned (old world) anvil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 On post 500 of this series, I talked about my new, old Hey Bud. I think I'm finally able to post photos. It's sitting in the snow and mud before the horn end was dressed and before we could clean it and mount it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 That's a beauty Frank!----Trade you a WWII Columbian post vise for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Thomas, Sounds like a deal, except now that the horn is fixed and it is mounted, I can't bear to part with it. Sob, sob, snuffle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten Hammers Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Frank, that is indeed a find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oof Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 here are a few pics of my humble little anvil. according to my highly accurate bathroom scales it weighs 110# give or take. yes(hangs head in shame) that is a harbor freight aso in the back....at least the hardy hole works. as you can see it has a slight lean which requires a custom stand. the face is pretty beat up, small weird shaped hardy, and the horn drifts off to the right. i can't find any markings on it other than a fairly good sized round indent on each side. i "assume" the holes in the one side are from abuse sometime in the past. a shot from the horn really shows the lean. and a shot of the bottom. as beat up as it is it has a fair ring and good rebound. i traded a 30$ pocket knife for it, so the price was right. if anyone has an idea of the age or who made it i would greatly appreciate any info. mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithgartner Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Here is a 1906,80 pound Fisher. I welded it and flattened it backout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 An 80 pound Fisher from 1906 (1906,80 in Europe would be read just like 1906.80 here in America---I was thinking that's a HUGE Fisher as I work on an international project with the European Southern Observatory) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 My little harem. The plywood is just to hide the mess behind. From left to right: 150mm post vice (pawn shop find, I paid more for the table than the vice) , 30 kg, 26 kg and 106 kg.( All scrap yard rescues) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sask Mark Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I just picked up another 40 pound Fisher tonight. This one is dated 1889. It's a good 'twin' for my 1921 40 pound Fisher And they both look good with my 40-ish pound Boker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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