Sam Thompson Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 This may be of interest:ANVIL, VERY RARE, 995 LBS, Bridge Anvil, (end time 05-Jun-09 04:23:56 BST) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Hill Forge Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Nice piece, but too far for me to drive, swim, boat or fly to pick up :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuk Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 looks like a bench to sit on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratel10mm Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Niiiice. Probably cost my mortgage to ship to Oz though. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 I already own a less heavy bridge anvil and don't like the looks of that one---all the weight is in the base and not up in the bridge where it might be needed! If I owned it I would flip it upside down and have the base surfaced to use as a try plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyrian Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 What is the purpose/use of a bridge anvil? It seems to violate the principle of getting as much steel under the work as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Some shapes require such a gap for forging. However the ones I have seen were all used in the oilfield to repoint cable tool drillbits. (5 so far including the one I own) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid Neilsen Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Just think, you could hand forge beams for yer pole barn with that thing (with a big enough forge and hammer of course) LOL Seriously, a 1000 pound anvil? - Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Thompson Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 I have never heard of these in the UK... But I could easily be wrong. As Eyrian says most of the mass is in the base, If the blows on the central part are commensurate (!) with an anvil weighing nearly half a ton, surely there is a danger of cracking or bending the unsupported face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Falzone Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I still get gob-smacked by these huge anvils - but that one doesn't "look" like its 900+lbs. :confused: I forget who, but someone on this list posted a picture of a half-ton of anvil goodness that they just took delivery on. That thing LOOKED HUGE - it looked like an aircraft carrier. I'm sure the dog in the picture isn't a samll dog (as the person says in their description), but I doubt the pop can is a "big pop can". The scale doesn't make me believe its 900lbs. I'm sort of familiar with the density and volume ratios of steel and iron - and I'm probably totally wrong about this, but my gut tells me this ain't kosher. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgtwister Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 i like it its biggggg but i would really like to know what ever happen to the 1600 pound fisher anvil that was made for the worlds fair in the late 1800s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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