DennisG Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Hello to all. Well I am a lucky man in that I was given an anvil for free, but as the saying goes "nothing in this world is free" and this anvil was not. The anvil was a "blow out". During the casting the mold moved and thus I had a large amount of metal on the shoulder and waist that needed to be removed. With the use of zip cut and grinding disks I now have a fairly nice looking anvil, all that is left is the build up and hard facing. The "ID" part is somewhat simple. On the side that had the blow out it says 100LBS, on the other is says STANDARD IRON WORKS, easy to read. What I would like to know is if anyone knows about these anvils or where I can get more info. about them. I have found 2 possible companies, standard iron works in PA that mentions only structural and rail road work, and one called standard iron works and wire ltd that do structural. Neither company have any info about making anvils. Any Ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMartin Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 well if it is a modern cast anvil there is a good chance that its cast tools steel, so you would not need to do any welding. why dont you post some pictures of your anvil, many folks can tell you alot about it just by looking at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt87 Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Is the anvil in question cast iron or cast steel? If the latter watch yourself as I can't imagine they'd pay to have a 100lb lump of 'scrap' heat-treated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisG Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 (edited) Here are a few pics of the anvil after I cleaned it up. I did try a grind testing on it in the dark, got a few sparks that were short/medium and had a good spark on the end, like a cross, not like when I am grinding steel.="http://s153.photobucket.com/albums/s231/Narille/?albumview=grid"] BTW, the markings under the name is BB14 Edited July 13, 2009 by DennisG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt87 Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 (edited) Working link: Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket Sounds like cast iron to me. Does the anvil ring or thunk when tapped? Don't teach the kittens metalworking; if they figure out how to open cans they'll do away with us as surplus to requirements and take over the world... Edited July 13, 2009 by matt87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisG Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 I visited a local artisan blacksmith I know at his shop today. He runs a few Blacksmithing courses, I have taken the beginners and will one day move up. He looked over the anvil and let me know it was cast iron. The design is standard and he figures it is a copy where a company just put their name on it. He then gave me pointers on how to face it, I will share that fun later. I have weighed the anvil at work and it is 101lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonliss Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Sorry to dig up an old thread for my first post, but I came across this thread while searching the interwebs for info on Standard Iron Works anvil, which interestingly enough I found in Edmonton. Not sure if it is the same anvil or a common brand here. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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