BrianM87 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I'm new to blacksmithing but decided I wanted to jump right in. I've tried it a few times at a boyscout camp when I was younger and always wanted to do more of it. I ended up buying an anvil off of craigslist for 75$. It is 100#, but I don't know who makes it. One side has the 100, the other side has 45Kg with England written underneath it. I also don't know what the little marks on the top are. Maybe where someone set a welder down on it? Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Not sure what brand it is. But, yes, that looks like someone drug a welding rod across the face. Nice looking anvil. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sask Mark Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 If I were to guess I would say it is a Brooks (name later changed to Vaughans). They are high quality cast steel anvils. I have a 280 pound Brooks and it has very similar lines to yours. Congrats! That's a pretty sweet first anvil. Edit: I just checked Vaughans site and to buy a 100 pound anvil new from them is around $650 plus shipping from England. http://anvils.co.uk/products/view/56?cat=12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 It is a cast steel Vaughan/Brooks, and should be a fine user. You got a deal! New, they go for 400 British pounds, about US $650 today. http://anvils.co.uk/catalogue/ Edited: fat fingers type too slow, looking up currency exchange. Anyway, what he said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMartin Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I would bet that some one set a plate on the anvil and welded on top of it, and that the marks are from the arc jumping from the anvil to the plate they work working on. If it was mine I would take belt sander and vary lightly sand the anvil face, I would use a fine grit and just LIGHTLY sand the face, you don;t really need to sand much at all, just a little bit to take off any of the high spots that may have been formed from the little arc jump spots. I would not expect the stops to be removed because they are pitted a little and you would have to remove allot of material to erase them (Not a good thing to do), I would just sand to make sure any little arc jump bits are not standing proud. should be a fine anvil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianM87 Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 Thanks for all the help! Glad to hear that I didn't make a poor choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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