ichudov Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 Just wanted to share something. I have a 200 lbs Peter Wright anvil that I bought two or three years ago. I keep it outside year round and I found a way to keep it from rusting. It is outside, sitting on a stump (not secured to it, so I can turn it as I please). When I bought it (it lived in a factory) it had a small amount of rust, and I removed it all with a wire brush on an angle grinder. I spray it with LPS-3 rust preventative once every few months. I also keep it covered with a piece of plywood on top of the anvil. If I use the top of the anvil, I respray that place after use. Just this -- LPS-3 and covering with plywood -- seems to be completely preventing any rust from taking place. It is a bit dirty now -- nothing special -- but it has essentially zero rust on it. i Quote
Marksnagel Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 Mine is also outside. I have a piece of board that stays on top and have had no rust problems yet with no rust preventative. Fair amount of use though. Quote
MLMartin Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 I would be wary of spraying chemicals on the anvil then burning them off every time you forge on it. Burned chemicals can potentially be vary bad for your health. I don't have any anvils outside but I do keep a good vice out. I just keep a old oily rag laying over it when not in use. The rag sheds water like a duck and I just lift it off when ever I want to use it. Quote
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 Why even worry about it? All 6 of mine are outside, and the patina that they get seems to do the job. Of course if I used them more they would stay shiny. Quote
ThomasPowers Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 Having had my first anvil, a beautiful 199 pounder stolen from my back yard in the middle of OKC I would suggest a more secure arrangement. And I'm on the don't breath stuff you don't know side of the argument. Quote
ichudov Posted July 29, 2011 Author Posted July 29, 2011 LPS-3 is basically oil thickened with paraffin. I do not think that it can possibly be harmful to breath its fumes that arise from its contact with hot metal. Quote
double_edge2 Posted July 29, 2011 Posted July 29, 2011 I thought the parrafin fumes not good at all, .... Im Probably wrong,.... Quote
nthe10ring Posted July 29, 2011 Posted July 29, 2011 Both of mine stay outside, I keep a rag soaked in wd40 on the face and both covered with one of the large commercial trash bags. No problems so far. Not the ideal solution but space is at a premium so no inside forging. Jerry Fisher Quote
Frosty Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 I have mine sprayed with LPS-3 and recommend not breathing fumes of any kind except maybe dinner. My sodorfors hasn't needed a respray in over 16 years but it doesn't live outdoors anymore. Frosty the Lucky. Quote
philip in china Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 My real anvils are all inside but I keep an ASO outside as a sign. That has the original grizzly blue paint on the sides and I have simply greased the face. I have used that system in the past- paint the sides, grease the face- if leaving my anvils for a prolonged period without use as it is very warm and very humid here in the summer. Then once you start forging the thin smear of grease just burns off. A bit of burning oil is nothing about which to worry. Quote
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