first anvil

[hiltsbilt]

well i thought i would show and tell got me a new to me anvil for 150 bones for a 90lb peter wright. not bad little anvil little damage but the face is nice and a way better option the my hunk of rr track i was going to use. my box bellows are also almost done will probably finish next time im home, im a truck driver so it varys when im home and can do this stuff:)

[ThomasPowers]

That'a a beauty of a small anvil---they usually go higher per pound as more people can find a use for a small one than for a large one.

That box bellows looks huge; I've welded with a smaller one, too large and you have to work it "too slow" or you blow your fuel out of the forge. There's a balance between what your arm "likes" and what your forge "requires". Don't give up on it if it's not in your "zone"; just sell it on and build one to suit yourself! (I know of a case where a fellow was badmouthing bellows cause his double lunged one was a pain to use---had to wrap the strap around your arm and pull HARD. I showed him that I could pump my double lunged bellows to welding heat using my pinkie and pointed out that just because his was poorly engineered didn't make all of them bad!)

[hiltsbilt]

tks for the advice man, well have to see once there done how hard they are to pump.. there 4' long and 18in square, there not as tall as some i have seen so that might be ok, well see.