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I found this anvil and its close to my house. I am going to try and contact the seller to see if I can look at the anvil to determine the maker.

Here's a picture of the anvil. What maker do you think?post-14826-0-92358000-1328546433_thumb.j

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They say they don't see any manufactures markings and it's about 150lbs. Between this one and a 166lb hay budden this one looks like it has the better face. I missed out on a 450# fisher for 300 this weekend :(

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Be carful with anvils that have been welded up with Stainless Steel rod for repairs. I have seen many repairs with Stainless that have broken away after just a few years and make even more of a mess of the anvil than it was before the repair. I dont belive the stainless matches the type of tool steel used for the anvil face, so it never seems to stay attached well.

I would maybe look for another one

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Don't forget to tell the seller that the welding DECREASES the value of an anvil compared to selling it with the worn edges!

If it's a good deal, I'd still buy it and deal with the edges as they "weather".

The problem with any weld repair on an anvil is "did the welder do a proper pre-heat and post heat to avoid HAZ cracking?" many seem not to know that the face of an anvil is high carbon steel and the body is a massive heat sink for "auto quenching" welds.

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