RLDSL Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I just got a new toy after much searching. I haven't been able to find a decent anvil around here forever, and I do mean ever, I've been beating things off rocks and whatever I can find when I have to fabricate something which is just plain silly ,and yesterday I managed to find this jewel at a local farm auction where a widow was selling off her late husbands old goodies many of which had been in the family for three or more generations. It;s a Peter Wright , but that's all I can tell for sure. The facing is heavily worn off, and most of the lettering is worn off and it appears that some of the numbering is worn off. All that I can read is 1 1 1, but there appears to be something after the first 1 and before the second 1 I tried doing a paper and pencil rubbing and got nothing, I was able to see the most by pouring water over it in the shade, but that was the most I was able to come up with. Ill throw out some dimensions and maybe someone can help with the weight on this thing becaus eit sure as heck felt a WHOLE lot hevier than 141 pounds , since the two of us that loaded the thing were both pretty stout and there was no lifting to it, all we could do was flop the thing over off the stand into the wagon and the noises the springs made were downright frightening, theyve never done that even with 5 people and full luggage ( I'm sure that chunk of hardwood strapped to it didn't help any ) The thing dodn't make those noises when I loaded over 200 pounds of 7.3 IH diesel cylinder heads in the back. It's 22.5 in long , 10.5 high 4.5 in wide, 6.5 in wide at the narrow 10.5 in wide at base 9.5 in wide at base going other direction horn is 6.5 in hh roughly 1.25 Thanks---Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWHII Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Looks like it will do the job. Happy hammering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Put it on a scale---what it weighs is it's weight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLDSL Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 Put it on a scale---what it weighs is it's weight! I f a scale we have around here goew high enough, it still wont give me an accurate number because I'd have to separete it from the stand, and as long as that thing has been attached to that mess the way it is, I'm kind of hesitant to disturb it. THe thing is attached good and solid right now and they move as one piece, but getting them back that way might be a good trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Sorry all I could see was the plumber's tape holding it on---not a problem to remove and replace for a blacksmith---shoot a smith might want to do a nicer hold down anyway. Most bathroom scales go up at least to 250 and you can always use 2 with a board spanning them and so get to 500, which is more than that one weighs. Or as you mentioned "farmer" most any feed store will have a scale that goes quite high and if you ask nice will weigh things for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r smith Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Get the cheesy plumbers tape off and weigh it. If you must reinstall it with the plumbers tape it would be really easy to do but a better stand would not be out of the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLDSL Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 Sorry all I could see was the plumber's tape holding it on---not a problem to remove and replace for a blacksmith---shoot a smith might want to do a nicer hold down anyway. Most bathroom scales go up at least to 250 and you can always use 2 with a board spanning them and so get to 500, which is more than that one weighs. Or as you mentioned "farmer" most any feed store will have a scale that goes quite high and if you ask nice will weigh things for you. What you cant see is that wood is pretty badly worm eaten, it's OLD.( looks like it was an old chunk of barn post at one time ) any attempts to remount on the present stand will likely fail, I'm amazed it survived the trip home being flopped around..and remaining attached. I plan on making a new stand out of metal, but my regular metal supplier cant get me anything better than 3/8 and I'm guessing that would just bounce ( they are a trailer manufacturer that sells metal to the public, they wont order anything they dont use because they have to buy full size pieces and i dont really want to get into the price of a full sheet of 3/4 " plate ) ,and Ive already haunted the scrap yard in the last week and there isn't anything large enough in there that I'd like to use as a base right now except a couple really long pieces and they make you buy the whole thing before they will cut , so I'm going to have to make due for a while . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 3/8 plate and 3 pieces of pipe and you could have a stand and be working on it whilst waiting for the thick stuff to show up. I ended up giving away the 200# stand my 165 PW came with. It was loud and hard to move. Replaced it with a stump for many years till I got a 3 legged pipe&plate stand at an IITH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLDSL Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 3/8 plate and 3 pieces of pipe and you could have a stand and be working on it whilst waiting for the thick stuff to show up. I ended up giving away the 200# stand my 165 PW came with. It was loud and hard to move. Replaced it with a stump for many years till I got a 3 legged pipe&plate stand at an IITH. Very true... and i know my metal guy's got a bunch of 8" wide stuff that he uses for gooseneck frames that would work nicely. I made a hitch for my 5er out of some of that stuff last year, it's nice to work with.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimsShip Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 If the wood is that bad, then i'd take it apart anyway, just so it doesn't crumble while in use and fall over on you! Weigh the anvil and find a nice chunk of wood. (call your local tree remover and find out where they'll be cutting down some big trees!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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