LeviSK Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Hello I'm incredibly new to smithing and I'm wondering if anyone had any tips on where to find anvils, I live in the Saskatoon SK area if that helps at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel.85 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Craigslist, eBay, estate sales, flea markets, just start looking for big chunks of steel, you'll find something eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Search this site for TPAAAT or the Thomas Powers Applied Anvil Acquisition Technique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Davo Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 This page has a fair bit of info on how to find a used anvil, might be helpful to youLink removed at the request of Anvilfire. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnr Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Once you tune your scrounging technique a bit they seem to pop up all over the place. Sadly most should have stayed up popped. Vulcans missing half the face and what not. The last one I picked up was a Lakeside (Hay Budden for I think it was Monkey Ward) I literally tripped over going into my favorite antique shop. 125 for an 86 pounder was too good to pass up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sask Mark Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Join the blacksmith guild based out of the WDM in Saskatoon. The guild is an excellent source for resources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Tell EVERYBODY you know you're looking for an anvil. This is of course the prime tenet of the TPAAAT but it's the most powerful trick there is. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Here's what some real anvils look like (jumpy camcorder recording of TV...) A well supported and fastened 30# (15kg) steel mass, higher carbon preferred, can outperform a 100# anvil simply placed on a stump. While there is no substitute for mass, good fastenings can help immensely. And ask everybody for an anvil, your parents, your SO's parents, the preacher, your teachers, your boss, the grocery clerk...someone may have just banged their shin on a perfect 50# - 300# Peter Wright, Trenton, Hay Budden, Other Big Name, and will want you to haul it out of their garage or basement, possibly for free. How do you determine the size of an anvil? One hand lift, two hand lift, team lift, get more help, machine required, and appraise the person you are talking to, and where they say it is located. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneCoeArtistBlacksmith Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Come to Quad State 4th weekend in September. Troy, Ohio. Many other Canadians will be there, one is even demonstrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Great video !!! A reminder that EVERYTHING made of metal used to be that labor-intensive. Me, I'd be crippled if I hunkered down like that for a half-hour !!! PeteH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elite Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Hi im looking for a great condition 900lb plus non repaired anvil. If anyone has one for sell let me know. If you know anyone with one let me know as well. I am in Southern CA Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk Bjorn Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 B & n metals might have some rail way rails I know they got some from cn I am going to see if they can dig some up for me I will let you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 30 minutes ago, Elite said: Hi im looking for a 900lb plus non repaired anvil. If anyone has one for sell let me know. If you know anyone with one let me know as well. Thank you Welcome aboard Elite. If you'll put your general location in the header you might get a response to that request. Why do you need a 900lb. anvil in "non repaired" condition? By "non repaired" do you not care what condition it's in so long as nobody tried repairing it, as in 900lbs. remaining of a 2,000lb. anvil? If you're looking for a museum display why so large? If you're trying to equip a shop in a foreign country just say so, if we know where you are we might be able to refer you to a manufacturer who can make exactly what you need. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elite Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Im in Southern CA. Just looking for a great condition non-repaired Anvil. A great bragging rights piece for my shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 What kind of shop is it, a reality TV custom chopper shop? Surely not a blacksmith shop. I'll give you a shout next time I see one. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elite Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 No. We install/ repair Commercial Dock levelers and Doors thank you Frosty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 On the west coast I would suggest searching old naval yards and major ship building places. Talk with the old retirees and try to find where the big ones got to when things shut down. Expect a price of at least US$5K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Or more... a 700# Hay Budden went up to $14,000 recently. A 900# would have collectors drooling, if it got listed. I am friends with a guy on FB who buys anvils in England, then ships them to customers over here. He recently posted a 700#, he may have a bigger one. The 1,300+# Wilkinson he has is not for sale, as he was searching that one out to get it back "Home" where it belonged. For dock levelers-I would make a custom anvil from a trip to the scrap yard pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Taylor Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 $8,000 will currently net you a 990lb German Anvil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 There is a 1,200# bridge anvil listed on the Minneapolis CL, $3,500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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