Catfisher' Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I'm new to blacksmithing. I like workin with metal.. I'm in school for weding. And I've wanted to get into this for a long time.. Well the anvil is Northern Industrial Cast Iron Anvil - 15-Lb. at northern tool. https://m.northerntool.com/northerntool/product/detail.do?itemId=153110 I will just b doin smaller projects rite now Thanks, Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Don't waste your money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccustomknives Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 It's a total waste. Like you I bought one of those cheap cast iron anvils, the one that weighed 70lbs. It was so soft a ball pein dented it and chips started coming off. Call your local scrap yards and find a peice of RR track. It will serve you better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catfisher' Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 Thanks. I've gotta peice of rr track. I was just wonderin if that'd work better.. Here's my setup, I'm gonna make a better coal box b4 I do it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccustomknives Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Gotta good start, better than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Olivo Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 If you stand the long peice up on end it will serve you better. anvilfire.com has some good ideas of what to do to make a railroad track anvil better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBrassaw Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 And don't be afraid to modify those tongs to better suit the stock you're working. A good grip can make a big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolish Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 It is hard to see but that rail road is pegged down to your stump right??? Looks like a nice little rail road anvil to me, horn and hardy hole. I would spend you money on something else, like more hammers of tongs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Esposito Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I have a 15# Anvil shaped object and it is OK. I only payed $15 for it so I wasn't expecting much. The face does mar and gouge a little when forging, but not as much as I had expected it would. The problem is it has close to NO rebound! its like hitting a piece of wood. I mainly use it for the horn. I wouldn't ever pay more than $20 for a cast iron anvil unless you were able to weld a steel face on it. Too soft and no rebound. that pretty much sums up cast iron "anvils". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I can buy much heavier chunks of steel for 20 cents a pound at the scrap yard. Japanese swordmakers forge swords on what looks like a plain rectangular solid piece of steel---why pay so much more for so much less? One of the first projects my students have to do is an S hook with the bends done with no horn or jig; just the face of the anvil and the hammer. A lack of a horn can be not much of a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elemental Metal Creations Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Catfisher, if we had a general location it would help.If you want a bigger anvil check your local scrapyard, I have a 100# piece of 2" thick steel I got for 35c/lb at the scrapyard. It works a lot better than a cast iron ASO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip in china Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Catfisher, I have a good quality cast steel anvil you can have if you want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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