February 25, 201412 yr I have been looking into the peddinghaus anvil and the rep got back to me and mentioned that they are crowned from horn to horn by 3 to 5 mm. Is this good or bad?
February 25, 201412 yr The RIDGID Pedding-Haus Anvils? I have a newer 125kg and it has no crown at all across the face. Its obviously machined perfectly flat.
February 25, 201412 yr Author The Ridgid Technical support provided this information and also blacksmiths depot says the same thing http://www.blacksmithsdepot.com/products/anvils-swage-blocks-vices/peddinghaus-anvils.html
February 26, 201412 yr I think this might be their way of providing a tolerance over the length of the anvil from tip to tip - not across the width of the face. In either case, you are looking at about .080 to .200 as a maximum total height variation. As they state on the website, it's not a surface plate so this won't affect the functionality of a tool primarily intended for freehand forging. In addition, a small amount of convex arc across the face width can actually be desirable as it provides some help in drawing.
February 26, 201412 yr Hmmmmmm, I've had three Peddinghaus anvils over the years. The oldest was probalby 1960's vintage or so, it was marked "PFP". None of them had a crown. As HWooldridge said, it may be their way of stating a tolerance.
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