Ashgaion Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Does anyone know this brand of anvil? I can't find anything about this mark. If anyone knows, please enlighten me :) And if you know, is it a good anvil brand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 What does the ball bearing test say about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 It might help to tell us what country the anvil was found in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashgaion Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Please enlighten me :) What do you mean with ball bearing test? See how high it bounces back or something? How high should it go? I only spoke to this man on the Phone yet, he let me hear the anvil and it has a nice ring to it. Soon i will go see the anvil itself, but i was wondering about the brand. It looks like a circle (maybe even snake eating own tail?) with a big S and a small z through the S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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njanvilman Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 The higher the ball bounces back to the original height, the harder the face will be. Easy way to sort out what is a hard face anvil and one that is a cast iron doorstop. Just make sure you use a hardened ball, like a ball from a ball bearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 · Hidden August 6, 2014 - multipost Hidden August 6, 2014 - multipost The higher the ball bounces back to the original height, the harder the face will be. Easy way to sort out what is a hard face anvil and one that is a cast iron doorstop. Just make sure you use a hardened ball, like a ball from a ball bearing. Link to comment
Ashgaion Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 It was found in Holland / The Netherlands. (Next to Germany) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ashgaion Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 What is decent for a good anvil with the ball bearing test? 50% of Original drop height? 75% 80%? (i have no clue, help me here :P ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 There is a listing of various results for the ball bearing test over at anvilfire.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 80% is good, try it all over the table to check for dead areas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashgaion Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Will do. But i'd still like to know the brand of this though :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 To me that looks like two "G"s; the hardy hole by the horn is more common in European anvils too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 H-B Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 I have seen this mark once before on an anvil in Germany, but do not know the name of the maker. I attached a picture, it was an Austrian pattern anvil. I believe the mark is a "Z" in the center of a larger "S", in the circle. They are both cast anvils, probably cast steel. I suspect they were not made in Germany, probably Austria or Czech Republic. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashgaion Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 Noone else knows it? Does anyone have the copy of "Anvils in America" they can check? (I don't have it unfortunately) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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