Hi All,

I have been hanging around the site for awhile picking up a lot of good info and tips.

I have seen a lot of different anvils on here but none like mine. Anyone have any info on these brand anvils.

I have been using it for a couple of years and it seems OK to me. But I must admit it's the only anvil I've ever used.

 

 

 

Welcome aboard, glad to have you. Appears to be a cast anvil, the body anyway. Have you done a rebound test on it? Have you joined the local organization? Nothing beats being able to get together with other blacksmiths to further your skills.

Frosty The Lucky.

i haven't heard of the brand.  but it looks like a descent cast anvil.  hey if it works for what you need.. i also like the sewing machine forge stand.

 

Using a 1/2 ball bearing I dropped it from 10" and got a rebound of 9 5/8" in the center of the anvil.

And 1" from the hardy hole I got a 9 1/4" rebound and 1" from the horn I got a 9 1/2" rebound.

This anvil rings very loud I have 1/4" thick x 2" wide Neoprene strips between the anvil and the stand but it's still loud.

I found a 200 lb. Fisher the other day for 300.00 bucks I'm thinking about buying it because their said to be a lot quieter.

Wrap a chain around the waist of the anvil or stick a big magnet on the side; those usually work.  Silicone instead of neoprene would probably be better.

Good price on the Fisher, if it's in decent shape.

 

I've seen a few Milne anvils, they are very well made and high quality. Very noisey too. i believe I read somewhere long ago that they are northern European made but I really don't know. It looks like a very nice anvil. I have several loud anvils and have quieted them down with a chain around the waist and big round magnet under the tail from harbor freight. Depending on your stand that can also make it quieter. When mine are resting on steel they seem quieter then on wood or plastic. 

 

Have you looked at chaining/clamping it down to quieten it ?

Thanks for the replies.

I will try the chain and magnet to try and quiet it down some.

The wife suffers from migraines sometimes the noise gets me in trouble. 

I have a cast steel Soderfors anvil that is loud enough to do damage if it's on a wood stand. I built it a steel stand very much like yours without anything between it and the stand. It quietened it down significantly. Anvils ring because the shock wave can rebound between the air transition at the face and foot. If it's sitting something that doesn't inhibit resonance it will ring like a bell. However being in contact with something with a different resonant frequency the two become self damping. My anvil now clanks rather than make y ears ring through plugs or muffs.

Give removing the rubber from your stand a try and see how it works. Can't cost a thing.

Frosty The Lucky.

I was told that in the old times that a popular joke made to apprentices was to place cork pieces under the feet of the anvil, so the anvil will ring like hell. remove the neoprene, bolt the anvil to the stand tightly, put sand in the feet, etc.

look in the forum for the "very quiet anvil stand".

It is my understanding that Milne anvils are/were made in Finland.

I was told that in the old times that a popular joke made to apprentices was to place cork pieces under the feet of the anvil, so the anvil will ring like hell. remove the neoprene, bolt the anvil to the stand tightly, put sand in the feet, etc.

look in the forum for the "very quiet anvil stand".

​Oh that is just DIRTY mean Matei! I wonder where I can find some cork. <evil grin>

Frosty The Lucky.

Just picked this one up for free  ! Trying to find out the maker Milne 17 are the only markings that I can find.  On a scale it weighs in at 178 lbs 

 

Looks like it was made by Milne to me.  Is it cast iron or cast steel?

Appears to be cast steel, can't tell anything yet until I get it home and cleaned up then do a rebound test on it. I haven't been able to find out where it was made or how old it is. 

It has a loud piercing ring when tapped?  I wouldn't buy a cast anvil without finding that out first!

Welcome aboard Robert. An earlier post said they were made in Finland.

BTW Have you read this yet? READ THIS FIRST  It will help with tips on using the forum, like editing your profile to show your location.

Yes sir you are right about that  ! This one I got for free  !!