kyaw.khl Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 My new anvil only have 3 cwr at one side. Pls see the photo for detail. Pls help me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 My thought is brooks but knowing where you are or where you picked it up would help a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxFire Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 As far as I know, the 2 things about Brooks anvils that you don't see on other cast steel anvils are a pronounced step between the table and horn and a really thick heel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyaw.khl Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 I'm from Myanmar and i bought it from junk sales. The face is 10" long , 5" wide. The high is 14 inches. Is this anvil is good or bad???? I mean brand??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 kyaw, welcome to the forum. The anvil looks really nice. You might want to recheck your measurements. From the photo, I measure that the length of the face is about 4 1/4 times the width. Your length of 10" and width of 5" are about 2 times length/width. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyaw.khl Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 Thanks to all of u for the help. Im also newbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Good or bad is based on USE; you check it with how well a dropped large ball bearing will rebound ---search on the ball bearing test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyaw.khl Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 How can I do ball bearing test?? Pls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 well you take a ball bearing---3/8" to 1" in diameter and a ruler and let the ball bearing drop from the 10 unit marking and observer how far it bounces back up. The higher it bounces on it's own the better 80% is quite good 70% fair 60% poor; etc. Even good brands of anvils can have lost their temper in a fire and any brand that bounces 80%+ is by definition a good anvil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyaw.khl Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 Yes. U r right arkie. Yesterday i measured my anvil. Table lenght = 20 in, width 5 in, height is 14 in, weight 3cwt at print on one side. Base lenght 14" and base width 10" . Can anybody know the mark at base plate is???? Today i clean the rust and i found that there is some logo or alphabet or sthg at base plate. Is my anvil brand is Brooks??? After cleaning with angle grinder wire brush head, i found a lots of small holes under the horn and at the base. I think its was a rusty holes. Pls give me advice and help to repair holes. I have no idea. Thanks for the help Thomas. I got the result to 8.2 to 8.5 at ruler scale. I used my camera for rebound lenght. I played back slow motion and average result of 8.2 to 8.5. I think my anvil ring is a little bit louder than the ring i heard at blacksmith shop. Is that normal??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 kyaw, I wouldn't worry about the holes. Most times, a "repair" to a functional anvil does more harm than good. Leave it as is. Sounds like you got good rebound. Put that anvil to work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Anvils that should ring should ring. Anvils that shouldn't ring shouldn't ring. Cast steel anvils tend to ring louder than built up wrought iron anvils. Note too that cast steel anvils may have casting bubbles; often more on the base section. Need to see yours to determine what type they are. As you are not using the base for much no need to repair them. Note that the ring is a bad thing as it damages your hearing and can annoy the neighbors/SOs so if your anvil rings loudly make a mounting for it that kills the ring. (search the forums for *many* suggestions....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyaw.khl Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 Here is the photos after cleaning rust. And also little holes that I said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 The little holes are casting porosity, nothing to worry about. Good anvils like your Brooks are cast upside down, so that any bubbles that happen to form are not on the working surface. When you buy them new, any bubbles and pits are hidden under the filler & paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyaw.khl Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 Thanks for the help u guys. Now im starting ring a bell. Did i need to paint anti-rust for the base???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakesshop Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 2 hours ago, kyaw.khl said: Thanks for the help u guys. Now im starting ring a bell. Did i need to paint anti-rust for the base???? Just wipe it down with some boiled linseed oil. Takes a few days to completely dry but looks good and protects it very well. Be sure to read the instructions on clean up on the can for that stuff can spontaneity ignite rags. If that stuff is not available in your area just wipe it down with a light oil once in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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