Creature Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Peter write 145lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickOHH Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 How much?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewayforge Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Looks like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDarkNebulah Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 You need to do the ball bearing test to check for rebound. That is a big part of whether or not it is a good buy. You take a decent sized, about 1 inch, steel ball bearing and drop it onto the anvil form about a foot up and estimate the percent it bounces back. 80% rebound is quite good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 If it passes the ball bearing test it's a good anvil no matter who made it. If it fails the ball bearing test it's a bad anvil no matter who made it. Checking the face for delamination is necessary to---funny we can't do any of that over the net. It's a known good brand and that anvil has seen a lot of use, the swale is not a problem generally. *ANYTHING* done to remove the swale usually counts as premeditated grand abuse of an anvil and may destroy it's usability or cut it's use life down by a century or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creature Posted March 11, 2016 Author Share Posted March 11, 2016 Thanks for the replies Everyone! Very helpful. But a friend of my dad has Lent me his indefinitely! Don't know too much about it. But I got to start working some steel today. Very exciting and oddly enough relaxing. The anvil is 45kg and has seen very little use. Can anyone tell me anything about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Cast steel, dark blue paint; England, my guess would be Brooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creature Posted March 11, 2016 Author Share Posted March 11, 2016 So that's good? Certainly feels good to me with my few hours of experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickOHH Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 8 minutes ago, Creature said: So that's good? Certainly feels good to me with my few hours of experience. I have a 100# brooks, and I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creature Posted March 11, 2016 Author Share Posted March 11, 2016 Ya I had a good week. Buddy Lent me his old Forge since he set up a new bigger one. And offered it to me for 40$. As well a bad of coal for 40. And now this anvil which will likely stay for good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Uh . . . Ummmmm . . . hold on a minute, let me think. . . Good week is right! Nice scores. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everything Mac Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Cast steel JB = John Brooks. Decent anvils, just watch the edges for chipping. All the best Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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