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So I finally bought me a real anvil. It's a 200lb haybudden a guy had it in the back of his garrage and never used it. It had four layers of different paint colors on it and about a half inch of old oil and greese built up. I have cleaned it off and used a 60grit angle grinder on the face and sides a little so I could see what I have. The face is pretty straight but there are some chips in it and what appears to be cracks in the horn and waist. I'm wondering if I should be concerned about those spots and if I should continue to sand it all down. 

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Stop Grinding NOW  That anvil is perfectly usable as it stands and removing any more material off it's face is cutting into it's use life.  The cutting plate is supposed to look beat up as that is where you did cutting to avoid marking the face of the anvil.  I would not worry about any cracks unless they look to be propagating during use, then the Robb Gunter method of anvil repair might be used.

What's the serial number on the front foot?

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Excellent find at that price; there is a local craigslist posting for an anvil in much worse condition and only 100 pounds where they are asking US$7 a pound...I guess they are fishing for clueless folks.  I would have been happy to pay your price for that anvil and I'm notoriously cheap...

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