Ideas on what to do with industrial power hammer anvil?

[h2k]

Got offered to pick this piece up for 100 bucks. Thinking about what i may do with it.

Get it resurfaced by the neighbour machine shop and use it as an anvil?

Flip it upside down, harden the big square surface at the bottom and use that as an anvil?

Flip it on the side and use it as an anvil? (most tempting)

its about 200lbs is my guess. 

I figure it has come out of an industrial power hammer of some sorts ... ad calls it an "anvilhammer" whatever that means, seller has no knowledge of its previous use.

Any ideas? think its a good idea or should i just spend 4 times more on the anvil in the back? 

 

ps. i need an anvil

[Marc1]

offer 50 bucks for the hammer and 200 for the anvil , hardy tool included.

[h2k]

Anvil is a beauty... but kind of outside my budget.... asking 400 usd...  150lbs'er

 

maybe if i could pick it up for 200... going to check them out tomorrow. 

 

 

[JHCC]

Use it as it stands, maybe with a little cleanup of the top. Keep the wide end down for stability, and do NOT turn it on its side (unless you mean to turn it on its long edge, which could be interesting. Remember (and this is discussed at length elsewhere in the forum), you want the greatest mass directly below your hammer blow; spreading out the mass over a larger area defeats the purpose.

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[Daswulf]

Yup that could make a fine anvil. It Has some good features to it. I Agree with working on the price and what JHCC said. 

[Black Frog]

I'd love to see more pics of that anvil!  Soderfors I'm guessing?  I know Kohlswa also made that same pattern....