Timber Ridge Forge Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 No mine but it’s sad. The guy said it’s between 4-500lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 still possibly some life in it if there is still rebound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timber Ridge Forge Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Yeah a lot of time to repair it right though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timber Ridge Forge Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Maker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Perfectly good starter anvil IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT! I wonder about the weight, any weight stamps? (pounds or CWT). I've found that folks misguess anvil weights a *lot* and usually too high. (CWT weights will often throw off people too, often they will "discard" the lowest number to make it fit if it's a 2 digit one.) I get torqued up by folks wanting to sell badly damaged anvils for "undamaged prices". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foundryman Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I'd be tempted to believe the weight estimate, that looks like very wide faced anvil which can be a pretty good indicator of a heavy anvil when guesstimating from photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timber Ridge Forge Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 I will be bringing a hanging scale so I will find out the real weight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genesaika Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I wish I could find an anvil near me, even one like that. I'd definitely buy that at the right price. Only cleaning up I might do to it is on the horn, but I've been wanting a nice smooth rounded area to work on lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 genesaika... have you read the improvised anvil thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genesaika Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Yup, I think my anvil is on that thread. Just been looking because you can never have enough tools, plus I haven't found anything to make a mandrel from yet. I'm hunting, it's going slow though haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timber Ridge Forge Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 Well I picked it up today. Unfortunately I didn’t get home till late. I did get it on a hanging scale it was 380lbs but the chains weighed around 20lbs is my guess. The guy was fair on the price taking that into consideration originally said it was 400-500lbs. I could make out warranty and wrought used some Caulk to help I will get it off the truck tomorrow and get it cleaned up but my guess right now is arm & hammer and around 350+. I will fix it and keep(not sure it’s worth much more then I spent on it even repaired I have been dreaming of the perfect 400+ Hay Budden as my main anvil but this should work till she comes along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Curious why you need a 400#' , do you do a lot of big pieces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timber Ridge Forge Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 35” length 5.75 face w 21” length 13” height 12” base 1.5” hardy Sn 18349 weight 345lbs So after a clean up I was able to obtain enough information to figure out it’s an early Hay Budden. I will be doing a proper repair on it once I get a powerful enough welder. I do a lot of long stuff for custom orders so it doesn’t have to be wide but long helps a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 "Anvil Envy" it's common among smiths. I recently found out that my Large Fisher is not 515# like I was told but only 468 pounds and so the urge to find a bigger one is back. I know a couple of people with 750# Wests.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 We often see these beat up anvils turning up on this forum. While they may not look pretty, most of them still have a useful life ahead. We should ask ourselves, "What is it I want to do that this anvil will not handle?" It has a considerable mass, a good flat working surface, plenty of usable edge, two good holes and a horn that will suffice. What more is needed? Ignore the blemishes and give it some work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timber Ridge Forge Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 I am actually really happy with this I have wanted this size hay budden for a number of years but could never get one either because of price or bad timing but this is perfect it’s not worth the 2500 Price or more the collectors pay even if repaired so I can justify keeping it I don’t need anything bigger “for now”. I will do a proper repair just need a more powerful welder to use the bigger Harding rods 90amp welder just can’t do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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