Damian Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 I found an ad for a used anvil for $150 which has damage but also weighs 140 pounds. I don't see a manufacturer's name and the seller does not know the name either. I am new to blacksmithing and I have been trying to find a decent, affordable anvil to start with. I want to use it for working with rebar. Any thoughts or feedback on whether I should buy or pass on this anvil would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 The answer may differ depending on which of the 150+ countries that participate here on the World Wide Web you are in. Also what do you include in "working rebar" Cold work, hot work, forging items from it(not suggested). As such it shows a lot of face thickness left. If you plan to do cold work it would be a good anvil to abuse at a decent price for the area I live in for your area??????? I'd guess a Peter Wright. Check the side for a weight stamp and see if it's in CWT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Welcome to IFI, have you read this yet? https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/53873-read-this-first/ It will help you get the best out of the forum, and if you edit your profile to show your location, we won't have to ask you for it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Looks like a beat-up Peter Wright. Usable for most things (except hardy tools). What's the attraction with rebar? If you are new to blacksmithing it may not be the best stock to build your confidence. And do you want us to play detective to determine your location? The milk crate suggests New Jersey, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rojo Pedro Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Made a hook from a piece of 1/2" rebar the other day and holy smokes was it hard. I have forged springs that wernt as hard to move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Weak correlation: I have milk crates saying Ohio and Arkansas and am a long day's drive on the Interstate to get to the closer one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Thomas - you are correct - just as a picture of my shop with my go to anvil that is a Peter Wright - doesn't mean my shop is In England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I once spent a summer posting from Germany, (installation business trip), while my account was my OSU, (THE Ohio State University), student account---I wasn't even on the same continent as where I "appeared" to be. (Some may remember: "On the internet nobody knows you are a dog") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevomiller Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Woof Woof! Anyways, Id really check that beast out closely, and personally I’d be hesitant to pay $150 for it. Looks to have been used hard for most it’s life (but not necessarily abused tho). The sweet spot is saddled and the tail is recurved down, besides the chunk of face that delaminated and broke off from the hardy hole to the heel. Maybe lots of sledge work done on it. However the edges are relatively intact, as if for most its life whomever used it knew what they were doing, or at least had good aim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 17 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: Weak correlation: I have milk crates saying Ohio and Arkansas and am a long day's drive on the Interstate to get to the closer one. Yeah, but he's not going to tell us, is he? So we have to guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogblazer9598 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 that anvil looks just like one that's on craigslist in Albany n.y. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I would be concerned that the broken section may have caused a break that extends under what is left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 And he never did get back to us. Don't you just love these one-post wonders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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