I live in Milwaukee Wisconsin and im having a hard time finding a cheap anvil.  Ive got some people looking for anvils, but in the mean time i havent been able to find a scrapyard that will sell to the public and has more than just cars.  Is anyone from Milwaukee and know of a good scrapyard or place to look for an anvil (trying to keep it cheap).

 

Thanks

Well, if you don't find an In to a yard you can look around the Restores or junk shops for a sledgehammer head to use just to get started. Also check out some fabrication shops or machine shops. Many of them have drops or leftovers they might sell for a good price. 

Dozer repair places---dozers are *made* from improvised anvils!   Fork Lift repair places---but you have to be sure to tell them you want to use a broken tine for an anvil!

Yeah I live south of you and when ever I get up north. I have hit up dozens of junk yards and found one anvil once. Don’t expect to find one there you will be looking for many years 

thanks for the help 

6 hours ago, effenoam said:

I live in Milwaukee Wisconsin

We won't remember this after leaving this post, hence the suggestion to edit your profile to include location. https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/53873-read-this-first/

BTW...did you ever find out if you could forge in your back yard?

3 hours ago, Irondragon Forge & Clay said:

We won't remember this after leaving this post, hence the suggestion to edit your profile to include location. https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/53873-read-this-first/

BTW...did you ever find out if you could forge in your back yard?

I added my location, and no I never did find out.  I'm just going to go for it.  I joined the USMC reserves and kinda put blacksmithing off for a while, but Its more realistic for me to do now.  So here i am.

Thanks for the link btw.