Hi Guys 

For the last little while I've been banging away on a 200 Lbs block of P20 and mentioning the word "ANVIL" to everyone I know in hopes someone would know that guy that had one in there back yard... Well today was that day. total wt is 152 Lbs. and I was told it was painted to look like a cartoon Anvil complete with hand painted Acme on the side. So I took the wire wheel to it and found this... Any Ideas on what I have? the rebound is fantastic compared to what i have.

 

I know that it is a hay budden. One of the anvil gurus will be along with more info shortly. Make sure you dont grind or mill the face at all. 

A well know reputable brand. Way to go.

Thanks

I was going to hit the top with a flap disk to take the paint off, but I might go with paint stripper and a wire brush first.

Ooooh, a FREE Hay Budden? I sure hope you bought a lottery ticket or two today!

I think a disk grinder and cup brush will clean that beauty right up. Wear breathing protection you don't know what kind of paint's on it, might be lead based.

Someone with a copy of "Anvils In America" should be able to tell you as much as the numbers can.

Frosty The Lucky.

I'd use just the wire cup brush.  Flap disks can remove metal and from the looks of your anvil, it doesn't need any metal removed at all.  The only time I've used a flap disk on an anvil was when the face had been really marked up.  The flap disk knocked the marks down to an acceptable range.  Yeah, a free Hay Budden, you really got a huge blessing.  

Haybudden.  152 pounds. Free.  JACKPOT! 

That's incredible.  You're actually pulling our legs, right?  You really paid $5 a pound for that beauty, right?  Based on what I'm finding in my area it would more than likely go for between $5 and $6 per pound, especially in that condition. You are one lucky stiff, to say the least.  Congratulations!

Congratulations on the anvil! Great find!

I swear on everything I hold dear that it was a matter of being at the right place at the right time. Was talking to my wifes cousins about forging and mentioned that I would love to have an anvil. One cousin had a neighbor who was complaining about having to cut the grass around it, 1 call and i was there the next day... 

Now I have to start chatting about power hammers and hydraulic presses 

TPAAAT in action, even if you're not really trying. 

I've been looking for that Volkswagen size gold nugget someone is tired of taking up space in the yard. Anyone have an Aunt who knows someone who  . . .?

Frosty The Lucky.

In my opinion, Frosty, Dan Mac found your "Volkswagen size gold nugget", so don't waste your time waiting around.   Some folks have all the luck.

Did a little research on the number and came up with a year of 1901.

Would that be a solid steel verson or the half wrought half steel? 

Half wrought.

Awesome!

It doesn't look like anyone has mentioned it. Its a farrier pattern anvil. The deal sticking out to the right is for pulling clips on horse shoes.

My wife is jealous:)

Thought I would add a after pic. looks like there are 2 weld lines. one in the middle and a clearly defined line 0.75" from the top. 

 

Okay, okay, enough of this gloating!   Donchya know there are those of us "out here" who could be driven to absolute insanity with all your self-centered gloating over that ugly big chunk of steel?   Give us a break and just quietly enjoy your good fortune alone in your own, private shop and stop making those of us, less fortunate blokes, who have no such "ugly big chunk of steel" in OUR shops feel so abandoned. For cryiin' out loud, man, can't you have some decency for the feelings of the rest of us?

Okay, off the rant box.  That beautiful anvil just gets more beautiful every time you post a picture of it.  Congrats.  (Dang that was hard to say!)

 

Dang!  That's  nice.........................I mean, surely you could get that silly ball to bounce higher!  ( you know I'm gonna rib you about your good fortune forever, Dan, so get used to it!)

I keep asking folks and all I get is comments like "I hear rail road rails make great anvils".

Lol, I don't mind a little ribbing from time to time.

Chris, I'm right there with you... "Oh, you want an anvil? I know somebody that's got a chunk of rail!" or "I saw one on Marketplace yesterday!" - for about $20 per pound.

Teh-he, Snuffy.  I feel your pain.  Have a friend who is looking for one for me.  He keeps bringing me pictures of cobbled up chunks of steel and saying "I found one for ya".  I sat him down a couple of days ago and tried to edumicate him on the difference between anvils and "anvil shaped objects".   Oh well, maybe God will drop a real one in my lap like he did Dan.  I can only hope.

What a score! I got, what I consider lucky, with my 150# Vulcan for $100. Nothing like this though. Nice Spitfire on the wall too. 

Nice job on the clean-up!  The rebound test looks like it returns nearly 100%  Now you don't need another anvil for the rest of your life