BartW Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Hello All; Every since I made some railway guys happy with a crate of beer for taking an ugly hunk of old tar off their hands (which turned out to be a gorgeous anvil), I've been kinda known as "that guy who likes anvils". Well; The railroad guys were taking apart another shop in the path of a new railway; and they found this anvil buried under the wood. They considered selling it; but didn't because it had a "crack" . They were considering tossing it in the to-recyle-metals container. So they called me to have a look, and so I went with a fresh crate of beer. I left the beer there, and left with the gorgeous beauty below. What they considered a "crack", is under closer inspection actually a casting flaw; like a pebble making it's way to the surface of the liquid steel. You can even see the pebble in the foot below; right where the track leeds. It rings a church bell - seriously WAY to loud to be usable in an urban area. We definitely need to tone this one down. It has crisp edges, even the holes seem hardly used. It's perfectly flat, rebounds in the 95-99% range; and seems to have a 1 inch thick hardened steel plate on top. it's 110 kilo's; which is 242 pounds. I can move it around for a couple of feet by myself; but it's killing my back. I cleaned it with a steel brush and rubbed some linseed oil on it. What do you guys think of this save ? Usable anvil ? It seems like it hasn't seen much use at all .. It was cast 1970-1972 according to the UAT factory specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Bart- I'm drooling on my keyboard. You scored a beauty. Now wipe that smile off your face and get to work on it. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Great save, I'm proud of ya. If only I should be so lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanglediver Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 A WHOLE CRATE of beer?!?! Kind of a steep price, don't you think? Truth be told, I can't imagine your good fortune. Amazing! I am really happy for you though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLiner Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Awsome find. Well worth the beer. Definitly one of my favorite anvil patterns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BartW Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 So don't worry about the "crack" (there's no trace of it on any other side, and the anvils rings like one piece) ? Has anyone ever seen a casting flaw like this ? It's a real ear-buster, it makes a half a minute very high pitch resonant ring which is truly unpleasant. Anyone any suggestion for a mobile stand that deadens the rings of an anvil ? greetz; bart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLiner Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 My sodoerfors has some small "wrinkles" on the sides frim casting but they arn't that big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 The ring indicates there isn't any internal problems so just a surface flaw. Ring and Rebound are the important factors and your new one passes with flying colours! Anvils for a crate of beer--------didn't I read about that sort of deal in Faust? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 My steel tripod stand muted my Soderfors from dangerously loud to pleasant attention getter at demos. It's reasonably light but I should've paid more attention to making it hand truck friendly. SWEET SAVE!! Good on ya! Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanglediver Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 It would be easier for you to modify the hand truck Frosty. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now I am wondering, was this a large crate, as in forklift only size, or was it more of a milk crate size crate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Come ON man, that's not a crate of beer, it's an Alaskan 12 pack. I like the hand truck, I'd even clear a spot in the shop for it to live. Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BartW Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 It was actually a crate like the picture below, with the comfy handle in the middle. So a metal stand, with the anvil strongly fixed to it, would silence the anvil? hmmm maybe I need to try that. greetz; bart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 I've seen a length of chain wrapped around the waist used to make an anvil quieter but It's been on anvils with thinner waists. Gorgeous anvil by the way. One of my favorite patterns. I'd love to have one like it. Pnut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Putting a thin flexible sheet of material under the anvil and then bolting it down tight will dampen the sound a lot. On my old ones they sometimes had used old asphalt shingles or even lead sheet. Just bolting/clamping it down tight to the stand may do enough quieting for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaamax Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 On 10/15/2019 at 8:37 AM, pnut said: I've seen a length of chain wrapped around the waist used to make an anvil quieter but It's been on anvils with thinner waists this is how I was able to live with my Soderfors that had a deafening ring. A long length of boat-anchor quality to the tune of probably 10 meters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 I have used large speaker magnets stuck under the heel to deaden ringing. Some have used a pair of Vise-Grips on the heel, a bar hung through the hardy or pritchel holes, silicone caulking under the base, chain, etc... anything that interferes with the vibrations will work. Just like the rubber bands that are placed around drum brakes when they are being turned in a brake lathe during a brake job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Wow, that is a beautiful anvil. Congrats for sure. Those are the kinds of people to keep in beer for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluerooster Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 I've seen folks use a paint bucket filled with concrete, hung over the horn via wide leather strap to dampen the ring. I don't know how it works, my anvil doesn't have a loud ring. Oh. BTW, that is one nice anvil for a case of beer. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 You can also use a forged ring with a garage spring attached to it.. Put it on the horn when horn is not used at the base and it will quite the anvl. I'm just a huge fan of mounting the anvil solidly and there is no ring.. Faint at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 You can see just such a ring in this photo of one of the anvils at the New England School of Metalwork (borrowed from their Facebook page): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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