Rene Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Hello everyone, I’m trying to identify my anvil. Is there any way of identifying an anvil without markings? Length 680 Width 115 Height 290 Is there also a calculation to get approximate weight? Thanks in advance everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Welcome aboard, it sort of looks like a Peter Wright but that's a guess. It would help to know where in the world you are located, hence the suggestion to edit your profile to show it. Along with other tips in this thread. READ THIS FIRST Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rene Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Sorry I’m from New South Wales Australia, about 4 hours south of Sydney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 We have members from down under, great bunch. Have you seen this thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentForge Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 it looks like a cast steel anvil, my guess would be an early John Brooks. Damian Stil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Yes there is a simple calculation for anvil weight: Place anvil on bathroom scale read weight. If it weighs more than a typical scale will deal with make a simple fulcrum/board system or use two scales with a board between them and add the weights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latticino Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Another classic method is to determine the volume of the anvil (roughly from measurements if you must, or using the old water displacement trick if you can) then multiply by the average density of steel (The theoretical density of mild steel (low-carbon steel) is about 7.87 g/cm3 (0.284 lb/in3). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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